Painting of the car is delaying me; it’s not easy to find the same stuff for paint and repairs here in Greece… For the interior I hope by the end of the month I will be able to start working on it again.
hey you are doing a good job! i admire your work. ok the interior you are chasing after is from aston martin? is it the vanquish?
BUMP! dont give up on us
Yes, it's the aston martin rapide. I haven t finished painting yet... lack of free time... Working again on the interior estimated mid to late November
Ok ok I will post some pics of the current progress to feed your appetite... lol But nothing really new to report... Now I am making all the necessary corrections to the fresh parts... my plan is to finish primer this weekend
Are the side panels all fiberglass molded off the originals that you modified, or are they modified originals? You are really making some nice changes! I mess around with fiberglass and have had allot of issues once the piece is finished and it gets in the sun on hot days! The pieces lose there mirror like finish and you can tell it is fiberglass because of the waves that appear. The larger the piece the worse it is. Are you using polyester or epoxt resin? Thanks and keep up the great work!
Are the side panels all fiberglass molded off the originals that you modified, or are they modified originals? You are really making some nice changes! I mess around with fiberglass and have had allot of issues once the piece is finished and it gets in the sun on hot days! The pieces lose there mirror like finish and you can tell it is fiberglass because of the waves that appear. The larger the piece the worse it is. Are you using polyester or epoxt resin? Thanks and keep up the great work!
All the modified parts are fiberglass molded off the originals. I am using vinyl ester resin. How thick are yours? Mine are around 3mm to 4mm; does the thickness count for the wave effect you mention on the hot days? I am new to this and I don’t have any experience on fiberglassing, so any info will be great.
Chris
*********** EDIT *********** I measured the thickness it’s 2mm – 2.5mm and in some areas 3mm.
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Whoa... you don't want to get it that smooth before paint. Any kind of paint you use is going to need some 'bite' from the primer. I use 400 grit paper myself. Some guys use 320, but I think that is a bit too rough.
Whoa... you don't want to get it that smooth before paint. Any kind of paint you use is going to need some 'bite' from the primer. I use 400 grit paper myself. Some guys use 320, but I think that is a bit too rough.
I am going to paint the car red; I have bought the DuPont Ferrari red (acrylic, base and clear). A friend of mine has working in a body shop when he was younger and told me that the base coat is very thin and don’t covers sanding scratches even from a 800 wet sand paper. They where sanding with 1200-1500 sand paper before base. Also for red and blue (non metallic) they sprayed a layer of white in order to cover any body work on primer that will appear like a shadow on the final base.
Last week I was working on the interior; making brackets and trying to figure out how to connect all the parts for a solid and easy assembly. Applied a 3mm closed cell foam pad on the top of the dash (the black think in the photo). The foam will cover all the parts, center console to ECM cover.
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I talked to 5 upholstery shops in my area and I was disappointed because no one could guarantee me that the stitches will be strait and in equal dimensions. They say that the auto industry factories have special sewing machines with a guide, that’s why their sewing is strait. I can’t put this in my car and for now I am still looking to find someone to do the job right.
The only thing left for the ECM cover is to find an open/close mechanism for the door. Maybe I will copy the mechanism from the original.
The fitment isn’t perfect because is just sitting there. When I put the screws it will be ok.
This was sent to the upholstery shop as a guinea pig and the results were disappointing. I wonder what the quality of the job you are getting is; does anyone have pics from his interior so I can see the work done on the stitching?
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This was sent to the upholstery shop as a guinea pig and the results were disappointing. I wonder what the quality of the job you are getting is; does anyone have pics from his interior so I can see the work done on the stitching?
WTF is that? Excited to see the finished product on the interior. Makes me want to do mine. Damn you!
I have upholstered the top side of the dash with leather and now I have to make adjustments for the Audi vents I bought because they don’t fit. If I don’t make it I will search for other and be careful this time because the Audi vents was chosen in a hurry only looking to pics…
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