leon cupra - winter protection

[CJ1985]

Picking up a new Leon SE in Lima Green in 2 weeks. Only one in Rochdale up to now lol

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[jake]

Sure I'll see that lol

 

[jake]

Well today, a bit unplanned we decided to get the spec c on the ramp,

We marked out any dents or flaws before stripping


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Quite a bit, everything was blocked down, and any filling work done


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The sills have little dimples in them from the factory pressing, presume these are for we're skirt holes would go, these will be retained too

Spec c bumper bar, with added subaru rust


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Then into the booth,


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This stage is a spray filler, this will be blocked down, then we will add three coats of primer,

Also got this, in my quest for oem-ness


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Ill prob do some surgery on it for some more noise

And a bit more oem-ness


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Bit better than a toggle switch that don't work lol

Jake

 

[James23Parkin]

Great to see another one of your cars getting such thorough treatment. Glad you've kept a thread on here as I always enjoy reading your updates

 

[jake]

Cheers James.

I do this to most cars, but I like my cars mint, with this being one of a 1000 cars, produced in Japan only, it seems fitting that it's mint.

 

[cupra.al]

nice update looks like your putting the normal amount of work into your new car before you put it up for sale in a few months

 

[jake]

u know me

 

[jake]

Front screen out, bit early seen as my glass man goes on hols today lol

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jake

 

[JamesLCR]

Your car's are mint mate. Might need to come see them for myself lol

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[jake]

The cars getting painted in DuPont elite, which is a solid 2k paint. This is in keeping with how it came out the factory.

 

[Daniel M]

Great work as usual Jake.

 

[jake]

Bit more done today,

Car all blocked down, ready for 3 nice coats of primer,


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When I stripped the boot off, you can see the lack of paint, actually see the sealer through it lol


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Tomorrow ill take the rest of the panels of and paint the shuts and the body,

Jake

 

[jake]

Good day today,

Me and dad both started prepping the car, 320 blocked, then 800 blocked followed by all the edges and what not by hand

Car was then put into the booth and I started to paint her,


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The cars sat air drying now, so won't get touched till at least Thursday/Friday.

Tomorrow before end of play I need to paint:

Boot and spoiler (now I know all my decals can be bought)
Handles
Mirrors
Scoop
Bumpers

I'm hoping I can do all of those in one sitting, a new front screen trim has been ordered too.

A tired jake

 

[cupra.al]

did you do another one of them high speed videos of you painting the car?

 

[jake]

I didn't. We did that with a friends propper camera, I did think about it though.

 

[jake]

On the final stretch now,

Car is 99% built up,

Went and picked the new screen trim up ready for the glass to go in tomorrow,

New clips fitted, it's gone back together better than when I bought it, few bits of blacking doing on the scoop, and bumper. And I'm awaiting my new decals and badges from Japan, via cotton competition

Few pics,


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Jake

 

[Daniel M]

Looking good Jake.

 

[jake]

Glass and new window trim went in today, I fitted the rest of the parts on and then blacked the bumper and the vent,

Pics


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Just awaiting decals and badges now.

Jake

 

[jake]

bit more oem turned up today,

jdm emergency flare

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and another exhaust, cobra back box

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jake

 

[jake]

Seen as I couldn't do it last week, I was dam sure I was going to do my wheels this week,

The wheels had lacquer flake, 3 were especially bad,

The colour I used was the original bbs colour, gk1

Here they are flatted and masked in the booth, eventually I may have the tyres taken off and get them dipped to remove the crap paint under them,


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While the wheels were flashing off and then baking I set about the under arches,

The struts were in need of a refresh, just surface rust mainly, then I also blacked the bits that would rust if they weren't coated.

Here are the results, the struts were primed and then painted gloss red, the black is just smooth hamerite.


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And after that had dried my wheels came off bake,


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Then back on the car,


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Next weeks plan is a full flat and polish of the fresh paint. By which time the new decals should be in from Japan, so they can go on with the new door decals.

Jake