MINI'S PAINTING TIPS NO1

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MINI'S PAINTING TIPS NO1

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Dont get half drunk and decide to paint your van....NOT a good idea..
Stay tuned for more painting tips..Cheers Mark
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Hahaha. Got any pics to accompany that suggestion?
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Maybe you could give tips on "getting drunk", stick to what your good at :lol: :lol: :lol: , Trev 8) .
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What colour did you decide on Mark?? :roll:

Bet it was Tooheys Red!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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PMSL :lol:
Can't wait to hear your next tip & i'll be sure to hide the beers from Rohan & Ron on the next paint job.

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Hi all, Will have more tips on painting tomorrow when i look at it sober :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: Cheers Mark
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holy crap how bad must it be if it looks bad while drunk :shock:
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ratbox wrote:holy crap how bad must it be if it looks bad while drunk :shock:
Well said Rat....

This has to be awesome - get the pix up mini, i promise i'll look at them drunk and give you an honest opinion....

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Re: MINI'S PAINTING TIPS NO1

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minifbvan wrote:Dont get half drunk and decide to paint your van....NOT a good idea..
Stay tuned for more painting tips..Cheers Mark

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FB MAD wrote: Bet it was Tooheys Red
That may not be to bad - but if it were XXXX Gold then it would be crap :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Thought you were going to work on the Pig?

Come on you should be sober enough now to put up some pics....

Nothing a few hours of sanding can't fix I'm sure. :shock: :lol: :lol:
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Well its not as bad as i thought it was.....Good from about 5 feet but dont look to closely.. THE COLOUR IS SUBFRAME BLACK...LOL
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Post by matchew »

i dont get it whats the problem :?: if its about it being one colour then that doesnt matter as i like it better that way
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Its got quite a few runs in it .. i didnt use undercoat..i spilt beer on it..so on so on..BUT it does look good from a distance..Cheers Mark
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well if its anything like us the beer wont matter :lol: :lol: :lol:
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