What Have You Done to Your Cougar Today?

Technically speaking, what I did to my Cougar yesterday:

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I've been wanting one of these grills for a while, and I love it. Thanks again Dick (y)

Now, where can I get one of those cool Mercury tailgate badges?
 
Fed up of her offside rear causing her to go peg-legged at an increasingly frequent rate. Finally got the lip of the rim restored and buttered. £10, my friends.

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Tinted my rear lights yesterday.
They looked amazing today, till I laquered them and it reacted :oops:
Gotta do it again now, waiting for more tint spray to arrive.
 
Spent all day underneath tidying her up, good spray of ACF50 and undercoating prior to mot next week.
 
discodaddy said:
Tinted my rear lights yesterday.
They looked amazing today, till I laquered them and it reacted :oops:
Gotta do it again now, waiting for more tint spray to arrive.
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Did it pull in and crackle? If so, the last coat of the tint was too wet still; the solvent in the lacquer causes the tint spray to flow.

Oh, and your avatar is giving me nightmares. It looks like Dame Edna had a threesome with John Wayne Gacy and Pennywise. Dude. Seriously.
 
I left it overnight, gave it 24 hours to cure.
Flatted it off with a bit of t-cut.
Then the laquer made it go weird and pulled like you say.
I can only assume there were bits of t-cut left, even though I buffed the hell out of it, even wiped with a damp cloth to be certain.
Next time I'll leave the tcut till after the laquer coating unless you suggest otherwise?

That avatar does look a bit weird.
It's from the tv show "check it out: with DR Steve Brule"
Might have to change it as its creeping me out too...
 
discodaddy said:
I left it overnight, gave it 24 hours to cure.
Flatted it off with a bit of t-cut.
Then the laquer made it go weird and pulled like you say.
I can only assume there were bits of t-cut left, even though I buffed the hell out of it, even wiped with a damp cloth to be certain.
Next time I'll leave the tcut till after the laquer coating unless you suggest otherwise?

That avatar does look a bit weird.
It's from the tv show "check it out: with DR Steve Brule"
Might have to change it as its creeping me out too...
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Don't use anything on it Geoff, nothing at all between coats. You should be perfectly ok to spray on the laquer after the tint has dried to the touch but for the first couple of coats make it very light, like flashing the can across so you only get fine mist on there. Try to go for a shine with the first coat and the laquer WILL melt the tint.
 
Alan strike again, stunning peice of work!

Before
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After
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I just need to find a way to take a couple of mil off the mount to bring the exhaust a little higher... any ideas?
 
Glad you got it fitted Ricky. It looks like that left pipe needs moving out left a little to even things up. I know it's a bit "Golden Shot" but now it's fitted, you could also lift the tailpipes a little. (y)
 
Pid_16V said:
Glad you got it fitted Ricky. It looks like that left pipe needs moving out left a little to even things up. I know it's a bit "Golden Shot" but now it's fitted, you could also lift the tailpipes a little. (y)
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20170411_190955.jpg I did sort them out just uploaded wrong pic :)

How can I lift the exhaust? The mounts I brought have left it this low? New mounts maybe?
 
Pid_16V said:
Don't use anything on it Geoff, nothing at all between coats. You should be perfectly ok to spray on the laquer after the tint has dried to the touch but for the first couple of coats make it very light, like flashing the can across so you only get fine mist on there. Try to go for a shine with the first coat and the laquer WILL melt the tint.
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So that's where it all went t**s up...
Cheers for the guidance :beer:
 
Rickysmith189 said:
View attachment 7709 I did sort them out just uploaded wrong pic :)

How can I lift the exhaust? The mounts I brought have left it this low? New mounts maybe?
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Heavy duty tie wraps? I've used them before to good effect but keep the rubber hangers in place.

discodaddy said:
So that's where it all went t**s up...
Cheers for the guidance :beer:
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(y)

Btw... Today i got my completely depessurised aircon regassed.
 
Pid_16V said:
Glad you got it fitted Ricky. It looks like that left pipe needs moving out left a little to even things up. I know it's a bit "Golden Shot" but now it's fitted, you could also lift the tailpipes a little. (y)
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His exhaust is welded, not clamped. He can go up and down, but outward adjustment isn't happening.
 
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