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sunny coast, qld
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October 2002
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Location:
sunny coast, qld
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October 2002
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Lost in the K hole
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: what colour engine ?
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Sat, 26 June 2004 03:06
 
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i thoroughly dislike colour matched designs...
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Location:
sunny coast, qld
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October 2002
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Re: what colour engine ?
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Sat, 26 June 2004 03:30
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| ed_ma61 wrote on Sat, 26 June 2004 13:06 |
i thoroughly dislike colour matched designs...
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you don't like any colour at all? I think that mine looks like crap compared to the other 2!
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Location:
Melbourne
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May 2002
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Re: what colour engine ?
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Sat, 26 June 2004 04:54
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Black is great on engines that have done a hard 120,000+ km
then you head off the hi-way at speed to add some dirt for hi-lighting
grrrrrr
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Location:
Brisbane
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October 2002
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Re: what colour engine ?
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Sat, 26 June 2004 07:20
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| ed_ma61 wrote on Sat, 26 June 2004 13:06 |
i thoroughly dislike colour matched designs...
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why, surely u dont hink the way it came out of the factory is cool
hey chis, chequer plate spark plug cover  
i was thinking of painting my block, what colour u reckon
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Location:
Brisbane
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June 2003
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Re: what colour engine ?
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Sat, 26 June 2004 07:23
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ed you dont mind if i paint my block and my g series diff (its rusty as fuck) yellow do ya? Dont want to be plageurising your style here...
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Location:
Brisbane
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October 2002
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Re: what colour engine ?
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Sat, 26 June 2004 07:35
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i was thinking of yellow too, same colour as my tappet cover
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Location:
Brisbane
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July 2002
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Location:
Lost in the K hole
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May 2002
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Re: what colour engine ?
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Sat, 26 June 2004 13:31
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i didnt say 'no colour' i said 'colour matched'
i think using one colour ad-nauseum is completely style-less. imho its just looks shit, and i wouldve preferred the functional black and alloy from factory until i worked out a proper colour scheme *puts flame suit on*
it takes quite a bit of skill to assemble a proper colour scheme and design an attractive spatial layout of colour... thats why graphic deisgn artists have jobs.
im not saying i could do any better, but i know what i do and dont like - and colour matched crap aint it
(ed flips through mid 90's motorcycle part catlogues and thanks christ the 'every bolt and alloy part must be anodised red' phase has passed)
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Location:
Lost in the K hole
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May 2002
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Re: what colour engine ?
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Sat, 26 June 2004 13:34
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oh, and as for using yellow? nah, its not a copyrighted design dude, go ahead, like i care!
though i think each engine i build now will bare the same signature yellow for posterity 
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Location:
Brisbane
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June 2003
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Re: what colour engine ?
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Sat, 26 June 2004 13:44
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ed, man i have to agree...i the 1jzs look terrible when they are fully dressed up with one colour or mixed blotches...
You were lucky you pulled off a mad assed colour scheme for the 7m..it looks MO.
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Location:
sunny coast, qld
Registered:
October 2002
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Re: what colour design ? *poll*
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Mon, 28 June 2004 00:31
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bump
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Location:
sunny coast, qld
Registered:
October 2002
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Re: what colour design ? *poll*
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Mon, 28 June 2004 22:27
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no more votes?
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Location:
Brisbane
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July 2002
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Re: what colour design ? *poll*
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Mon, 28 June 2004 22:43
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chris.. im starting mine today.. gonna polish all the pipes and make the timing belt cover and the grill a dark blue.. and cam covers a gunmetal colour
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Location:
sunny coast, qld
Registered:
October 2002
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Re: what colour design ? *poll*
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Mon, 28 June 2004 23:16
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aren't the cam covers already a greyish colour?
good luck on the polishing. I have been going for about 4 hours and i have nearly done one pipe 
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Brisbane
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July 2002
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Re: what colour design ? *poll*
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Tue, 29 June 2004 03:53
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well ive been going for about half the day.. polished all the pipes(ill polish them more soon though) and did some painting and tidying up
went from this
to this today
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Location:
sunny coast, qld
Registered:
October 2002
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Tue, 29 June 2004 04:07
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you removed all those pipes and did the polishing in half a day? that is pretty good time
Yeah, I have the front turbo outlet pipe looking the same as yours but my turbo inlet pipe is closer in shine to the top ones. I am in no rush, I just want it to look good. After pulling all this stuff off, I needed to see some difference
BTW looks good and what sort of polisher are you using? bench grinder or drill? what sort of "spinny thing"? (technical term)
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Location:
Brisbane
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July 2002
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Re: what colour design ? *poll*
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Tue, 29 June 2004 04:10
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hand polished lol
and nah.. i did it while it was still on the car.. my step dad has all the polishing stuff in his work car i think so ill use it tomorrow
im not taking it all off
im using autosol metal polish
how are u going about getting all the bumps out?.. i didnt really bother.. just a quick sand.
i was thinking about using a drill with brass brush end or something.
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Location:
sunny coast, qld
Registered:
October 2002
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Re: what colour design ? *poll*
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Tue, 29 June 2004 04:54
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of the pipes I have off, I think there are only a couple of bits sticking out and I am just going over and over on them. If they smooth out then it is good and if it doesn't then it they arereally shiny bumps.
