Can my bonnet be saved?
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Post 244504 by sebasteeno on 2009-07-26 17:45:09
Recently bought a V70 in Cassis which generally has a good body apart from two areas. One is the bonnet, the other the roof.
Ill do another thread for the roof so ill talk about the bonnet only in this one. Basically it looks like someones tried scrubing something off the middle of the bonnet with a wire brush/wool/scouring pad (delete as appropriate) and is a bloody mess.
Ive not done anything other than to try metallic t-cut it which did nothing. You can feel all the little scratches to the touch though after polishing with Autoglym super resin all is smooth. Im unsure whether the scratching is only in the laquer or in the paint underneath so im wondering what to do?
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Post 244515 by Tomcat on 2009-07-26 18:06:42
Depends hows deep the scratches are, can you feel them with your finger nail?. Looking at that photo you may be looking at a repaint, you could try flatting a small patch back with some 1200's wet and dry used very wet, then polish back up with a cutting compound (Like G3). I must however warn you that if there's not much paint on the car or the scratches are very deep then you could well sand through the laquer.
Post 244519 by Rob_ioClean on 2009-07-26 18:25:30
What happened to it?!?
Post 244520 by sebasteeno on 2009-07-26 18:28:10
[quote=RobTSmith;244519]What happened to it?!?[/quote]
Its how i bought it.
Wasnt advertised like it but was a low mileage and a decent price so i thought id give it a go.
Post 244534 by sebasteeno on 2009-07-26 19:04:41
Ive got some of this. Will it help?
Post 244567 by AlanG on 2009-07-26 19:59:18
That's a cryin' shame mate. Hope it doesn't cost you a wallet haemorrage....
Post 244573 by sebasteeno on 2009-07-26 20:34:14
[quote=AlanG;244567]That's a cryin' shame mate. Hope it doesn't cost you a wallet haemorrage....[/quote]
I like these little challenges. Gave it a litte rub with the compound earlier and its looking a lot better. Started p155ing down so ive had to leave it for now but im sure it'll come good.
If you think thats bad then wait till you see the nitro morsed roof!
Post 244593 by siamblue on 2009-07-26 21:27:44
I have a V70R AWD bonnet in Cassis, would let it go for £50 in excellent condition, only thing is i am in London,
Gary
Post 244599 by siamblue on 2009-07-26 21:37:23
In fact i have all 4 doors a tailgate and both front wings as well as the bonnet, £150 you can take the lot,
Gary
Post 244730 by sebasteeno on 2009-07-27 04:20:48
[quote=siamblue;244593]I have a V70R AWD bonnet in Cassis, would let it go for £50 in excellent condition, only thing is i am in London,
Gary[/quote]
Ill have a little think about that thanks. As you say the distance is a bit of an issue
Post 244745 by Porcine_Aviator on 2009-07-27 09:58:44
[quote=sebasteeno;244730]Ill have a little think about that thanks. As you say the distance is a bit of an issue[/quote]
Personally I'd take his arm off if I was in need of a bonnet, and I was offered that lot.
But as I've got a white 850 it's not going to look to good or fit to well :parhmph:
Post 246951 by RollingThunder on 2009-08-03 18:57:52
Personally I'd look at replacing the bonnet - try Salvos or a similar Volvo specialist.
Post 247034 by HADI on 2009-08-03 23:11:49
looks like the previous owner visited a safari park and met the monkeys :rolleyes2
Post 247065 by skirmish998 on 2009-08-04 05:22:51
I'd be thankfull you haven't had the problems i have just aquired. i used a pressure jet wash the other day at the office as i have done many a time before only for it to grab under a tiny spot of laquer i hadn't noticed and all of a sudden there was a crack type of noise and now i have a matt dark green bonnet and shiney metalic dark green everything else.... anyone have any ideas?? or know of an 855 bonnet in the really dark green that almost looks blue....???
Post 247203 by thebadger on 2009-08-04 16:12:01
The last time I saw a scratch pattern like that one, it was on my Aunt's old skoda, which had suffered the wrath of some shed roofing felt in a bad storm!
Might polish out, but I wouldn't hold my breath.
Post 247285 by WOODY T5 on 2009-08-04 18:30:07
did u get any shocks and spring yet if not got some konis comeing mate
Post 247290 by Porcine_Aviator on 2009-08-04 18:35:40
How's the polishing going?
