Gaz's 1.9 Turbo Diesel

[Gary406]

new 13 months MOT from today . didnt cost me a penny to get it through.

handbrake lever was loose and headlight hight adjustment wasnt set to 0 on test.

[Gary406]

pics of front leathers now fitted





and black seatbelts now fitted (from a D9) so thats another part interchangable



and thought i would remove those horrible head light eye brows. hated these from day 1

[Gary406]

newly fitted rear sunblinds. genuine peugeot item. cost me £32.50 delivered beats the £65 dealer price delivered.

kids are happy. sun is shining today but not in their eyes

[Gary406]

decided to colour code the new wiper blade arms that i got from omega. had primer, paint & lacquer left over from my spoiler a few months back.

1st stage - a good rub down and primer (red primer only applied yet NO paint)

QUESTION - does the primer need rubbing down with wet and dry ? it is very very smooth as it is so paint will have a good finish,
but i'm wondering if it needs to be rubbed down anyway to give the paint a better key. i'm not well clued on painting things altho i can do a decent job

(PIC'S WILL FOLLOW WHEN PHOTOBUCKET DECIDE TO FINISH THEIR MAINTENENCE ITS ONLY BEEN DOWN NOW 3 DAYS )

[lozz]

a slight sanding on the primer might help the paint key in better,

after you spray them mate leave them a day and give the a nice coat of Laquer

[Gary406]

ye will do mate. just waiting for a nice warm day now . i will hang them on the washing line outside and spray them there.
then leave them there hanging for 12 hours.
then bake them for 24 hours on radiator before lacquer.

[Gary406]

well got 4 thin coats of paint on each arm today outside on the washing line.

left them hanging for 1 hour then moved indoors. i've made a washing line in the corner of my dining room over the radiator.

i will leave them there for a few days before putting 2 coats of lacquer on them

dont think the miss's will be impressed when she gets home from work . a washing line in her dining room with my wiper arms hanging

damn photobucket is still down. cant upload any pics still

[Gary406]

wiper arms sanded down and primered




paint and lacquer now done






these are now on the car fitted with new bosch standard super S blades .

[plod]

pics on the car please

[ToddM]

Wow, she's a thing of beauty, Gaz!

[Gary406]

pics on the car please

they will need weathering in. new paint always looks way different to old paint. few months they will dull up a bit

[Gary406]

[Gary406]

Wow, she's a thing of beauty, Gaz!

cheers todd. i spend most days these days tinkering with it.

next job. paint brake calipers and rear drums with caliper paint (colour coded to diablo red )

and give each alloy wheel a good clean and machine buff (if i can afford a buffer) because there all scratced from me using a soap brillo pad to clean them

[plod]

To be honest, I thought it might look a bit "80's", but doesn't look that bad in parked position

I bought a puller off ebay at the weekend, so hoping it comes quickly, as we have good weather up till friday
So fingers crossed can get away with no wipers on the car for a day or so

[Gary406]

ye it looks ok .

which puller did you buy dave, i'm gonna invest in 1 this year some time. i was looking at the sealy one on ebay . euro car parts sell it for £22.

£14 on ebay delivered