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starting from where I had left off the RHS body work restoration repair

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all sanded down using this wonderful tool

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BOSCH Orbital Sander ;)

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This bit was the hardest and hard to reconstruct some of the body work with some selleys autofix - I will have to replace the RHS sill completely in the future :(

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next bit.................I also removed some of the adhesive that sits between the sill so had to refill it using this ^

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here is the Sikaflex applied - looks messy there but I tidied it up after it dried

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here is another pic just for the hell of it.....................I also filled some of the factory gaps with Selleys autofix and sanded it down with some 1200 grit paper

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so now it is all ready to be repainted

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mandatory covering and drop sheets first

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I thought I would experiment and use this - some Rust Guard expoxy enamel. Yeah its a topcoat but I don't really care

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First coat done

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2nd coat

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after the paid dried I used some Dupli Color auto spray DSSB01 which is basically the Nissan Crystal white color

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instantly whiter

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and a final shot - I did apply a clear coat on afterwards but messed it up - so I've re-sanded everything and started again.

Will post pics up of final result soon.

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I also thought I would give the side skirt some TLC

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dirty

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cleaner

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tar is a bitch to remove but all possible with some patience

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mucho bettera ;)

I also got my trusty powerfile out of my toolbox................

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and removed the old adhesive that was glued on and smoothed / flattened out some of the interior edges for better attachment

The rear bumper bar is really looking for the worse

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Paint cracked

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more cracks

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and more

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yeah..........needless to say it needs to be repainted

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so I removed the rear bumper altogether

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and started to paint strip it

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this process is going to take some time.............. :dry:

Yesterday I proceeded to clean up the rear end of the car

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excess exhaust residue and silt

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better........

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these rear number plate lights and clips are going to get a very nice clean too :yes:

will post more pics up soon

From memory, you need to remove the boot trim that runs along, from tail light from tail light, inside the boot. There are a few nuts that are near the "Skyline" logo

Got any tips at how to get the rear bumper off? Mine seems to just hang there by the top supports but I don't know where they are.

The bottom just flaps around.

Looking good Ants. Just a tip for future the best thing to remove tar off anything on your car is some prepsol/prepwash. Comes off in no time with no effort.

thanks mate. its not much for the moment but there will be some interesting pics soon enough.

Yeah, prep wash kicks ass and is what I used to remove the tar ;)

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They cleaned up real nice

thanks mate.

Lights are top notch anth; what was the process involved? LED's would be great as standard bulbs are "usually" rubbish.

cheers. The process is relatively straight forward

you first need

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some dirty lights ;)

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like these :rolleyes:

then........................

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get your hands on an old tooth brush and some laundry powder and just scrub the lights with some hot water and rinse off (after you have taken the light cover off)

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the results..............I applied a little bit of plastic cleaner as well just for more show ;)

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there we are.

Next stop will be LED lights as yes the standards are crap. But then again these are number plates lights so being conspicuous could help out...................maybe :P

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Haha just a bit 'elbow grease' hey... that makes all the difference :yes: of course!

Officer... I don't know why the LED's are playing up on me I swear :whistling:

lol...................at least they will be clean ;)

What's going to be next after the LED's are done?

More restoration work perhaps :sweat: there can't be that much left...

well............yeah more restoration work.

I have some things in the pipe work which I wont mention just yet ;)

One thing is for sure is that after I have paint stripped the rear bumper I will get it painted professionally and should look a LOT better than before.

Keen to get this car running again as soon as possible.

i am very envious of your set up!!!!!

very very good work, seriously... i really respect that you just have a crack and are prepared to make some mistakes and do things yourself! great job and keep it up!

im up in QLD now so hopefully down the track (pun not intended) i see this machine at something SAU related (although im away ALOT this year for work).

Good work!

Dan

i am very envious of your set up!!!!!

very very good work, seriously... i really respect that you just have a crack and are prepared to make some mistakes and do things yourself! great job and keep it up!

im up in QLD now so hopefully down the track (pun not intended) i see this machine at something SAU related (although im away ALOT this year for work).

Good work!

Dan

thanks for the supporting words mate much appreciated.

I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty but sometimes wished I had more time to devote to this passion of mine.

I guess all good things take time though :)

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