joespeed wrote:watch out for the medalion banging on the headset and chipping the paint!.
those were the days....oxford bags...platform shoes...and a bottle of brut in the toolbox Search found 40 matches
- Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:02 am
- Forum: Show us yer Scoots!!
- Topic: time to get started methinks
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6191
Re: time to get started methinks
those were the days....oxford bags...platform shoes...and a bottle of brut in the toolbox - Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:29 am
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: trouble selecting first...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1815
Re: trouble selecting first...
are you using rubber gaitors on the cable ends....if so check they are not the cheap tacky semi hard ones
- Sun Aug 16, 2009 2:04 am
- Forum: Show us yer Scoots!!
- Topic: time to get started methinks
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6191
Re: time to get started methinks
thank you,must admit it was worth the effort 
- Sat Aug 15, 2009 3:14 pm
- Forum: Show us yer Scoots!!
- Topic: time to get started methinks
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6191
- Sun Jul 19, 2009 10:44 am
- Forum: Standard Scoots & Restorations
- Topic: polishing paintwork
- Replies: 29
- Views: 10083
Re: polishing paintwork
maybe im prizing the lid off a can of wriggly things here, :roll: but given the effort and time required to prepare scoots for a top paint job,not forgetting the skill required to lay the paint and airbrush the depths of the owners imagination onto the panels,and me being old skool anall !! my quest...
- Fri Jul 17, 2009 7:47 pm
- Forum: Show us yer Scoots!!
- Topic: RS 1986
- Replies: 3
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RS 1986
found this pic of ralph saxelby doing his best to stay on during a wet race at three sisters 1986,
unfortunatly he slid off at the exact same spot on the very next lap ( camara mans curse !!)
unfortunatly he slid off at the exact same spot on the very next lap ( camara mans curse !!)
- Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:35 am
- Forum: Standard Scoots & Restorations
- Topic: polishing paintwork
- Replies: 29
- Views: 10083
Re: polishing paintwork
certainly does look lush :) and ive got to admit my earlier tip was a little on the knee jerk realm :roll: its just that over the years ive come across so many poor paint jobs,its almost instinct to reach for the 2000 and get a decent base surface having removed the orange peel ( not a pun :D ) brin...
- Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:35 am
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: RS Clubman
- Replies: 27
- Views: 9458
Re: RS Clubman
42mm rs clubman...........£225 plus postage 44mm rs clubman...........£250 plus postage 44mm reverse cone........£375 plus postage I can say however that normal service will resume in the not too distant future,as the backlog of work is almost compleate,and only being hampered by the need to use ...
- Sat Jun 13, 2009 9:51 am
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: RS Clubman
- Replies: 27
- Views: 9458
Re: RS Clubman
give him a ring brian,it wont take him long im sure now that he has cleared up the log jam of work he had,
- Sun May 31, 2009 10:47 am
- Forum: Standard Scoots & Restorations
- Topic: polishing paintwork
- Replies: 29
- Views: 10083
Re: polishing paintwork
depends on the amount of clearcoat u got 
myself i use a minimum of 2000 wet/dry (soapy wet )
follow with fine 3M finesseit using soft cloth
finish with super fine hologram polish...works for me,use a very bright lamp to highlight
the spots requiring most work to save on the elbow grease
myself i use a minimum of 2000 wet/dry (soapy wet )
follow with fine 3M finesseit using soft cloth
finish with super fine hologram polish...works for me,use a very bright lamp to highlight
the spots requiring most work to save on the elbow grease