Enjoyable vlog as usual. Takes me back a bit! As for the lights, I used to wire wheel them back, etch prime them and then used chrome spray on the back. They looked really smart. Find an old headlamp to practice with. 👍
Love watching your videos, great work and explanations, I’m currently doing a series 1 full restoration, what width belt sander do you use and which’s belts as mine don’t seen to last more than a few seconds
Great video Chris your fabrication skills are brilliant being able to patch up that front end. What dics’s are you using on your parkside mini angle grinder mate? Also could I ask what is your paint code on your chassis plate for Rosso red as on my 87 Xr3i mine is RA5 and I couldn’t find out if it was rosso or radiant red
Thanks for you comment on my fabrication skills, being a joiner by trade I believe it helps me with scribing the metal into shape plus I enjoy metal work. The cutting discs I use in the mini grinder are the genuine dremel disc as I’ve found they last longer. I had to take the advice from the paint shop that mix the paint because the paint code on the chassis plate is R5. He worked it out from the age of the car as Rosso red, it’s an early red and radiant red was a later colour.
Looking good mate. I do alot of my own paint so give us a shout if you need anything... equipment or an extra pair of hands. I'm just across town from you👍
@ModernClassics81 I work mobile as a smart repairer, so I have all the equipment if you were to do it yourself. Happy to lend a hand and tools if needed
For the headlights, it ultimately depends what you want. If you just want them looking nice, heat gun the glass and pull them off so you can reseal them. Wire wheel the backs and paint as you want them, matte black looks best. If you want them like original then youll have to have them anodized like the factory would have, probably quite expensive to have that done nowadays. Another option would be to buy a brand new set of reproduction units (still available) and just replace the front glass to carello glass.
There are company's that offer a 'spray chrome' service,one here in essex.wether its an option on the headlight whether physically possible or cost effective not sure. Alternatively try to pick up good/new old stock replacement and have reg etched on those -prob cheaper for the latter tbh
Thanks for the comment and the info. I may try sanding down the back of the lights and repainting the backs with a colour matched paint. May get a second hand one to experiment on first.
It’s good to see some paint going on been watching the vids for ages
Thank you for your comment, yes it’s great to finally get some paint on the car.👍
That was a lot of work well done. Looks very good
Thank you.
I must say your are hot with the metal work. Keep up the quality videos thanks....
Thank you for the comment and I’m glad you are enjoying the videos of the restoration of my RS Turbo.
Super job dude a lot of fiddly work but well worth the effort ..looks nice 👍
Thanks you for your comment👍
Enjoyable vlog as usual. Takes me back a bit! As for the lights, I used to wire wheel them back, etch prime them and then used chrome spray on the back. They looked really smart. Find an old headlamp to practice with. 👍
Thanks for the comment, I will definitely give it a go as I want to smarten the light up before they go back on the car.👍
Love watching your videos, great work and explanations, I’m currently doing a series 1 full restoration, what width belt sander do you use and which’s belts as mine don’t seen to last more than a few seconds
I believe they are 12mm blue zirconium belts.
Great video Chris your fabrication skills are brilliant being able to patch up that front end. What dics’s are you using on your parkside mini angle grinder mate? Also could I ask what is your paint code on your chassis plate for Rosso red as on my 87 Xr3i mine is RA5 and I couldn’t find out if it was rosso or radiant red
Thanks for you comment on my fabrication skills, being a joiner by trade I believe it helps me with scribing the metal into shape plus I enjoy metal work. The cutting discs I use in the mini grinder are the genuine dremel disc as I’ve found they last longer. I had to take the advice from the paint shop that mix the paint because the paint code on the chassis plate is R5. He worked it out from the age of the car as Rosso red, it’s an early red and radiant red was a later colour.
Looking good mate.
I do alot of my own paint so give us a shout if you need anything... equipment or an extra pair of hands.
I'm just across town from you👍
Hi and thanks for the comment, yes that is very interesting. So you have a shop I can visit?
@ModernClassics81 I work mobile as a smart repairer, so I have all the equipment if you were to do it yourself. Happy to lend a hand and tools if needed
For the headlights, it ultimately depends what you want.
If you just want them looking nice, heat gun the glass and pull them off so you can reseal them.
Wire wheel the backs and paint as you want them, matte black looks best.
If you want them like original then youll have to have them anodized like the factory would have, probably quite expensive to have that done nowadays.
Another option would be to buy a brand new set of reproduction units (still available) and just replace the front glass to carello glass.
What was the blue stuff you painted on please
Hi thanks for the comment, it called Vactan rust converter.
Rosso red.. wasn’t the xr31 and rs turbos radiant red
I had a 1985 (C reg) XR3i from brand new in Rosso red.
Thought it was Rosso too , mines diamond white
There are company's that offer a 'spray chrome' service,one here in essex.wether its an option on the headlight whether physically possible or cost effective not sure.
Alternatively try to pick up good/new old stock replacement and have reg etched on those -prob cheaper for the latter tbh
Thanks for the comment and the info. I may try sanding down the back of the lights and repainting the backs with a colour matched paint. May get a second hand one to experiment on first.