DAMSK11's Mk6 Fiesta Zetec S Build - SOLD. New Car.

[DAMSK11]

Split the lights tonight to spray the insides.
Going to do the grey parts in black and chrome rings in frozen white along with a few other bits and bobs.





Also sprayed the top and bottom grill in plastic primer too



Latest picture of the key hole in the boot

[DAMSK11]

Rubbed down the bonnet and boot today so they are both ready for primer



Also did some more filling up on bits and pieces around the car, mostly the front bumper



Also sprayed the rings in the headlights with plastic primer today. Doors are also nearly ready for primer too.



That dust though haha

[Baz]

I hope much prep work continues before paint after those pics!!!

[DAMSK11]

Update Time.
Rubbed down the doors again today, they're almost ready for primer now, also rubbed down the insides of the lights ready for primer.



I've also been focusing on the front bumper, getting it smooth and filling up all of the scratches and what not on it...





Picture of the light rings.



Hopefully be ready for paint soon...

[DAMSK11]

Not much of an update, but the front bumper is now ready for primer. Also rubbed down the drivers rear 1/4 panel and filled up a little mark. Other than that, the doors have been rubbed down again and are basically ready for primer. All i need to do now is the rear bumper and the car will be ready for paint.

[DAMSK11]

Update time... Car is nearly ready for paint now, managed to build up the panel next to the tailgate to make it look right



Also in the final stages of smoothing the doors now. Main part of the headlights was sprayed in primer the other day, other bits and pieces will follow soon, including the rings that go around the air vents inside the car and the ring that goes around the gear stick. These will be going white like all of the other rings from the car.

[DAMSK11]

Did a bit more on the car today, got the rear bumper so its nearly ready. Needs to be fitted now so I can finish where the cracks are and get the smoothed bits to feel right. Also finished off the damage on the rear wheel arch

[DAMSK11]

Test fitted the bumper yesterday, needs a couple of adjustments and then I need to make some brackets up to hold it onto the car...(was held on with cable ties previously)

When its fitted properly i can finish the cracks and the smoothed bits





Tried it with the diffuser to see what it will look like

[DAMSK11]

Put some filler in the bumper where the cracks were today and got it all fitted on properly.

[Predator_R32p]

Little top on cracks in plastic

First of all drill a hole at the end of the crack this will prevent it cracking and more, rather than using rivets try drilling holes either side of the crack about 2-3cm apart , V the crack out too, then a piece of sticky mesh on the back of the crack and whack some fibreglass in from the back so it squeezes through the holes and then smooth some on the front, sand it down and put some filler in and voila

Here's my bumper after hitting a rabbit

[DAMSK11]

Originally Posted by Predator_R32

Little top on cracks in plastic

First of all drill a hole at the end of the crack this will prevent it cracking and more, rather than using rivets try drilling holes either side of the crack about 2-3cm apart , V the crack out too, then a piece of sticky mesh on the back of the crack and whack some fibreglass in from the back so it squeezes through the holes and then smooth some on the front, sand it down and put some filler in and voila

Here's my bumper after hitting a rabbit

Learn something new every day. Cheers mate

[DAMSK11]

Rear bumper is now ready for primer and the doors will be coming off tomorrow to finish them and rub down the door shuts.









Opinions?

[Dan-Subtlem]

Looks ok tbh.

Like the rear diffuser.

Are my eyes playing tricks on me of in the last but one picture have you fillered over the masking tape?

[DAMSK11]

Originally Posted by Dan-Subtle

Looks ok tbh.

Like the rear diffuser.

Are my eyes playing tricks on me of in the last but one picture have you fillered over the masking tape?

I used the masking tape to keep an edge on the bumper. When the filler is rubbed down you pull the tape off and it leaves you with the edge that looks the same as the bumper

[DAMSK11]

Finished the back bumper today so that is now ready for primer. Also took the doors off to get to the door shuts and inside of the doors.
Also painted the black part of the headlights, just need to spray the rights white and they'll be ready to put back together.

[kizmo22]

it looks good dude, i like it! cant wait to see the finished product

[DAMSK11]

Did some work on one of the doors today and put part of the lights together to get an idea of what they will look like when they're done





Sprayed a guide coat of paint of the door to see the low and high spots





It didn't feel or look too bad so I ran a runny layer of filler over the whole thing to get it all the right height.

[DAMSK11]

Started thinking of ideas for my boot. I want to keep the sub but it takes up a lot of room in the boot so thinking of doing something along the lines of this



My sub is 4 inches high so i though about making a false floor and raising it around 3 inches and having the other inch being in the spare wheel well. Raising the floor will allow me to keep the spare wheel too.

Quick mock up



Failing that I might make a box up and fit it at the side of the boot against one of the inner wheel arches.

[DAMSK11]

Sprayed the centre console, air vents and air vent rings in plastic primer tonight





Also ordered the paint today, should be here friday so hopefully the car can go in for paint soon

[DAMSK11]

Sprayed both doors with primer today and the paint arrived