12-03-2012, 07:59 PM
SRowell Wrote:Looks good! Massive shame that it opened and hit the garageI think my smooth boot was either stored dodgily or welded but it seems to have warped so it always looks open from one side!
Nah thatll be the adjustment in the hinges at the top of the boot. loosen them off a tiny bit and you can slide the boot around to adjust the panel gap. Try one side at a time first though. Oh and is its out at the bottom you can adjust the lock catch by slackening off the nuts and moving it too.
Ben Wrote:Nicely done. All those Meguiar's products must have cost a fortune! Was your peugeot black paint just a rattle can from peugeot? Will probably do my boot in the next few weeks. I did the old one but now using experience and this guide I should be able to do a much better job!Nah not really. About £7 a bottle. The 1,2,3 step stuff is still almost full and Ive had it 4 years or more and a bottle of gold class wax lasts me about 3 years. You use alot less of the more expensive waxes and IMO that makes the cheaper stuff a false economy.
The paint was actually Peugeot black from Halfords.
declantg Wrote:would love to smooth my boot over, but it would be difficult getting a colour match in diabloKezzer30 has just painted his whole boot and it looks to be a good match and thats diablo. ask him.
Niall Wrote:Hmmm I'm very tempted to do this to mine. Got 2 rust bubbles In the boot so would be rude not to smooth it whilst I'm there!Defo rude not to mate. If you want the rod making come over to mine cos i have spokes and know what im doing.