The 405 News

[oldcars]

Those aren't stonechips.

It's a reaction caused when there was still some silicone residue.

Fisheyes, i see. The painter should sort that for you. 

[Sigmund Fraud]

It's a reaction caused when there was still some silicone residue.

 

Silicone, wax, grease, anything oily really. Your paint guy is either very unlucky, or didn't prep the panel particularly well.

[pshome]

Let me guess, you had O'Reilly fix the garden wall and the space between 405 and house is just a little bit to tight for the wheelbarrow to pass.

[Magnificent Rustbucket]

It's annoying to see that - it looks like he hasn't prepared the surface properly. The painter will have to do it again - I'm not sure Fish eyes can be remedied without repainting.

[Junkman]

Stone chips?  Any BEST VALUE* road repairs* going on down Stockport way?

 

Road repairs and Stockport. Now there's a contradiction in terms.

[Parky]

Paint guy had best do that again!

[Junkman]

He will. But it's the aggravation that it has to go into the paintshop again.

[Scruffy Bodger]

Glad to see someone who's not willing to let a bit of a bump to a 405 be the end of it. Sorry to read of your paint woes, as said above that will need taking back fully and prepping properly next time.

[Junkman]

After all this shit, I was so looking forward to see my car in top nick.

I know it's not a big deal, and I'm not really pissed off or anything.

I'm just very, very depressed.

[Junkman]

Glad to see someone who's not willing to let a bit of a bump to a 405 be the end of it.

 

The bump wasn't really bad. I took it as an opportunity to have quite a few cosmetic glitches rectified.

This car is not going to be discarded anywhen soon, no matter what.

[richardthestag]

arse at the paint reaction, thumbs up to everything else 

[pshome]

[Tadhg Tiogar]

....Gosh, does this country need Austrian leadership....

Unfortunately the two best-known examples are both dead:

 

 

 

Does anyone think oul Adolf looks a bit like Ken Livingstone 

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

It's going to need very careful examination when it's collected, since the paint shop guys seemed to be utterly mystified by it. They were blaming the heat. 

 

Whatever, we had plenty of time to examine it since the damned thing had an instant FTP in their car park. No dash lights, no cranking. Dead battery. An ice cream van vendor brought out a jump starter pack. The engine span quickly, but no fire. He reckoned his jumper thing wasn't charged enough, so the paint shop brought theirs out, only the same thing happened. 

 

A breakdown service was called. He began lecturing me about batteries, and telling me how shit the one in the car was, and how you should buy a new one every three years. But the car still wouldn't jump start from his van. He then said he wanted to try jumping it from two vehicles at once, so we also connected the Mini (which I didn't dare tell him has a battery I bought in 2010), and this, finally, did the trick. 

 

So we went to the battery shop, where I received a second lecture about batteries, and how stupid I must be to have that battery in that car etc...

 

I have never seen a car so utterly resistant to a jump start. 

[Scruffy Bodger]

The bump wasn't really bad. I took it as an opportunity to have quite a few cosmetic glitches rectified.

This car is not going to be discarded anywhen soon, no matter what.

 

Good. I love mine, does everything I need of it and is very comfortable too. My main concern is trying to keep it in good condition bodywork wise  though. There's a lot to be said for having a car with loads of imperfections.

I currently need a new Sr wheel trim as I scuffed one recently. It pissed me off for days as it's not something I'd normally ever manage to do

[Junkman]

I have never seen a car so utterly resistant to a jump start. 

 

May I remind you that said car hitherto was used to jump start numerous Rover P6es?

[Junkman]

Good. I love mine, does everything I need of it and is very comfortable too. My main concern is trying to keep it in good condition bodywork wise  though. There's a lot to be said for having a car with loads of imperfections.

I currently need a new Sr wheel trim as I scuffed one recently. It pissed me off for days as it's not something I'd normally ever manage to do

 

I've reached an age at which the frequency of adding giffer stripes has increased.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

May I remind you that said car hitherto was used to jump start numerous Rover P6es?

 

The difference being that you can jump start a Rover P6 with one car, not two cars, two battery packs and prayers to Zeus for a perfectly aimed lightning strike.

