Post your 480s' pics!

98kellrs · Post by **98kellrs** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 11:38 pm

That looks amazing mate, top notch job in the engine bay too!

clubman_dan · Post by **clubman_dan** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:34 pm

two more of mine!
i washed it today and put another layer of wax on it.
even more shiny!

also started cleaning the engine bay, pics soon...

crispy-d · Post by **crispy-d** » Tue May 01, 2007 12:35 am

Is there an easy way to get rid of the 'orange-peel' look in paint, or is it the way it came from factory? I never know if it's meant to be like that. Also all those horrible swirl marks - other than machine polishing, can they be removed? Is there a special wax or polish? That's looking very, very shiny by the way. As do the others earlier on! Nice to see cars being looked after.

98kellrs · Post by **98kellrs** » Tue May 01, 2007 8:03 am

Those swirl marks are surely due to not hosing the car off properly before washing?

clubman_dan · Post by **clubman_dan** » Tue May 01, 2007 8:36 am

swirls have to be machined off, you can get polish with fillers to mask them but the only way to really sort them is machine.
i think there is nothing you can do about orange peel

since it is a defect in the paint underneath the lacquer no you will never get rid of it unless you machine polish all the lacquer and half the paint off! or get the area resprayed.

98kellrs · Post by **98kellrs** » Tue May 01, 2007 11:31 am

I was gunna ask if anyone had actually bothered to re-spray their 480, then remembered Goldilocks

catgroom · Post by **catgroom** » Tue May 01, 2007 9:25 pm

@Dan Yes you can remove orange peel matey!

I removed quite a lot on my Paris last year.

You need some 240 grit wet and dry.Rub sparingly,ooer,so that you take off a little at a time.Wipe the area with a rag and keep checking your work.

Then,use an orbital and some T-cut or non-coarse Farecla G-whatever compound to buff.

The results were excellent!

Steve

clubman_dan · Post by **clubman_dan** » Wed May 02, 2007 8:24 am

wicked! i thought there wasn't anything that could be done, i am not daring enough to take the wet and dry to my car though!

pol · Post by **pol** » Wed May 02, 2007 9:29 am

That depends if the orange peel is below the laquer or not. It can probably be improved by cutting back the laquer though.

It probably has had bits re-sprayed.

I had to return mine to volvo garages a few times as their spray job wasn't good enough. Still isn't perfect.

pol

bigdickbuster · Post by **bigdickbuster** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 11:50 pm

http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... 342os0.jpg

My sweetie after washing and waxing

Daniel480 · Post by **Daniel480** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:31 pm

DaKyy · Post by **DaKyy** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 2:51 pm

Daniel that looks absolutely gorgeous! Never been a big fan of that colour but must say that looks stunning.

Daniel480 · Post by **Daniel480** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 4:01 pm

I think the Volvo 480 range doesnÃ‚Â´t have a bad color. Dark Green is classic, white looks very sporty

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Red · Post by **Red** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 4:29 pm

the last photoshoot before stripping...

pa.chab · Post by **pa.chab** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:11 pm

before what?

Captain Crunch · Post by **Captain Crunch** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:22 am

Here is my newest purchase; 480 turbo -92
I love the colour "Lavender Metallic"
Is it the same as on Murf's turbo and Clubman_Dan's?

David · Post by **David** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:05 pm

DaKyy · Post by **DaKyy** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:21 pm

esta · Post by **esta** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:50 pm

i love your 480 dakyy....

bigdickbuster · Post by **bigdickbuster** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:26 pm

Wow

Looks excellent