rtbiscuit Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Ian very kindly gave me a set of bonnet dampers which were in a bit of need of some TLC so i have refurbed them for going on to my car. they maynot be to everyones taste but at the end of the day they will do the job. as you can see from the pics they haven't weathered to well This is one of them after i had given it a really good clean. i used a blunt metal object to scrape the paint off The finished articles were sprayed with smooth red hammerite. i originally wanted to use standard car paint but the damamge from the rust was still there and i didn't trust it to stay away. and thought if i had used ordinary paint it would have looked fairly similar with in 12 months. The vinyls were added because the hammerite was a bitch to apply, not as easy to spray with as normal car paint. and the finish was not as good as i wanted, so the vinyl is hiding one or too of the imperfections. but once on the car i think most people will be hard puxhed to notice., and at least it will match the engine cover the brackets have also been resprayed black, but they are currently still drying in the garage. will get a pic up once they are fitted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 They'll look good with the engine cover rich. Reminds me, I need to do mine, they are more rust than polished now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 loverly job restoring them matey the vinyls... no comment, bit errr. anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Much better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dene8 Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 will get a pic up once they are fitted We're waiting........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 will get a pic up once they are fitted We're waiting........ Rich is off to France on his holidays! You'll have a week or so to wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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