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Or a sharknose meeting without e9, e3, 2002, e21,e24,e23 and e28...

we're ready with the next step, not finished yet, but we're getting there:

We painted the engine bay (finally, what a pain that was) and the trunk.
Plus we put filler on the doorsteps + wheel arches + new exhaust cutout
So now we only need to do the outside of the car: so sanding, maybe some filling and then the final paint! until then, he're some pics





fresh primer:




and then the filler goes on


first layer:


and second layer, back is not perfect, but we'll see if we're going to fix it


this side is perfect


this side needs some work (sanding)


aaand its finished


looks dark, but thats because the photos are made with a phone.



we used the 'wet on wet' technique. Normally you spray the filler on it and after its dry you sand it first before you spray the paint on.
Now we used thinner filler + we sprayed the car right after. This saved us a lot of time, because we didnt have to sand the engine bay again (pfew)

Next update will be about finishing the car....finally!

Nice progress! Looking forward to see some detailed results on applying the wet on wet principle as this may be a brilliant solution for tough spots like the engine bay indeed!

When do you buy an e12!

@ jeroen: I will make some pictures when we are back at the car, while it was still wet it looked great! The idea is to us thinner filler so it becomes more smooth than normal. so 2 layers filler (first just a thin layer so the second layer can hold better) and then the same with the paint an the clearcoat, so 6 layers in total. And just let it dry for a couple of minutes (when the shine is off).

@ 323baur, what do you mean? or is it adressed to Jeroen?

here some more picks, while still wet:

Yup, i ment indeed jeroen.
Btw,massive big steps are being made!

323baur wrote:Yup, i ment indeed jeroen.
Btw,massive big steps are being made!

To bad this one is RHD...
http://www.munichlegends.co.uk/componen ... ew,detail/
It has been full restored by TONY
http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/88328?page=1

Very nice work you have achieved.

bmw e12 e21 wrote:

323baur wrote:Yup, i ment indeed jeroen.
Btw,massive big steps are being made!

To bad this one is RHD...
http://www.munichlegends.co.uk/componen ... ew,detail/
It has been full restored by TONY
http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/88328?page=1

Very nice work you have achieved.

wow, great project! thanks for the link

Top work there . Colour looks great, I can never get enough time in one go to go wet on wet in the garage, always end up spending ages panel wiping and setting up the following weekend.

Which products do you use? Upol? how much do you thin the high build primer by? 20%

The car is painted and i think we did a nice job... It is not a ten but i'm really happy with the result.
Here are some pictures...













And now we can build her up from scratch!

Nice work. I can't wait to see more building pictures.

Nice work .. can't wait for upgrades

Topjob!
Nice to see a w124 for whats it worth for...work.

haha yes indeed... Taxi or carrying a nice E12

It looks really nice! can't wait to see the finished result.