Post 247318 by volvokid on 2009-08-04 20:01:09
[quote=sebasteeno;244730]Ill have a little think about that thanks. As you say the distance is a bit of an issue[/quote]
I traveled all the way from the N/E of Scotland to pick a rear bumper up from Siamblue :crazy:
Post 247680 by Filterlab on 2009-08-06 12:54:36
[quote=volvokid;247318]I traveled all the way from the N/E of Scotland to pick a rear bumper up from Siamblue :crazy:[/quote]
That's a drive and a half. When I had a house in Montrose, I did the journey from Surrey to there, collected a van full of furniture and then did the return journey the same day. I spent 17 hours on the road. :B_steerin
Post 247690 by PaulZX on 2009-08-06 13:08:06
I did Coventry to inverness and back to drop off my nephew. 2 cups of tea, and home. 1,000 miles in about 17 hours, so I feel yer pain.....
Post 247772 by JUDGENINJA on 2009-08-06 17:52:53
If the bonnet will fit in the back of my V40 I'll be in Guildford next week... If you can arrange something...
Post 248055 by bsr295 on 2009-08-07 19:13:15
[quote=sebasteeno;244504]Recently bought a V70 in Cassis which generally has a good body apart from two areas. One is the bonnet, the other the roof.
Ill do another thread for the roof so ill talk about the bonnet only in this one. Basically it looks like someones tried scrubing something off the middle of the bonnet with a wire brush/wool/scouring pad (delete as appropriate) and is a bloody mess.
Ive not done anything other than to try metallic t-cut it which did nothing. You can feel all the little scratches to the touch though after polishing with Autoglym super resin all is smooth. Im unsure whether the scratching is only in the laquer or in the paint underneath so im wondering what to do?
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You have a pm.........Gaz
Post 252054 by sebasteeno on 2009-08-26 20:18:19
[quote=bsr295;248055]You have a pm.........Gaz[/quote]
Just been up to see Gaz and he spent an hour on the bonnet and whilst still not perfect its a 100x better than it was.
Some of the scratching is a little to deep to polish out but anyway thanks Gaz, your a star!
Ill get some pics up tomorrow
Oh and youve got a lovely C70 T5 there mate. Told my mrs how fast you went and she nearly had heart failure.
Post 252061 by Flatout Phil on 2009-08-26 20:33:31
[quote=Porcine_Aviator;244745]Personally I'd take his arm off if I was in need of a bonnet, and I was offered that lot.
But as I've got a white 850 it's not going to look to good or fit to well :parhmph:[/quote]
Phil on Imps again. Look, PA, you could have a lovely patchwork car. In the 60s, Hillman Imps were purchased by the Police for duties around Loch Lomond. some were blue, the others white. So the doors, bonnet and bootlid were swapped on all the cars, to produce blue and white cars. Not a lot of people know that. Not a lot of people care
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Still, for the money, I'd buy the doors and bonnet for that price and then look for a car that needed them!:funkybana
Post 252065 by bsr295 on 2009-08-26 20:37:42
[quote=sebasteeno;252054]Just been up to see Gaz and he spent an hour on the bonnet and whilst still not perfect its a 100x better than it was.
Some of the scratching is a little to deep to polish out but anyway thanks Gaz, your a star!
Ill get some pics up tomorrow
Oh and youve got a lovely C70 T5 there mate. Told my mrs how fast you went and she nearly had heart failure.[/quote]
Your welcome mate glad i could help,tell your lass my missus will take her out in it some time he he
Post 252074 by Porcine_Aviator on 2009-08-26 20:47:32
[quote=Flatout Phil;252061]Phil on Imps again. Look, PA, you could have a lovely patchwork car. In the 60s, Hillman Imps were purchased by the Police for duties around Loch Lomond. some were blue, the others white. So the doors, bonnet and bootlid were swapped on all the cars, to produce blue and white cars. Not a lot of people know that. Not a lot of people care
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Still, for the money, I'd buy the doors and bonnet for that price and then look for a car that needed them!:funkybana[/quote]
If Christine keeps playing up I'll be looking for a T5R and she will be down the scrapyard. But it's going to be an 850 :deal:
Post 252572 by sebasteeno on 2009-08-28 18:42:43
After looking at the bonnet again its fooked in all honesty.
Thanks BSR as it does look better but i think its needs respraying or replacing.
If only the guy in London lived a little closer.
Post 252585 by Al115 on 2009-08-28 19:23:58
"the guy" is none less than legendary T5-breaker Gary aka Siamblue... I'd ay it'd be worth the trip - a day, some fuel, £50 and ten minutes with a spanner and you're done! Scrapper's'd probably give you a tenner for the old bonnet too...
Post 252586 by Al115 on 2009-08-28 19:24:33
Athough if the roof also needs spraying you might be able to get both roof and bonnet sorted out for not much more than the cost of the roof alone... just a thought.
Post 252816 by bsr295 on 2009-08-29 14:18:22
[quote=sebasteeno;252572]After looking at the bonnet again its fooked in all honesty.
Thanks BSR as it does look better but i think its needs respraying or replacing.
If only the guy in London lived a little closer.[/quote]
no worrys if i had machined it any more it would have been down to the metal.