Powelly's 89 Civic DX

ye its really easy to fark it up if you rush it but if you take your time you'll do a good job, give it a light coat of primer before you go mad with it just to see any imperfections and if there is some which there will be as its your first time sand them out lightly, if you want the best shine results you'll need to sand and mop it out after.

good luck!

Thanks Cus Ive planned about 2/3 days to do this between work etc..

Drop the car into my garage tonight / tomoz (needs clearing out of the junk) ive got about 4 different types of course to fine sand / wet n dry paper...

Yeah light coats, sand, light coats - 15 - 20 min intervals etc

lso got some fine really fine wet and dry paper for the lacquer coats...I know it may look rubbish but then could surpprise myself with a good job...

Does any one know any links for step by step guides etc for spraying with rattle cans, ive found a few on google but nothing quite concise.

good old dave from davidsfarm might be able to point you in the right direction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYYbPoZIuOI

im liking this thread already

lol davidsfarm
what a guy

Legend been watching some of his other vids, its worth a bash DIY arches lol...

If I hash it up can always take it to my mate £60- £100 a panal (just trying to save ££££££) for a couple of spots of rust ...damn rust...

As cus says just take your time and youl be fine, there's LOADS of how to's and step by step guide's knocking around the net too.

So heres where im at now, I have sanded down the back arches after going nuts on the rust...done all the filler and sanded down ready for later when Ill do the primer for the paint..







This ones a bit farked...way too much rust and the gap in the bumper - - - - might do this side again later..



And here she is looking nice and sweet on my Drive, waiting for her coilover springs to arrive and her alloys on Sunday...



Plus on another good note I passed my Theory test again today....omg some of the questions are so stupid....so booking my practical later tonight...

congrats on the Theory mate.

Untill you get a covering on primer on the repair work you won't know how well its gone really

I know its gunna look like a right bodge job, however I may surprise myself with a good job...yeah lets see how it turns out later.

yeah I washed it earlier the amount of green gunk and just plain crap that came off the car was horrendous, i felt sick...and i still havent done the interior yet....

Im defo gunna get some new seats for the front and a new steering wheel and boss kit..

dude to me it looks like i can still see rust under the filler? did you grind it off with a grinder? or a flappy disk?

it will just come back if you dont get rid of it, if you've used rust stopper/seeler its shite it doesnt work, i've used it before.

from the pics i can see a few imperfections, remmember what i said about just givin it alight spray to make them out just keep building it up to sand it to get proper mint if you wanna i dont know what extent your going to tho on this.

and remmeber to under seal your inside arches after.

tbh cus this is sort of a cheep quick fix for now so it doesnt look so much like a shed with spots of rust on the arch..

Im gunna give it a quick spray after dinner with some primer...im sure theres a couple of bits that will pop though and ill just get some filler in them.

Nah i havent grinded the rust out I just attaked it with some pliers and sand paper...It wasnt major rust just bubbles ...

I will pop to halfords or somwhere and get some undersealer tomora..thanks for the tip mukka..

it won't last long mate if there is still rust

haha no worries dude, i would come over and give you a hand but im so skint i dont think i could afford the petrol lol better doing it by yourself anyway you learn more i suppose!

Yeah sound cus, well i learnt a lesson in paint matching toninght....Im gunna shooooooot the guy at the CBS, white....WHITE....looks yellow doesnt even match and me the plonker ive got a line on my arch now and paint ran...I give up need a cheep bodyshop...

Calling my mate in the morning. get it done proppa...

haha the only place i know where does PERFECT matching paint is jawells not cheap at £11 a can but it really is the best stuff.

fair play to you for giving it a go but i can see where your coming from when you say get it done proper, im done with the bodging way now lol

LOL's yeah Cus I know, worth a try...ill let you know how i get on with the body shop later..

So Ive got my lights...should be delivered in 48 hours @ Ned Thanks for the ebay link...

@ Tesh dont worry mukka got some lights now.

yeh the ones i had were all mashed up, little cracks in the glass ect ect, you still seem to be in a rush with this project man, chill out a bit or you will get bored, or over do it and get pissed of with it.

Cuz - i will confidently say when i mix paint at halfrauds its comes out bang on i swear my ek bumpers match the rest of my car (Honest)

thanx tesh, just wanna get it looking presentable its going to a ongoing project lack of funds and all but will get there eventually...

jus remember you own the car, the car dont own you so chillax it will look good with few minor cosmetics

I hope so, with it being so tatty when I got it it really needs sorting out..

well, if you cant sort the rust, slam it, rust it lol

Heres my inspiration

So I picked up some alloys today (Thanx Ned),



got bored 2 cans of beer and a packet of twiglets later I have sprayed the whole arch...







You can see the line still but oh well.



going to do the other side over the next couple of days...


tbh i think ive done a good job here..