dannysupratt Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Does anyone know how to get this little bas***d out i have tried everything from unscrewing it to pulling/pushing and it just seems stuck. I am referring the the white block. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-B Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 the front part of it comes off, try getting a knife of flat bladed screwdriver under. It should pop off with a little force after that there is a nut not sure on the size around 10mm i think, unscrew that and voila! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dannysupratt Posted April 6, 2008 Author Share Posted April 6, 2008 haha thats why it wouldnt come off, thanks fellas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-B Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 haha thats why it wouldnt come off, thanks fellas no probs buddy if you taking out more of the dash you might get stuck with the cig lighter, its a right nightmare to get out lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannysupratt Posted April 6, 2008 Author Share Posted April 6, 2008 Yeah i did get stuck with that one but it came out in the end, Thanks for that mate just removed it in about 10 seconds and to think i spent about an hour scratching my head yesterday lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-B Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 lol least you didnt get frustrated and snap it off or something, what are you doing anyways? repspraying them or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannysupratt Posted April 6, 2008 Author Share Posted April 6, 2008 lol least you didnt get frustrated and snap it off or something, what are you doing anyways? repspraying them or something? lol i very nearly did, but then i just thought to myself be patient and ask someone on here. Yeah my whole car is stripped at the moment getting a full respray so i thought i might aswell take all the dash panels off and do them aswell. Now im just having fun geting that horrible rubber coating off, dont suppose you know of any easy ways of removing it do ypu? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 A lot of guys sand it off with a mouse sander. I used pure acetone on a course cloth, took a while but no nasty marks afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannysupratt Posted April 6, 2008 Author Share Posted April 6, 2008 cheers mate, is that just nail varnish remover? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Yeah, but if you go to a chemist you can buy it really cheap in a raw form. Good luck best results from leaving over night and not getting too impatient between layers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannysupratt Posted April 6, 2008 Author Share Posted April 6, 2008 what sort of course cloth did you use, would a brillo pad be taking the piss? Do you mean bath it in the stuff over night or just coat it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Leave over night between paint coats, I just applied acetone onto an old towel and rubbed off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannysupratt Posted April 6, 2008 Author Share Posted April 6, 2008 o right i get you now lol cheers mate. did it take a long time to remove? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-B Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 if you dont mind getting messy and smelly use cellulose thinners this stuff brings the stuff off with ease and doesnt damage the platic underneath. Then to get a good finish id go through the grades if sandpaper think i used 240,400,800 and then finished with 1200 then just use a plastic primer and spray away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannysupratt Posted April 6, 2008 Author Share Posted April 6, 2008 cheers mate ive got all those sand papers ready to go im a really bad perfectionest so its going to take me ages to rub down. Im hoping the thinners works well though because so far its taken me 2 hours to remove the rubber off just one little panel with a little scrapper lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-B Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 cheers mate ive got all those sand papers ready to go im a really bad perfectionest so its going to take me ages to rub down. Im hoping the thinners works well though because so far its taken me 2 hours to remove the rubber off just one little panel with a little scrapper lol lol bless i know the feeling im the same it has to look perfect, however the misses doesnt see it the same way and thinks i have some sort of problem!. The thinners will make light work of the coating its the working through the grades of sand paper that determines the finish i think it took my 30mins per panel just to sand down to the standard i wanted. What colour are you thinking of doing them?, ive messed about with a few colours including black, silver, antracite and gun metal, gotta say the gun metal looked best in my opinion then i used a matt effect laquer although most use glossy but i think it looks a little naff in my opinion. Just depends on your taste i guess good luck with it all be nice to see the end result:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannysupratt Posted April 6, 2008 Author Share Posted April 6, 2008 haha i know what you mean. I was thinking piano black or some sort of antracite i hate silver think it looks tacky. The car is being resprayed in msb (monkey s**t brown) so i even thought of that colour its a uk spec with cream leather so im not sure which will best suit it what do you reckon? where can you get matt laquer from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannysupratt Posted April 6, 2008 Author Share Posted April 6, 2008 Have you got any pics of yours done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-B Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 i havent got any pics at hand as im in process of doing them again. however my free time is limited at the moment, ill get some if i think on tomorrow, the matt laquer i got from my local vehicle paint specailist they will point you in the right direction. Just had a quick look on the net for you and its pretty hard to find places that offer it in can form which is strange, must be a specialist product. I use a compressor and gravity feed gun so use it in chemical form rather than a can but found this for info, its a little pricey but shows in the quality end effect http://www.smart-repairs.com/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Alloy_Wheel_Repair_12.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-B Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/categorydisplay_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_categoryId_90898_langId_-1_topCategoryId_33958_parentcategoryrn_90886_crumb_33958-31329-90886_topcategory_90886 their is a satin effect one on halfords although i have had no experiance with satin effect i imagine it similar to matt unless others have experiance of using it. In terms of a colour i dont think you could go wrong with a gun gray metallic or equivalent but its all up to the indiviudal taste, totally agree with you on silver though didnt look nice at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannysupratt Posted April 6, 2008 Author Share Posted April 6, 2008 cheers for that mate appreciate it. Do you have to use a matt paint with it? I might just sand it all down and primer it then hand it over to the paint shop to finish off for all the hassle its worth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprash Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 haha i know what you mean. I was thinking piano black or some sort of antracite i hate silver think it looks tacky. The car is being resprayed in msb (monkey s**t brown) so i even thought of that colour its a uk spec with cream leather so im not sure which will best suit it what do you reckon? where can you get matt laquer from. Mate your spraying your MSB, dont do it, yours looks lovelly as it is........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-B Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 cheers for that mate appreciate it. Do you have to use a matt paint with it? I might just sand it all down and primer it then hand it over to the paint shop to finish off for all the hassle its worth as your getting it resprayed just have a word with the guy whos doing it. it wont be much more £££ for him to do those while he is there and your guaranteed a proffesional finish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannysupratt Posted April 6, 2008 Author Share Posted April 6, 2008 cheers mate but thats not the supra going in msb thats my old one, the one i have got at the moment is a uk storm blue and is a bit tatty so i am going to fully do the car back up and make it all nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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