Importing a Car from the US

[lifes2short]

I’ve also found that the disposable painters overalls you get are terrible for fibres so bought a washable Farcela one.

when in garage just wore mechanics overalls and if outside just normal clothes, on the odd few where i wanted a 110% job i would do all the donkey work and then get a local body shop to spray the colour in their booths, looked gorgeous when back, are you not just a tad nervous in making any mistakes or are you not too bothered ?

 

[Oneball]

when in garage just wore mechanics overalls and if outside just normal clothes, on the odd few where i wanted a 110% job i would do all the donkey work and then get a local body shop to spray the colour in their booths, looked gorgeous when back, are you not just a tad nervous in making any mistakes or are you not too bothered ?

Oh yeah very nervous!! But if it goes to rat poo I just do it again. Although I was told the professionalism in painting is actually sorting the mess bits out rather than the stuff in the booth. So we’ll see.

 

[2b1ask1]

Oh yeah very nervous!! But if it goes to rat poo I just do it again. Although I was told the professionalism in painting is actually sorting the mess bits out rather than the stuff in the booth. So we’ll see.

now is not the time to take up running then....?

 

[Oneball]

now is not the time to take up running then....?

Actually not been running for weeks, this has taken over my life. I just want it to end

 

[Oneball]

600 grit all done. 800 to go

 

[Oneball]

Part way through with the 800. But there no rush as even with heating it’s going to be too cold in the garage to paint for a while

 

[Oneball]

Finished sanding primer.



and start cleaning



think I need another day at cleaning the garage

 

[Oneball]

Base on




got a run on one of the roof panels though

 

[philw696]

Looking Good from my end.

 

[2b1ask1]

I couldn’t do it, just cannot get bodywork to go well. Odd having been a detailer.

 

[Wack61]

I was talking to a guy at the company I drive for , they're running out of parts weekly because they all come from China
Last week they received their first container this year , they normally get 3 a month

Because of cv19 there's a shortage of shipping containers , they're all stuck in ports, the ships aren't leaving because they won't sail with empty containers

Last year to get a container China > UK was £1600 , now £10,000

That must've killed importing cars dead

 

[Oneball]

I couldn’t do it, just cannot get bodywork to go well. Odd having been a detailer.

I can’t stand it either, the only thing in the back of my mind is virtually every pro paint job I’ve had done there has been something wrong with.

I was talking to a guy at the company I drive for , they're running out of parts weekly because they all come from China
Last week they received their first container this year , they normally get 3 a month

Because of cv19 there's a shortage of shipping containers , they're all stuck in ports, the ships aren't leaving because they won't sail with empty containers

Last year to get a container China > UK was £1600 , now £10,000

That must've killed importing cars dead

One of the guys on the Vette forum bought a carbon splitter. Shipped here by one of those PO Box type companies that people use mainly for clothes and the like. The charges weren’t notified up front. After it arrived they took $1000 from his card for the shipping plus tax and duty on the $500 dollar splitter and the $1000 shipping

 

[Wack61]

A few years ago I sold something on ebay to a guy in mexico , it was only about £150, he paid shipping , the day he got it he wanted to send it back , nothing wrong with it, just changed his mind, OK but i'm not paying the postage , it'd cost him £30 to get it there, a few days later a DHL box arrives , £40 to send it back only it's got a customs and shipping charge attached because he's valued it at £150

I sent DHL proof it was a return and my property , it took 6 months to sort it out , about 15 emails, phone calls , eventually they agreed nothing was due

2 weeks later I get a final demand letter before court proceedings and bailiffs

**** me !!!!

I no longer accept international returns

 

[Oneball]

Between today’s meetings put some clear on

 

[safrane]

Should be finished by the end of your next Teams call!

 

[Oneball]

Should be finished by the end of your next Teams call!

Doubt it. Full on course tomorrow from 0900 to 1700 “this is an interactive course requiring a large amount of participation”

 

[TimR]

Looks alright on screen. Dont underestimate how much can be achieved with the final wet sand, cut & polish...!
Nice colour !

 

[Oneball]

Next bits done in base



Think I’ve fluffed the bonnet and got **** in the roof panel that I’d flatted back after getting a run in it last time. And the dishwasher just went bang ffs.

What an *** as the stuff from the start of the week isn’t bad

 

[Scaf]

Looks wonderful in the pics, am sure you will get there in the end - awesome skill from where I am standing, I can’t even spray deodorant

 

[Oishi]

Is this the look you're going for?