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Round peg - square hole

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Round peg - square hole

Postby Hamish » Tue Sep 17, 2013 11:08 pm

So there I am, at home, bad back - need to do some fettling, but daren't get under the car in case I can't get out. Think hamster, think...

Ah-ha... let's get creative and spend no money in the process. Time for a sitty down job.

Take one centre console - bit tatty, one tombstone that has been hacked by careless previous owners out of car 19, and some tumble drier bits. Last year the tumble drier broke, so Mrs H decided...she wants when of those condensing type. Result, that means I didn't ahve to drill a hole in the wall to fit an extractor. The bits I bought previously from some diy place cost the princely sum of ÂŁ3 - a blanking cover thingy and a hole... with inflation, the lacklustre economy, I guess they are worth nowt now :)

Add some nuts and bolts and......

...let's get busy.
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Hacked tombstone from constant radio removal...let's prep this with some sand on some paper
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Let's prep the blanking plate (square thingy with hole), mask the console, and mark where the things will go:
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Carefully cut using luck and find that it lines up perfectly... glue in place with a hammer
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Done!
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Get some old paper and with a dirty finger do the old primary school brass rubbing technique... on the square hole
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Cut out with scissors and fit in place:
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Turn it over and draw..
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Result, we have drawn a circle
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Cut out the hole and test fit again
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Hmmm.... distance between the top and the plate is 6mm....
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Think..... ah-ha, some thin laminate flooring cut-off will be perfect :)
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Let's get jiggy wit it...
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After you have cut off the ends of your fingers and dried the blood, you can test fit your flooring..
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Waddya know... perfect....
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Test fit your hole and make sure your hole is where it should be..
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We're gonna need some lovely addictive smelling P38...time to flare the nostrils...
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Fill your crack!
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Whilst that ^ is drying, fill your other crack...
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Whilst they ^ are both drying, trim your ring...
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Test your hole..no reason, just test..
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Sand....sand like the wind...
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Fill your crack again... lot of crack filling going on here....
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Be sure to keep your immaculate work area clear at all times...
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Sand...sand like the wind...
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Test your hole again and draw some little circles... you are going to drill some new holes next to your big hole...
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Holes drilled..
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Now time to prep - not forgetting to sand smooth your little cracks... you can use a hammer to prep, but I would recommend meths.
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Prep your other bit....
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Go to the other end of your workshop and prepare for action. For this you will need clear base plastic primer...you must do this as this plastic is old... like really old, like ..anyway, spray your plastic primer all over - err, the plastic.
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Allow to dry and realise the temperature is dropping, dampness will likely ensue, all the hard wotk will go to waste and you will ahve to start again...so move indoors, preferably a hamster cage.. and now prime, prime like you mean it, prime like it's.. err, just prime the things...
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Now paint...paint like you mean it, paint like you never painted before.... now here's the technique. One light coat. WHilst that is still wet, apply another light coat. DO this from a distance of approx 12". This is important as you will see. Allow it to dry (touch dry) now give it another coat, this time heavier. Allow that to go tacky...now you need to.........................shoot from the hip. From approx hip height, spray a powder coat all over the things... this too is important as you will see.
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Move to a safe area (bonnet of you five will do perfectly) it's no worry here cos this is yet to be resprayed..
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Now whilst that ^ is drying, go on a mercy mission to the shops for the missus, call RS and tell him the text message you sent did not mean use drink to clean the engine bay, but Persil and Gunk...umm, long story...

Right now we are back...let's have a coffee and check this out... ooooh, nice factory kind of finish...woop.
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Now wait for the missue to go to bed, and move indoors to workshop number 3 - the kitchen. It's wise to move here as there is beer stored and food.

Now it is time to aluminiumise (made up word) your ring....to match your KGWorks cluster...
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Now we are going to need our bolts...these match the same type used on the cluster...all very feng shway...
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...and there we have it - a retro ring...a retro gear stick surround...with a nice textured, very hard finish. This will get a dusting coat of matt lacquer tomorrow, doesn't need it, but it adds a layer of extra protection.

Job done... :) I thankyou...and cost nothing :)
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Now I will make a new round black leather gaiter... tomorrow perhaps :)
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Re: Round peg - square hole

Postby DavesBRG5 » Wed Sep 18, 2013 5:56 am

That man has skillz me thinks! :bow-blue:

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Postby Mazda Mender » Wed Sep 18, 2013 6:44 am

I hate being off ill, as you end up climbimg walls, when your active, it is hard to switch off, i feel your pain :wink:
Nice work Hammy :handgestures-thumbup:
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Postby steffydog » Wed Sep 18, 2013 7:04 am

Wow!
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Postby Barn1e » Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:11 am

I am impressed! Did you use special paint for the plastic/vinyl, or is it regular car spray paint?
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Re: Round peg - square hole

Postby Hamish » Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:30 pm

Plastic primer was the base - this is a must, without it, normal paint or even plastic paint will chip off easily. The plastic primer means you can use just about any paint you want.

I followed the primer with matt black plasticoat.

Here is the panel finished... it will illuminate from the back... will make some coloured transparency.

Started also making my new radio panel... this will house a retro style radio - well an amp - all you will see are some buttons. There will also be a retro analogue clock and two toggle switches.

Need to finish making the new light and hazard panel - this will also house two toggle switches.

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and with the console...
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Postby paggers » Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:25 pm

All I can say is ... wow! Very creative and very nice result.
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Postby Pincherrn » Fri Sep 20, 2013 10:43 am

Brilliant. Fantastic attention to detail.

Very talented.
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Postby Hamish » Fri Sep 20, 2013 1:49 pm

Here is my new radio panel part way through fabrication :)

Some things to do to it yet, including an aluminium finish...

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Postby flea » Fri Sep 20, 2013 1:56 pm

:handgestures-thumbup:
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Postby Hamish » Fri Sep 20, 2013 7:09 pm

Done.....

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Going to keep the brass surround on the clock as it compliments the cluster ;)
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Postby Hamish » Fri Sep 20, 2013 7:12 pm

The stereo knobs will be changed tho... for knurled telecaster knobs... (that's a guitar btw)
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Postby Tangoman » Fri Sep 20, 2013 7:34 pm

Very nice! :text-goodpost:
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Postby flea » Fri Sep 20, 2013 7:42 pm

What like this type H ?

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Postby Hamish » Fri Sep 20, 2013 8:03 pm

flea wrote:What like this type H ?

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:handgestures-thumbup: Yep, exactly like them mate :)
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