I stripped and primed the tailgate. Ground off most of the paint using a 24 grit sanding disc. https://i.imgur.com/en03AZXh.jpeg I had the whole tailgate brushed with phosphoric acid jelly then I wrapped it in plastic wrap for a couple of hours, before a wash and final sanding and priming. Rolled it...

I painted my car the weekend before this one. Been away a week and got back on friday, I had a fresh look at the tailgate again and the orange peel was just too much to live with. But I put down a lot of coats so should be no problem color sanding it down. https://i.imgur.com/nLHbkxgh.jpeg https://i...

I welded up a new rear exhaust https://i.imgur.com/bfsDfRTh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/pGGFWdSh.jpg I filled up the groove under the window with sikaflex instead of putting in a new trim piece in. This is supposed to work better at keeping crap out and no metal inside the trim to rust. https://i.imgur....

New front rotors and pads, also new CV joint on right hand side. I got another for the left side, but for some reason I got a 36mm nut on the right and a 32mm nut on the left. I cannot get the 32mm nut off because my socket isn't deep enough. Need to buy a new one. https://i.imgur.com/rlXds4Xh.jpg S...

I'd like something that lasts on par with the originals, that's why I'm thinking of spray paint and 2k clear. Now I tried the same inverse effect on the others and in daylight I am kinda digging this look. https://i.imgur.com/3Tnrce2h.jpg They're wet here so looking blacker and shinier, I like that ...

I clear coated the badges last night, used 2k clear and I painted it on with a brush in order to get a thick layer of it. It smoothed out real nice, no brush marks at all.

Gave it a wash and now I don't want to drive it and make it instantly dirty again. https://i.imgur.com/MA0C1ZZh.jpeg Near the right rear fender is the last bit of rust too that'll need welding, but I'm gonna just convert the rust and put some paint over it and do that next summer. Think the car coul...

It's a true PITA to remove, I used various small pliers. I then derusted it, painted it and filled in the groove with sikaflex.