General: 70: rebuild, light at the end of the tunnel

[t5_andy]

Some fantastic work there, she really did have a lot of dents!

I look forward to some finished pics.

Custom splitter..... something you might be interested in reproducing?

Andy

[Geezer]

OMG....that looks so gorgeous. I love that colour.

All the work and effort that has gone into the car is clear to see in the fantastic results that you have achieved.

Seeing your pic's makes me a tad jealous, as I have a car covered in parking and rugby ball dents, swirls, scratches and the clear coat lifting on the bonnet.

I want to get my car looking pristine again, and so, not knowing much about car painting and preparation, I was wondering if you could answer a few questions that I have?

Once you had identified all the dents on the body, did you panel beat them out with a hammer and dolly and then apply filler, or just fill and sand back?

Is the epoxy a binding agent and filler/primer?

What exactly is the “pearl twist”, the “tinted clear coat” and “the pearl tvr laquer”?

What is a “mat”?

Sorry for all the questions, but I find all of this a tad confusing and slightly mind boggling.

Anyway, keep up the great work and I will be very keen to see the next batch of pic's of your progress.

[martybelfastt5]

great work that is such a nice colour when fresh,,,,,

[gavT5]

Originally Posted by Geezer

OMG....that looks so gorgeous. I love that colour.

All the work and effort that has gone into the car is clear to see in the fantastic results that you have achieved.

Seeing your pic's makes me a tad jealous, as I have a car covered in parking and rugby ball dents, swirls, scratches and the clear coat lifting on the bonnet.

I want to get my car looking pristine again, and so, not knowing much about car painting and preparation, I was wondering if you could answer a few questions that I have?

Once you had identified all the dents on the body, did you panel beat them out with a hammer and dolly and then apply filler, or just fill and sand back?

Is the epoxy a binding agent and filler/primer?

What exactly is the “pearl twist”, the “tinted clear coat” and “the pearl tvr laquer”?

What is a “mat”?

Sorry for all the questions, but I find all of this a tad confusing and slightly mind boggling.

Anyway, keep up the great work and I will be very keen to see the next batch of pic's of your progress.

hey mate, as many of the dents that i could get to the back of were dressed out with panel hammer and dolly, some others you make bare metal at the lowest point of the dent then use a sort of spear on a welder to spot weld it to the car and then pull it out, if the metal has high spots either side of gouge type creases u need to used a metal file surform to file off the high spots. on v70 front wings there are bulges from the pressing of the original panel and i got rid of these also. sure you can "lob up" dents with filler but in 5 years time it wont looks so gud. also noted is that the front doors have a natural bow in them, volvos arent arrow straight anyway but im fussy so skimmed up little bits here and there to get the car as straight as im physically capable of. bumpers and skirts were cracked on my car so were laminated up with fibreglass sheeting on the back and filled over the top. the trick with all panel beating is to block everything, just sandpaper in the hand is a big no no.

epoxy is a non build etch primer. ie has not enough body in it to do the final shaping with. my job at work is classic car restoration so on a old e-type or similar, there will be huge propensity for the car to rust. epoxy is applied as a "wet on wet" primer in that you lay a coat on the area you want rustproofed (typically areas that get stonechipped) and before it dries totally you go over the top with your high build two pack sanding primer

volvo 421 dark olive is a two stage pearl. when you put down the base coat, it has a pearl tinter in it naturally. for a different look, my car has a pearl base as normal, a fine laquer mist sprayed over the top from a tvr tamora (twinkly laquer if you like) then the gloss final clear coat can be tinted. i added mercedes 197 obsidian black into my laquer at 4:1 so the laquer has a smokey navy tint rather that being just clear. makes a subtle twist on a already nice colour. it will stand out in a crowd at shows etc.

mats is just short for materials lol as in - paint and mats - paint and materials

regards gav

[gavT5]

these were the custom lights i have made for my car. the headlight glass and indicators looked "too white" for my taste but i dont like any of the aftermarket parts i have seen to date. the rear lights also werent to my taste so set about making my own. you start by using a water based degreaser and a trizact pad ( a 3000 grade polishing disc/pad) and lightly rub this over the surface to give a key up.




i also did this with the rears and then masked out the "clear" sections and papered over the rest of the lights.







then you mix laquer with black base coat, i used bmw sapphire black 2008, at a rate of 50% before you add the hardener ( you can mix anything up to 50% to get the tint level you want. you can tint two pack laquer any colour you wish) lay two coats over the desired tinted areas







you then wait for that to flash off (partially dry but still soft) and spray over some clear laquer. in the case of rear lights care fully remove all surrounding masking from the lights but do not for christs sake touch the grey wet laquer. then as the unsprayed parts were already trizactd you spray over the top with clear coat.





bake in the oven at 60'c then "voila".

simple, cheap, effective, different.

the headlights are being re-assembled with brighter beams (hid) and will have a look much like the new audi tt etc, grey tinted headlights. also as the lights only need to pass a brightness test when on, they are 100% legal.

more project updates to follow with custom splitter salvaged from the farbio scrap parts bin, re-worked rear spoiler and custom gauge pods.

[gavT5]

does anyone know of a aftermarket heatsheild for the back bumper of the v70, my exhaust was melting my bumper pre paint and dont want same problem

[gavT5]

busy week of progress on the T5. some quick pictures of the tinted rear lights i made installed, what do you guys think?




ive also taken the opportunity to fit a bigger intercooler whilst my car is dismantled. i got hold of a THS 3 inch core item from a senoir member on another volvo forum. as luck would have it, my air con condensers had it and the air con rad was accident damage so i removed the air-con system from my car and my god did it make installation simpler. secondly i now have uninterupted airflow to the intercooler which will be far better in the ACT stakes.

Old intercooler with aircon removed

comparison between old and new

installed (horns relocated to lower crossmember)








Now the intercooler is in i can put her back together next week. getting there peeps! Gav

[christheancient]

Gav.

I still hate you for having such an epic motor! It's looking like the car that I would have with a big lottery win.

All I would add to my 'lottery' car would be 50% window tints (I think 'limo' is too much) and a nice clean Coolant reservoir! (subtle hint )

[gavT5]

Originally Posted by christheancient

Gav.

I still hate you for having such an epic motor! It's looking like the car that I would have with a big lottery win.

All I would add to my 'lottery' car would be 50% window tints (I think 'limo' is too much) and a nice clean Coolant reservoir! (subtle hint )

i did toy with the idea of tints and making the b and c pillars black to make a long dark glassline, wondering if it would look like a hearse though.

yea my header tanks not the cleanest, yet lol, subtle hint taken on board, cleaning one bit highlights the bad bits i never noticed before. the bufty disease may be setting in................

[T240]

Originally Posted by gavT5

i did toy with the idea of tints and making the b and c pillars black to make a long dark glassline, wondering if it would look like a hearse though.

yea my header tanks not the cleanest, yet lol, subtle hint taken on board, cleaning one bit highlights the bad bits i never noticed before. the bufty disease may be setting in................

Yes, they DO look like a bloody hearse - resist - RESIST!!!

You're obviously a class sprayer - no wonder your boss let you do it at cost; I don't think he'd want to lose you.

Seriously like the use of the TVR lacquer - if it works the same way as the original TVR factory finishes, it should look spectacular in sunlight

You'll know when the disease sets in fully, you'll be changing every (even slightly) rusty screw, nut and bolt you see -I know, I'm currently driving the guys at FRF crazy!! I think I caught it from Scott - damn his perfectionism

Cheers,

T