1982 Rover 3500 V8 Vanden Plas automatic.

[Lodein]

As allway Mark, a very good job, congratulation

Lodein

[Marc-827-Vitesse]

In the nicest way Marc, you never cease to amaze me. Just when i think you've done one fantastic bit of work, you come along with an even better thing! Keep it up, i enjoy being amazed like that!

Thank you so much for these kind words my friend.

Thanks Lodein!! Very happy with it.

[Marc-827-Vitesse]

The left rear footwell is done. All cleaned up and fitted again:

After this, the interior was fitted all again.

Painted a strutt that goes in the engine bay:

The scuttle panel almost together again. Only the wipers are missing:

Because i had to paint them. Did the rear one as well:

Primer:

Semi gloss black:

And complete. I put some cavity wax in the seems between the glas and bodywork:

Another detail attended to. The rims need doing in the future but the hubcaps were looking even worse. Work to do!:

Plastic primer:

Silver:

And then.... I was thinking about what next. Leave them silver, make the emblem itself black, grey and make the emblem silver (like original) or something else. On the internet i came across a blue SD1 2600 with the hubcaps in colour of the Rover badge. I liked it a lot! It had to be that. I coloured the emblems by hand and that was a satisfing and presize job:


Then a colleague applied 2K clear in the spray booth:


After all that work and messing with the old chap, it was time for a spa threatment! Wash, claybar and wash again:

Then i gave it a machine polish with compound and another wash to get rid of polish dust:



I realy like the hubcaps!!

Then i went home and put a fresh coat of wax on the bodywork!:






This car came a long long way and i am feeling quite proud!

[scoobyh123]

More excellent work Marc, i definitely like the centre caps!

A technique i've used successfully many times in the past, mainly on badges with chamfered edges but a silver front and black edges is to spray the badge silver with a few good coats of paint.

Once dry, spray with Matt Black (for the edges of the badges) then using a block of wood to keep the sandpaper/wet'n'dry flat, lightly sand the front of the badge to remove the black from the front of them, revealing the silver underneath.

This is surprisingly effective at creating the badges as they once were, a coat or three of clear lacquer gives them a nice shine and a bit of a sheen on the Matt Black edges.

Your work on the centre caps reminded me of this technique - i've not used it for ages though!

[Marc-827-Vitesse]

Cheers Dave!!

Ah yes i know that technique. My colleague showed me that with one of the centrecaps of my Rover 827 Vitesss. Worked well. But i must say i enjoyed to use my pencil and colour the emblem. Like a kid at school! Never grow up haha.

[scoobyh123]

Cheers Dave!!

Ah yes i know that technique. My colleague showed me that with one of the centrecaps of my Rover 827 Vitesss. Worked well. But i must say i enjoyed to use my pencil and colour the emblem. Like a kid at school! Never grow up haha.

There was me thinking i invented that technique 35 ish years ago! Didn't think anyone else knew!

Either way, you've done a cracking job on them!

[Marc-827-Vitesse]

Cheers Dave!!

Ah yes i know that technique. My colleague showed me that with one of the centrecaps of my Rover 827 Vitesss. Worked well. But i must say i enjoyed to use my pencil and colour the emblem. Like a kid at school! Never grow up haha.

There was me thinking i invented that technique 35 ish years ago! Didn't think anyone else knew!

Either way, you've done a cracking job on them!

You did! In your country! thanks mate!

[scoobyh123]

I'll take that as my claim to fame then Marc, thanks!

[820Vitesse]

Excellent work Marc, true dedication

[Marc-827-Vitesse]

You should Dave haha!

@ 820vitesse: thank you!

[Lodein]

You could be proud of yourself, Marc, your Rover 3500 V8 Vanden Plas is very beautiful with all the work you have done.

But, because there is a but !!! stop, our beautiful cars will be just acceptable comparate to yours !!!

Lodein

[Marc-827-Vitesse]

You could be proud of yourself, Marc, your Rover 3500 V8 Vanden Plas is very beautiful with all the work you have done.

But, because there is a but !!! stop, our beautiful cars will be just acceptable comparate to yours !!!

Lodein

Wow thank you Lodein! Big compliment. Haha well it is lovely now and i think it is almost done haha. No wories.