I thought it was about time I gave my Astra some loving having not been used since Sep 2021. The bonnet was showing signs of paint wear so I booked it in with my local painter in Nov last year. The damage is hard to picture but it started like this with a worn patch, yellowing blemishes and a scratch on the front edge.
I then removed it and stripped all the hardware attached to the bonnet before tucking the car back under its cover.
Popped over to see progress and was greeted with lovely fresh glacier white paint.
Collected the bonnet and the finish was perfect.
The bonnet was then left in my garage as I didn’t get chance to refit until earlier this month so all the hardware was cleaned up and refitted prior to bolting it back on.
Hardest part was getting the new Griffin sticker perfectly centred and 17mm up from the lower edge for anyone doing the same according to TIS documentation.
All finished and I’m very happy to repot its ready for some fun time later this year.
Huge thanks to Ben at Fleets Ahead, top job as always. They specialise in smart repairs but are more than willing to do my kind of job.
I then removed it and stripped all the hardware attached to the bonnet before tucking the car back under its cover.
Popped over to see progress and was greeted with lovely fresh glacier white paint.
Collected the bonnet and the finish was perfect.
The bonnet was then left in my garage as I didn’t get chance to refit until earlier this month so all the hardware was cleaned up and refitted prior to bolting it back on.
Hardest part was getting the new Griffin sticker perfectly centred and 17mm up from the lower edge for anyone doing the same according to TIS documentation.
All finished and I’m very happy to repot its ready for some fun time later this year.
Huge thanks to Ben at Fleets Ahead, top job as always. They specialise in smart repairs but are more than willing to do my kind of job.
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