Jez's Progress thread, first car to current Astra.

[Ginger_Jez]

lol ill bring the missus...she can breath on them jokes....

and thats alright chris...its true lol...

and ok matey lol ill bring my fastest brush lol, new theres be a good reason for doing art at a level!!!

n ok jay, ill do them quickly so they have plenty of time to dry hopefully...im assuming ill need to clean them first?

[conrad222]

yeah some degreaser or that brake cleaner stuff you can get spray and agitate with a wire brush. you can flat them off a little aswell not necessary though, then just nice thin coats

[Ginger_Jez]

Well its been a long while since i last posted in here, trying to remember what Ive had done to her,

had some new springs fitted after the last one went clang on me thanks to mr Gair
wheels finally went in for some tlc
whilst cleaning her one of the side sri badges snapped so i decided to remove them completely for now
i have wrapped the door grab handles in carbon with what was left over from my centre caps

next on my list is as follows:

wrap some other interior bits, getting the knack of it now so hopefully should get easier and easier after Chris gave me a mini tutorial on one of my centre caps

and the things your all interested in PICCIES!!!!




first yes the smurfs are still hanging in there!!



dodgy front splitter, im thinking of getting the front bumper/splitter and maybe the bonnet resprayed in the next few months mainly due to the massive increase in stone chips


















the better of the two grab handles the passenger side was a bit too small so it has started to peel away from the top a little bit but it looks good for now atleast...









nice new key, unfortunately its held together by an elastic band atm as i need abit of glue to secure it properly...







nice and shiney after her full clean!!!

[Ginger_Jez]

very small update for you all,

painted the calipers today, bit of a bodge job as i couldnt get the wheels off...so had to use a thin brush and go around the alloys, but i think theyve turned out alright even though it took me an hour and a half and only did one coat :| lol

anyways here are the pics

firstly the rears and then the fronts




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potential mods to come in the future, a blue wmvx sticker on rear glass and blue www.wmvx.club writing for rear windows if thats possible?

would love to get a front grille like smiffys? the irmy one? but im not sure whats going on atm with moving out ect so have to sort that all out firstly...

anyhoo hope you likes!!!!

[conrad222]

nice progress matey

[Ginger_Jez]

nice progress matey

Thanks buddy really impressed with how well the blue goes with the wheels and car colour...

Ill be looking at the cost of a new front grille next although a front end respray or detail is probly more essential atm

[Gairo]

Well done Jez, I think that looks superb mate

I have wmvx banners in blue

[Toddyc]

Looking good matey

How come you couldn't get the wheels off ? Lol

[Ginger_Jez]

Well i didnt have the nut remover...or the bar and probly havent got the strength lmao amazingly on my last car i couldnt get them off and at one point i stood on the bar and jumped up and down on it...im 18stone too :| chris said the nuts on this car were on too tight lmao he shouldov seen the last cars lol...

Sweet tbf im thinking a change of stickers so ill let you know when ive been paid next weekend and pick some up off you got a long weekend arou d the 3rd until the 8th of october so may pop n grab them then if thats ok...

Where can i check to see how much membership ive got left?...sure its been over a year now lol

[Ginger_Jez]

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/vie...012&cmd=VIDESC

Hmm tempting especially with the carbon background