Boot Flush tips

1. bez_vtr L-plater Joined: Dec 2005 Stafford Posts: 77 saxo vtr

   #1 21st February 2007, 22:37

   Anyone got any tips for smoothing out a welded plate and getin the perfect finish for a boot flush ?
   
   Also anyone know how much it would cost for a full respray matt black ?
2. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

   #2 21st February 2007, 23:25

   full respray if you strip the car prior to going into the bodyshop it would cost a lot less around 500 - 600 id say
   
   as for the flush boot its been asked a million times do a search
3. vts165 Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2004 gosport nr portsmouth United Kingdom (England) Posts: 903 phase 1 saxo vts

   #3 22nd February 2007, 08:49

   the bodyshop i get to do all my spraying would do acomplete respray, door shuts and everything for £650 and they would do all the stripping...........
   
   its cost £250 to flush my boot, it had a plate welded in and expanding foam put in the inside so the new bit of metal wouldnt flex then fibre glassed and fillered and it still looks brilliant and it was done a year ago.........
4. bez_vtr L-plater Joined: Dec 2005 Stafford Posts: 77 saxo vtr

   #4 22nd February 2007, 21:35

   cheers,thanks for the info
5. Recovery Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2006 Dunstable Posts: 2871 Lowww 172

   #5 22nd February 2007, 21:36

   Ive got a picture on my computer here mate, give me two minutes..
6. Recovery Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2006 Dunstable Posts: 2871 Lowww 172

   #6 22nd February 2007, 21:39

   Hope this helps..
   
   
7. Connor_scotland Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2006 Inverness - Scotland Posts: 8294 4th Impreza of the year - 391bhp - Audi S4 Avant,

   #7 22nd February 2007, 21:54

   1 tip
   
   Dont let a blind man do it.. will result in a non smooth boot
8. Recovery Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2006 Dunstable Posts: 2871 Lowww 172

   #8 22nd February 2007, 21:59

   Very true ^^
9. Connor_scotland Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2006 Inverness - Scotland Posts: 8294 4th Impreza of the year - 391bhp - Audi S4 Avant,

   #9 22nd February 2007, 22:04

   My 1st smooth boot was done by a fool and looked like the Himalayas(sp)
10. Strikevts Established Member Joined: Jan 2007 Uttoxeter Posts: 1519 Mk2 Cammed VTS

    #10 22nd February 2007, 22:20

    LOL connor thats one way of putting it.
11. bez_vtr L-plater Joined: Dec 2005 Stafford Posts: 77 saxo vtr

    #11 23rd February 2007, 13:17

    cheers for the advice but my mate whos welding the plat on is doin it on the front , because the less body filler is beta because i have got 2 powerfull subs which will crack it,his 106 gti he did it the way the picture is and it kept crackin and fucked up, prob him but thanks for your help,i onli just started looked at the forums and glad i did , there well handy
12. bez_vtr L-plater Joined: Dec 2005 Stafford Posts: 77 saxo vtr

    #12 23rd February 2007, 13:19

    plus the hole is huge so take up alot of fibre glass
13. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

    #13 23rd February 2007, 13:29

    thats the way id do it, weld a plate on in the recess leaving a bit of room to apply the filler
14. TitanSaxo L-plater Joined: Feb 2007 Barnsley Posts: 49 Citroen Saxo Furio 1.4

    #14 20th March 2007, 19:46

    yeah i bought a pre smoothed one and theyd just filled the whole with filler and it sunk, now mines got expanding foam to fill the hole then a plate welded over the top then i very thin layer of filler to finish it off
15. bez_vtr L-plater Joined: Dec 2005 Stafford Posts: 77 saxo vtr

    #15 21st March 2007, 13:16

    kool,iv had a plate welded on now and a mate from a body shopin cmin rnd sat mrnin to do it for me as it pissed me of and he gettin another mate to come rnd in his truck which is full of proper hard exspanding foam, he thinks will get it dwn before i go wrk on sat ( at 12 ) so lets c wa hapens
16. mattchewone Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Nov 2006 West Sussex Posts: 5769 Passat Oil Burner

    #16 21st March 2007, 14:21

    The holes arent that wide could you not weld the hole shut by welding an edge of the hole and building it up to cover the hole then sand down and use filler to fill any small parts. Or would that not work at all?
17. brianS Established Member Joined: Oct 2004 adelaide Australia prev. maidenhead (England) Posts: 1866

    #17 21st March 2007, 15:57

    applying that much filler and fibreglass as in the diagram above would be pointless, it will just sink and crack over time. plate on the outside is the best way
18. mattchewone Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Nov 2006 West Sussex Posts: 5769 Passat Oil Burner

    #18 21st March 2007, 19:38

    Could someone post a pic or drawing of what it looks like with a plate on the outside?
19. bez_vtr L-plater Joined: Dec 2005 Stafford Posts: 77 saxo vtr

    #19 21st March 2007, 21:23

    
    
    
    
    the pics abit fuzzy bt thats what mine looked like when it was dne
20. mattchewone Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Nov 2006 West Sussex Posts: 5769 Passat Oil Burner

    #20 22nd March 2007, 08:49

    Is that for the smoothing over the number plate, sorry i thought this was about the holes from the badges lol. Quick question whats the best way to fill those holes.
21. saxowestcoastvtr Newbie Joined: Apr 2007 cornwall Posts: 12 mk1 saxo westcoast 1.4i peco duplex exhuastx2 an a

    #21 1st May 2007, 15:18

    fill up the in dent wid filler then weld on a metal plate over the top smooth out wid sander and filler job done that what i do in my garage.its called sax`d up south west i just modify saxos been open 2 years nows cambourne cornwall look me up but only if ya got a saxo any model cheers.a bootsmooth will cost only £35 pounds at my garage
    
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22. Ma5on Established Member Joined: Dec 2005 United Kingdom (England) Posts: 1417 Saxo Derrrr LMAO

    #22 1st May 2007, 15:49

    mint do u post ect ?? also link dont work!!
23. sexii_vtr_lad Newbie Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 8

    #23 19th June 2009, 12:41

    [QUOTE=bez_vtr;1022297]Attachment 4262
    
    
    
    the pics abit fuzzy bt thats what mine looked like when it was dne[/QUOTE ]
    
    
    look at the state of that should of bought a nova m8
24. Dan-Subtlem Forum Section Moderator Joined: Aug 2006 Westgate on Sea/Bexley Posts: 17223 Series 1 Rallye

    #24 19th June 2009, 13:06

    this thread is over 2 years old noob.
25. user_27114 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2008 jarraaaaaaaaaa Posts: 3580 Mk2 16v VTR + Nitrous

    #25 19th June 2009, 13:55

    [QUOTE=sexii_vtr_lad;3424768]

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by bez_vtr Attachment 4262 the pics abit fuzzy bt thats what mine looked like when it was dne[/QUOTE ] look at the state of that should of bought a nova m8

    nowt wrong withs novas, even been in a turbo'd reptop nova? Wow, see ya policeeee ha