cortina-city 141 Posted January 19, 2015 Yes, build the car as tribute dukes, good idea and look, its lookign smart all painted. and you wont have to be worryin over the wheels as ill get am all sorted plus loads of info here for you to rebuild that car now you over a milestone take it from me its real fun bolting it back together. as usual an area at a time trim last of course just stay strong for your dads funeral and you knwo you can do it all the best and again sorry for your loss PLUS winter nearly out the way, its gettign lighter each night.... KEEP talking its the best way you got me number Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duke Blues 15 Posted January 19, 2015 Cheers Pete But i warn you...... Your going to be sick of the sound of my voice by the time the rebuild is completed. Talk soon Graham Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIB3300 388 Posted January 20, 2015 Cheers Pete But i warn you...... Your going to be sick of the sound of my voice by the time the rebuild is completed. Talk soon Graham Also here to help Duke if you need anything Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duke Blues 15 Posted January 20, 2015 Cheers Tibbs, I'm sure I'm going to need some advice along the way. Which will be much appreciated. Graham Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cortina-city 141 Posted January 20, 2015 Also here to help Duke if you need anything 3 x green mk3 s !!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigdyer05 2 Posted January 20, 2015 I'm really sorry for you loss duke blues I know to well what your going through For what it's worth mate the car looks amazing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
btboy 29 Posted January 20, 2015 Hi Duke. So sorry for your loss but at least there are decent folk on here to talk to. Your car looks so good. Keep posting. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duke Blues 15 Posted January 20, 2015 I'm really sorry for you loss duke blues I know to well what your going through For what it's worth mate the car looks amazing Thanks m8 Even though my heads in a spin at the moment i am looking forward to working on the rebuild. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duke Blues 15 Posted January 20, 2015 (edited) Hi Duke. So sorry for your loss but at least there are decent folk on here to talk to. Your car looks so good. Keep posting. Thank you. This is a good forum, There's always something going on and i know that help and advice are always on hand. I think my dad would have been grinning from ear to ear if he could see the car now it's painted. I just need to get through this low period and then get myself back in the garage. Edited January 20, 2015 by Duke Blues Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duke Blues 15 Posted February 8, 2015 hello folks. i managed a little garage time today :thumbup: i recently bought a buffing wheel and some polishing compound for cleaning/polishing the door bling. there are different cleaning compounds for different metals and for stainless steel there seems to be 3 different compounds. black......course green......medium white......fine i used the course and medium and then some liquid metal polish to finish. i know that you can't tell from the picture but they came up really well. :thumbup: this was before i finished of with the liquid metal polish. then it occurred to me that i didn't know which piece went where. :headscratch: but it didn't take too much working out in the end (thankfully) i used some waxoil to lubricate the trims to help them click into place. i haven't fitted the window sills yet as i still have the windows to fit. also the rear off side window sill trim isn't in very good condition so i am on the look out for a replacement. i have also cleaned the door glass only to find many small scratches :shocking: i may have to try and polish some of them out as replacements would probably be just as scratched. it's good to be making some progress again :showoff: thanks for looking, graham. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lounge Lizard 0 Posted February 8, 2015 That colour is beautiful and suits a MK3 perfectly. I can't wait to see the finished photos. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danish 294 Posted February 9, 2015 That's a lovely shade of green. Thanks for the tip about polishing the door trims - I have that job yet to come. :thumbup: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mk4ste 43 Posted February 9, 2015 very nice duke, i like shiney stuff :icecream: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIB3300 388 Posted February 9, 2015 (edited) hello folks. i managed a little garage time today :thumbup: i recently bought a buffing wheel and some polishing compound for cleaning/polishing the door bling. there are different cleaning compounds for different metals and for stainless steel there seems to be 3 different compounds. black......course green......medium white......fine i used the course and medium and then some liquid metal polish to finish. i know that you can't tell from the picture but they came up really well. :thumbup: this was before i finished of with the liquid metal polish. then it occurred to me that i didn't know which piece went where. :headscratch: but it didn't take too much working out in the end (thankfully) i used some waxoil to lubricate the trims to help them click into place. i haven't fitted the window sills yet as i still have the windows to fit. also the rear off side window sill trim isn't in very good condition so i am on the look out for a replacement. i have also cleaned the door glass only to find many small scratches :shocking: i may have to try and polish some of them out as replacements would probably be just as scratched. it's good to be making some progress again :showoff: thanks for looking, graham. ] ooooowwww G that look beautiful Mr !!!!! B) , Edited February 9, 2015 by TIB3300 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duke Blues 15 Posted February 9, 2015 Thank you for the positive comments. To be honest i didn't really like the colour when i first bought the car. But it's grown on me since then. :) When i looked on the internet for polishing compounds there were different grades for different metals. For stainless steel like the cortina door bling it was black/green/white. In the kit that i bought from Machine Mart there are 2 buffing wheels, a mandrel and a block of green polishing compound. I think that i paid £14 but don't quote me. Graham Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites