Audi A4 BAT - Quattro Project by Tom's Garage

[mgpdoc]

Some more

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSFdJz1gwKM"]Tom's Garage Audi A4/RS4 Project - Paint Prep - Sanding sessions - YouTube[/ame]

[mgpdoc]

So where were we . Oh yes. More bodyshop work done.

Let me put things in order. These days have mostly been about sanding and checking, sanding and then checking again, to achieve the perfect finish.
Both for the eye, but mostly for the hand.











Getting there







minimum amount of filler used, due to great bodywork, and I am very happy about that



Car prepped for primer







Now where did that fuel cap go . . . seriously . . .





I know it was here somewhere . . .



Nope, nowhere



Doors were also prepped



And primered



Ready for paint tomorrow



Given the chance, I decided to clean all the locking systems of the car

Rear ones



50:50





Happy with how they turned out like new

More to come tomorrow





Cheers

Mike

[AndreasL]

Love this build! Cant wait to see it painted!

[mgpdoc]

Some more progress from today .

It was mostly about final prepping of the body for paint, and painting the doors. in between I found the time to tackle some other little things, that needed my attention.

Like this. The IC. Which was tired looking

Here is a kind of 50:50 I did while cleaning it



I also cleaned the Mocal Oil Cooler



Good to go



Now, like I said, doors were painted



Here they are





Now where did that mark of their widening go . . .



Nope



Cant see it



Doors outside the paint booth - Yummy . . .



Now another thing I wanted to do was the following. Let me guide you through the photos

Removed the wheels - the Audi and the VW one



Leaving the car like this for a while





Before







During









And finally, afterwards, wrinkled/textured black







I know it is someone, no one will even know, or notice, however I am very glad it came out that way

I also started bolting parts on the car parts, getting ready for things to come







Sneaky pic of bumper with grille



Cheers, more to come tomorrow, hopefully, more paint.

[Zic]

Great work man.

[mgpdoc]

Thank you

[TeckniX]

The devil is always in the details, and for that my friend you're the most evil ]
It's true not everyone will notice, but those that will, will appreciate the build even more, like many of us here.

As you mentioned the work on the door is amazing, it's pretty crazy that you can't see much of what's been done to get them to work so well with the body

[BuFFyZA]

Its just amazing like TeckNix said, the level of craftmanship is astounding! Hats off to you and the team in the body shop!!

wow wow wow

[mgpdoc]

Thank you very much guys. Good to know you like it too

A video from the doors

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAO4fehWYRM"]Tom's Garage Audi A4/RS4 Project - Clear Coating Doors - YouTube[/ame]

[mgpdoc]

So, some more things done here and there, but mostly getting ready for the chassis painting.

Installed the new RS4 lip on the RS4 freshly painted bumper.

Used these oem plastic-bolt-clips



Bolted in place



Such a good-looking combo





Car got out of its parking spot for a ride



Where to you little FWD drag car ?



Oh that's where you were going . . .



To the booth





To give you a hint for the size of this paint booth, I can show you these pics







Seam sealer was applied where needed











And the inner parts were painted prior to the chassis painting





Then car was masked for painting









Clean job



More, tomorrow

Cheers

[mgpdoc]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpYqQgkT6qI"]Lights ON Please • Time 4 Paint - YouTube[/ame]

[mgpdoc]

Chassis is painted, and " W O W ", is all I have to say for the final result I saw in person.
Pictures dont it justice by any means, even without any rotary work on the colour at all .

Some first pictures from this morning.

Everything started very early to have a nice cool temp, due to being very warm these days in Greece.

Mixing stuff







Ready for unmasking













The artist is happy himself as well



In the middle of the B-Pillar the painting stopped.



Do you see any sign of it ?



Look closer



Such a nice technique. You can see it in the videos to follow

Outside the booth



For the assembly to begin



Or, maybe, it has already started.

More to come, cheers guys

[LCG]

I see it!

[mgpdoc]

[mgpdoc]

The first coat of paint of the three coats the chassis had

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtBAGgDOp88"]Tom's Garage Audi A4/RS4 Project - Chassis Painting - YouTube[/ame]

And here is the video of the second clear coat of the chassis. It is really interesting to see the technique used for the colour fade-out on the part not painted

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ha-8udQ_tM"]Tom's Garage Audi A4/RS4 - Chassis Final Clear-Coating - YouTube[/ame]

Hope you liked them. I am really happy the painter let me take those videos.