mickey's vr6 thread

[Lorenz]

Starting to look pretty effing good mate, love your work
Wish I had the time, money and patience to do the same with mine!

Good to see you finally went the badgeless grill, looks so much cleaner and tougher on the front

[Jarred]

Mate a tip I've learnt (but not used yet) when doing body lines is, to use tape as a straight edge along the body line, and then you sand up until that line and dont go past it, and then once you've done the bottom, put tape on the bottom side of the line and then sand the top, that way you end up with a striaght crisp body line.

hope that makes sense, and helps.

[schoona]

Love the work Mick

[Mrk_Mickey]

Starting to look pretty effing good mate, love your work
Wish I had the time, money and patience to do the same with mine!

Good to see you finally went the badgeless grill, looks so much cleaner and tougher on the front

Thanks brah yeah I finally went badgeless hehehe..I still do love the front end with a polished VW symbol there, but the car is going to be cleaner without it not sure whether I'll keep the VR6 badge on the front or not. Who thinks I should/shouldn't?

Mate a tip I've learnt (but not used yet) when doing body lines is, to use tape as a straight edge along the body line, and then you sand up until that line and dont go past it, and then once you've done the bottom, put tape on the bottom side of the line and then sand the top, that way you end up with a striaght crisp body line.

hope that makes sense, and helps.

That does make sense mate, I was thinking of using something like string or chalk-string but it just wouldn't have lasted. I'll give it a go hey! Cheers man.

[DubSteve]

Mate a tip I've learnt (but not used yet) when doing body lines is, to use tape as a straight edge along the body line, and then you sand up until that line and dont go past it, and then once you've done the bottom, put tape on the bottom side of the line and then sand the top, that way you end up with a striaght crisp body line.

hope that makes sense, and helps.

This is a very good tip but if the guys were professional panelbeaters wouldn't they know how to do that?

[Jarred]

This is a very good tip but if the guys were professional panelbeaters wouldn't they know how to do that?

This is something they may have not come across yet maybe. It's one of those 'tricks of the trades'

Turns out all my youtubing and reading car mags might be paying off! (finally!)

[Mrk_Mickey]

This is a very good tip but if the guys were professional panelbeaters wouldn't they know how to do that?

This is something they may have not come across yet maybe. It's one of those 'tricks of the trades'

Turns out all my youtubing and reading car mags might be paying off! (finally!)

My mate may be certified but he's not as experienced as some panelbeaters he's only 23!

Apparently he knows about that trick but he didn't use it because he used paint instead (paint with a feint black, sand where you need to first and ''find'' the line, then sand the rest). We're gonna try the tape on wednesday or so when his dad gets back (his dad is 60 something and a panelbeater since being a kid).

It'll get there...

[Mrk_Mickey]

Alrightey so I went to town with my GAP order tonight, despite the rain...

The Forge Motorsport silicone hose kit is 90% installed (cbf'd with the last two, I was already drenched) - and Steve, it fits up with no problems. There's one tiny coolant hose I've got to find on the car to replace with a silicone one, but all the big important ones are fine

Speed sensor and expansion tank went in too. Gotta do the thermo kit/crack pipe kit tomorrow or something.

PS...I think I may have given in. I'm gonna colourcode the front and rear bumper tops, door handles, change to crystal indicators and I've almost made up my mind about doing the side strip colourcoded too. What would people think about colourcoding all the bottom bits too? I don't think I should, but it does look tougher...here's some pics (thanks Greg ):

This is with sidestrips left black:


Then white:


Then all white...


IMO the all white looks a bit body-kit-ish..I've steered well clear of that ever since first getting the car for a good reason...lol

[DUB 12V]

your car will look almost same as mine i have done door handles front rear and molds hah handles look so much better in white happy i done mine

[DUB 12V]

but id leave the bottom line black skirts and lip my opinion

[dylan8]

i thought it would like odd with just the side strips left black... but i think i like it better! your right, does look like a bodykit all coloured. option 1 of 3 for me!! Looking great!

[Mk3 AAA]

but id leave the bottom line black skirts and lip my opinion

Agreed I haven't seen colourcoded skirting pulled off yet. My vote is full colourcoded and leave the lip, skirts and arse black. That way you can still rep. for kiwi shoe polish.

[mrlex]

option 2..keep the grill black maybe?
any option looks good mate, good luck with it..have to come have a looksy at it sometime.

[WABIT]

all color coded, black grill, and bottom lip

dom

[Jarred]

option 1. I reckon keep the textured top bumpers and side rub strips.

suits the car, and it's look better. mainly suits the wheels. I dont think all white suits your wheels.