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  • Mr.sexymorningvoice
    E30 Addict
    • Sep 2007
    • 402

    #31
    pull that thing off, and put a couple layers of fiberglass on the inside, and sand all that bondo down till smoth, then if you have any goudges or anything go back to NAPA and get some glazing putty. Thats what it is called here...it is a thinner last coat of bondo...comes in a plastic swueeze tube like some other things. Great for finishing, and it is more flexible once cured than bondo
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    • sticksdaman
      R3VLimited
      • Apr 2005
      • 2987

      #32
      looks like its gunna cost you more doing it the cheap way lol
      Originally posted by ebelements
      Also, for those who don't know, negative camber is the greatest thing since sliced bread(panera). Even tire wear is for city busses and the elderly.

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      • Farbin Kaiber
        Lil' Puppet
        • Jul 2007
        • 29502

        #33
        Group Buy?

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        • BDSax
          Junkyard King
          • Mar 2006
          • 3593

          #34
          Originally posted by Farbin Kaiber
          Group Buy?
          LOL!
          NEED SOME VINYL STICKERS???

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          • 240zs30
            E30 Addict
            • Nov 2006
            • 583

            #35
            If you want to smooth it out a little. Paint it white. Use the black as a guide coat. Get yourself a nice little stick of wood like what you use to mix paint with and put some 80 grit sandpaper on it. It will take a while but when you have all the white spots gone you then apply some finishing putty. That will make it pretty smooth. I don't know if it will stay together as it was mentioned that the two materials are different. But you can make it look a little bit cleaner. A+ for effort for the first try. Make another one and try it out of real fiberglass, not bondo. Should be much better. I will give this a try, although mine will probably resemble lukes with enough practice.
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            • soviet1942
              Banned
              • Dec 2007
              • 237

              #36
              Yeah, it was my first time. I like how it overall came out. I am sure I will do another one down the road when I find another e36 318 center console.

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              • soviet1942
                Banned
                • Dec 2007
                • 237

                #37
                Originally posted by Farbin Kaiber
                Group Buy?
                Maybe if I was a expert at doing this and it came out looking like an OEM one than yes. I am not quite there yet. Need to learn the usage of fiberglass.

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                • soviet1942
                  Banned
                  • Dec 2007
                  • 237

                  #38
                  Got some medium-res pics now. I doubt you will really see the edges when it is installed.













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                  • PiercedE30
                    R3V Elite
                    • Apr 2005
                    • 4220

                    #39
                    damn that looks like ass.......oh well.
                    My 2.9L Build!

                    Originally posted by Ernest Hemingway
                    There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.

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                    • Bill-B
                      E30 Fanatic
                      • Apr 2007
                      • 1242

                      #40
                      Originally posted by PiercedE30
                      damn that looks like ass.......oh well.
                      sig worthy quote :-D
                      Originally posted by NavyE30
                      I saw Vlad was posting and got excited. Then I saw there weren't any boobs and was sad.

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                      • soviet1942
                        Banned
                        • Dec 2007
                        • 237

                        #41
                        Originally posted by PiercedE30
                        damn that looks like ass.......oh well.
                        I like it, thats all that really matter.

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                        • bwanac
                          No R3VLimiter
                          • Oct 2003
                          • 3354

                          #42
                          meh... not really that bad. i think some more sanding is in order, and something more elastic for a filler for the temperature stresses. oh well.

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                          • soviet1942
                            Banned
                            • Dec 2007
                            • 237

                            #43
                            Originally posted by bwanac
                            meh... not really that bad. i think some more sanding is in order, and something more elastic for a filler for the temperature stresses. oh well.

                            Well I am not done. I still have some more to do.

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                            • twothrees
                              Wrencher
                              • Dec 2007
                              • 252

                              #44
                              Props for trying and also having the cajones to post your efforts on R3V for us jackals to criticize. You cupholder is like nailing an ugly girl, it still feels good, but you don't want your friends to know.

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                              • soviet1942
                                Banned
                                • Dec 2007
                                • 237

                                #45
                                Originally posted by twothrees
                                Props for trying and also having the cajones to post your efforts on R3V for us jackals to criticize. You cupholder is like nailing an ugly girl, it still feels good, but you don't want your friends to know.
                                Yeah I knew the type of comments I'd get when posting on r3v. But the ugly girl is funny a shit.

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