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On a side note, there's a red KP60 starlet (14sri) for sale on this week's HitAd! How awesome is that?!

Hey, does Anim8 do decal printing? Is there a minimum quantity?

The 'riced' Prius is like a confused vegetarian...

How's this for a fun 'JapBox'? KE70 Wagon KE70 Sedan (JDM) KP61 Starlet

Confused Sunny is confused!

Hi Davy, Thanks for the recommendation. I finished the trim yesterday; I'll be waxing it and fixing it back today. I'll add some photos today if the weather clears. Regards.

Amazing...How do you get these parts? Through post or sea freight? I've been very unlucky searching for those rare 'dealer options' (lace seat covers for one) even on Yahoo JP.

I'm impressed, man!

A. all of the above.!

Yup, very helpful. Thanks! I'm hesitant to use Brasso as it completely removed some of the black paint the last time I used it on this trim. Can you name commonly available brands of rubbing compound so I can look for some? I used to have Super Cut as well, but not anymore.

I've got a question, when you sand the black from the white letters, wouldn't the white become matte? I tried sanding a painted surface with 1500 grit sandpaper (using plenty of water) and noticed that the sanded surface becomes matte. What are your thoughts?

Great thread and I'm glad you'll be using three pedals soon! Keep this thread going! Regards.

That makes two of us! (I Love quad lamps as well) Are you planning on a complete rebuild (engine included) or just a cosmetic restoration? Keep us posted if you go ahead with it! Regards.

Looks good!

Sorry to hear that man! My car's days are numbered as well, but I'm going to hang on to it as long as I can. Let's not forget these are at least 24 years old now and prone to failures. Regards.

Thanks Davy! I'm cutting a stencil to fit around the letters so I can attempt to save this paint job. If it doesn't come out as planned, I'll just fix it and forget about the imperfections! My next mod would be those lenses I got a month back. I'll try dipping the old ones in a bucket of hot water as none of my friends want me to put car parts in their oven!

Good on you, Kumara! Is it a petrol or diesel 406?

Photoshop magic is too funny!

I'm back with an update- I always wanted to 'refurbish' the "TOYOTA COROLLA" trim on the tailgate for the longest time, but I couldn't detach it from the number plate lights so I left it at that. Last weekend I decided to try again and managed to unclip the lights to detach the trim. After sanding off some irregular areas and spraying the letters, I masked off the letters and sprayed the initial coat of black. Tried the second coat and to my horror the can spluttered obscene amounts of paint all over the surface and clogged up the can in the process. No amount of fiddling unclogged the wretched can so I threw it out in fury. (this TOA can was initially bought in March this year to refurbish the wheel caps and ironically the white no-name spray can which performed flawlessly is from 2009... ) Later I decided to sand off the built-up paint globs and buy a new black spray can to complete the job. After two decent coats it was time for the great unveiling (removing the masking tape from the letters). Turns out the cheap, crappy masking tape I used stuck to the surface and removing it caused the adhesive to stick with the black paint. One disaster after another! After several days of soaking the adhesive with ammonia-based window cleaner and scraping it off with a flat screwdriver, I managed to turn the disaster into a presentable standard. My 'weekend project' turned into two weeks' work! Here's how it stands now. I was going to spray one light coat of lacquer clear but doing so would make it look painted. (the original was polished black plastic with white letters) I'm still not entirely satisfied with the white letters and you can probably see the botched areas in the close-up shots I've attached. It looks decent from afar but I'll be seeing the imperfections each time I look at the rear end of my car! What do you think? Should I redo the white or leave it as it is? Close ups. Excuse the masking tape still on the rubber frame- Gross! Thanks for viewing! Regards.

Happy birthday, SN! Enjoy today.

LOL at the Transformer.... Hilarious!

Looks gorgeous but I like the Escort more! lol @Supra_Natural; Sure, I'll do my best. It's in Dehiwala and I after passing that house recently I'm inclined to think that it's a vintage MG.

Lol but I love the Le Mans picture. Replace those with three Porsche 917Ks to make it even better!

Beautiful work! I'm tempted to refurbish my wheels as well now! There's a vintage sports car(I'm guessing a late model Spitfire, but not sure) somewhere close to where I live. The owner has it covered up but it's too far gone to restore. (I think). I'll snap a photo covertly later on.

I've seen this LOLbus at the Dehiwala Junction on numerous occasions. I think it's a 163 route!