 

edit: while fucking around with a STUPID KEYPAD at EVERY ATTEMPT

[dave21478]

Obviously I dont know your paint guy, but I have found that "its just an old car innit?" is apparently a valid excuse to half-ass the job.

[carlo]

Good. I love mine, does everything I need of it and is very comfortable too. My main concern is trying to keep it in good condition bodywork wise  though. There's a lot to be said for having a car with loads of imperfections.

I currently need a new Sr wheel trim as I scuffed one recently. It pissed me off for days as it's not something I'd normally ever manage to do

 

Agree with this, I'm in two minds whether to respray my daily or just focus on keeping the mechanicals 'A1' and to hell with the bodywork.  To be honest keeping a car pristine down here with the narrow lanes and mad tourists is pretty difficult.  Furthermore seeing Mr J s experience may be another reason not to; would hate to spend a lot of money on a car and be disappointed with the result.

[Scruffy Bodger]

Agree with this, I'm in two minds whether to respray my daily or just focus on keeping the mechanicals 'A1' and to hell with the bodywork.  To be honest keeping a car pristine down here with the narrow lanes and mad tourists is pretty difficult.  Furthermore seeing Mr J s experience may be another reason not to; would hate to spend a lot of money on a car and be disappointed with the result.

 

Mine's a low miler and really pretty good considering its age. I live on a narrow high street in a small country town and it gets very, very busy, that's without the chance of local piss heads kicking mirrors off or taking a stroll over the roof etc etc. I've taken to parking mine in a quieter spot a quarter mile from where I live to try and preserve it. The local car park proved to be a no go after someone scratched the rear quarter, applied polish too it and then had left it to dry, wtf is that all about?!

Dave's comment above very probably sums up the painters attitude, those fish eyes would have been very apparent when the paint was buffed.

[meshking]

Obviously I dont know your paint guy, but I have found that "its just an old car innit?" is apparently a valid excuse to half-ass the job.

Yes, I had this recently. "we thought it was a workhorse". They did the whole job again after much arguing, foot dragging and general bitterness.

 

 

 

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[Braddon81]

An unfortunate turn of events. It probably stems from the giffer history of the doner car,probably had more silicone based product lashed upon it in its life than Katie Price. I've experienced similar myself and it's very frustrating. I'd wait a week to see if any more appear, otherwise it should be just a relatively simple blow in to the bonnets front edge to rectify it it.

Looking forward to seeing the completed pics!

[Des]

Bonnet bra Brah?

I've often found cars will refuse to start after visiting bodyshops, don't know if it's the paint fumes that affect them, or that panel beaters do often have a penchant for thrashing a car past the point where it doesn't want to live anymore, still, those guys will likely be as annoyed by the paint reaction as yourself, 

[Junkman]

He usually does a very good job and has numerous award winning classic car restorations under his belt.

While my car was in, he also did a full on resto of an Ovlov 1800 ES.

And yes, he is fully aware of what happened and very embarrassed. He wants the car back to rectify it,

but that's only possible after a few days.

 

I must say that apart from that mishap, the car looks astonishing.

[Junkman]

The difference being that you can jump start a Rover P6 with one car, not two cars, two battery packs and prayers to Zeus for a perfectly aimed lightning strike.

 

edit: while fucking around with a STUPID KEYPAD at EVERY ATTEMPT

 

 

Them damn computers.

[Junkman]

Unfortunately the Junkwoman decided we are going on holidays tomorrow.

So I prepared the car for the trip by brimming the tank, having a look at the tyres and deciding I can't be arsed to check their pressure.

[Felly Magic]

You might find a model shop when you go on hols that you haven't been in before

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Have fun at the seaside

 

[D Spares & Tyres]

Silicone is a bastard.

 

It's everywhere. Some cardboard. Hair products. Polishes. All sorts.

 

I do pity the painter but he must have skimped somewhere. You need to TFR the complete car before painting. Dress in full protective disposable overalls. Panel wipe before painting. You can even buy anti silicone drops.

 

Miss any of these things and fish eyes are a possibility.