I got a polishing bit that goes on the drill but the cordless drill I was using wasn't fast enough so have to use the electric one. After it is looking really shiny, I will clean it with metho and then hit it with some autosol.
later
chris
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Location:
sunny coast, qld
Registered:
October 2002
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Re: what colour design ? *poll*
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Tue, 29 June 2004 04:55
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oh yeah, I spent about an hour sanding them all before I started using the machine and it doesn't do too much hey
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Location:
Brisbane
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July 2002
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Re: what colour design ? *poll*
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Tue, 29 June 2004 04:58
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whats the polishing bit made out of?.. i might give one a shot tomorrow?
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Location:
sunny coast, qld
Registered:
October 2002
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Re: what colour design ? *poll*
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Tue, 29 June 2004 05:10
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i think it could be called stitched metal or something like that. I will check when i get home for you.
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Location:
Brisbane
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July 2002
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Re: what colour design ? *poll*
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Tue, 29 June 2004 05:24
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sweet thanks.. all mine is sorta shiny.. but still bumpy.. i wanna get it down to be a nice finish
it looks decent now.. but can always get better...
i got a whole day off tomorrow aswell so ill just keep going at it then
a marked improvement though
and when i can be bothered im taking cam covers back to bare metal and polishing them to a reflective finish
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Location:
sunny coast, qld
Registered:
October 2002
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Re: what colour design ? *poll*
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Tue, 29 June 2004 23:37
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here is my first polished pipe nearly finished, just a couple of little bits to do.
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Brisbane
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July 2002
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Re: what colour design ? *poll*
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Wed, 30 June 2004 01:37
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its still too bumpy to get a really nice finish 
whats that thing you used to shine them up?
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Location:
sunny coast, qld
Registered:
October 2002
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Re: what colour design ? *poll*
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Wed, 30 June 2004 02:25
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what is too bumpy?
I am sorry but I have already thrown the packet out 
Just go to a tool shop and ask them. Just say you want to polish some aluminium and they will know. You need some cutting compound as well.
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Location:
Brisbane
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July 2002
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Re: what colour design ? *poll*
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Wed, 30 June 2004 03:35
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okay..thats it.. im done for now
polished pipes some more.. painted the bit over top of radiator and a few small things as well as just more cleaning and hid the boost gauge line
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Location:
sunny coast, qld
Registered:
October 2002
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Re: what colour design ? *poll*
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Wed, 30 June 2004 03:59
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where is the shroud for your fan? that is huge! hehe
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Location:
Melbourne
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November 2003
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Re: what colour design ? *poll*
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Wed, 30 June 2004 04:03
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That looks pritty good Jag. Nice blue. Although your colour scheme seems to be white, blue, chrome, balck and red. Probably one too many colours in there, but it's not my engine (I wish it was though, mmmm 1JZ).
Just wondering, how do the guys in the top pics get their intake/exhaust pipes so shiny? Do they just polish it for days on end or do they spray them with a chrome paint or something?
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Brisbane
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July 2002
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Re: what colour design ? *poll*
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Wed, 30 June 2004 04:49
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cant help the colours..
id replace the red with blue.. but they are too expensive to worry about it!
sif fan shroud.. its getting fucked off in favour of some thermo's soon
and white and black dont really count as part of the colour scheme..
and the pipes are just shiney alloy.. no-where near chrome hehe
it looks better than it does.. so thats all that matters
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Location:
sunny coast, qld
Registered:
October 2002
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Re: what colour design ? *poll*
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Wed, 30 June 2004 06:03
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i too would love to know how they get the pipes so shiny. Wastegate told me it took him about 12 hours all up for all those bits.
I have spent about 5 on that one pipe and it still doesn't look as good as his??? care to share the secrets??
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Location:
Brisbane
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July 2002
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Re: what colour design ? *poll*
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Wed, 30 June 2004 06:15
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its simple.. his were all PERECTLY flat before he started
as soon as its bumpy.. its alot gayer to polish
sand them till they are FLAT and they will be easy
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Location:
sunny coast, qld
Registered:
October 2002
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Re: what colour design ? *poll*
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Wed, 30 June 2004 09:23
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so you would start with a rough sand paper to get it a bit thinner and then get smoother ones as you go. Can you get some sort of machine that sands but can do little bits at a time?
what sort of paint did you use on the timing belt cover and coil pack cover?
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Location:
Melbourne
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May 2002
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Re: what colour design ? *poll*
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Wed, 30 June 2004 12:48
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get some silicon spray on the hoses
Allan
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Location:
Brisbane
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July 2002
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Re: what colour design ? *poll*
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Wed, 30 June 2004 23:57
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whats silicone spray do?
and chris.. i just washed them with degreaser and then washed them normally... hit them with some 1200 wet and dry and got it all.. then washed that off..
2 layers of primer and then 3-4 of the blue
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Location:
Brisbane
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June 2003
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Re: what colour design ? *poll*
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Thu, 01 July 2004 09:12
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| Jag7799 wrote on Thu, 01 July 2004 09:57 |
whats silicone spray do?
and chris.. i just washed them with degreaser and then washed them normally... hit them with some 1200 wet and dry and got it all.. then washed that off..
2 layers of primer and then 3-4 of the blue
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Similar shit to WD40, but it makes it shiny. if you want them really shiny then use a alloy wheel polish
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
July 2002
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