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Rabsters Daily Driver Nissan Stagea RS4 Turbo!!!! - Rabster - 08-06-2021
so stage one of the new work consisted of stripping the bits i didnt need off the car and then prepping the new bits and the car ready for the transformation to start
Bonnet
![[Image: IMG_3654_zpse99896d6.jpg]](http://s332.photobucket.com/user/Rabster_2008/media/Stagea%202013%20Paint/Stage%201/IMG_3654_zpse99896d6.jpg.html)
Bumper
![[Image: IMG_3657_zps7325ceb0.jpg]](http://s332.photobucket.com/user/Rabster_2008/media/Stagea%202013%20Paint/Stage%201/IMG_3657_zps7325ceb0.jpg.html)
Rear Doors
![[Image: IMG_3665_zpsd13bc62f.jpg]](http://s332.photobucket.com/user/Rabster_2008/media/Stagea%202013%20Paint/Stage%201/IMG_3665_zpsd13bc62f.jpg.html)
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Front Doors
![[Image: IMG_3667_zpse42ad7c4.jpg]](http://s332.photobucket.com/user/Rabster_2008/media/Stagea%202013%20Paint/Stage%201/IMG_3667_zpse42ad7c4.jpg.html)
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Car Reassembled ready for more primer including door shuts
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Rabsters Daily Driver Nissan Stagea RS4 Turbo!!!! - Manpanzee - 08-06-2021
What colour are you going for?
Rabsters Daily Driver Nissan Stagea RS4 Turbo!!!! - Rabster - 08-06-2021
Now it was time for base coat
Rear Bumper
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Spoiler
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Tailgate
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Bonnet
![[Image: IMG_3706_zps5498b5a7.jpg]](http://s332.photobucket.com/user/Rabster_2008/media/Stagea%202013%20Paint/Stage%202/IMG_3706_zps5498b5a7.jpg.html)
Side of car
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Random Plastic
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Rabsters Daily Driver Nissan Stagea RS4 Turbo!!!! - Rabster - 08-06-2021
now for the lacquer
Wing Mirrors
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Side Skirts
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Wind deflectors and other parts
![[Image: IMG_3755_zps66d02052.jpg]](http://s332.photobucket.com/user/Rabster_2008/media/Stagea%202013%20Paint/Stage%203/IMG_3755_zps66d02052.jpg.html)
Tailgate
![[Image: IMG_3744_zpsc2a0cee7.jpg]](http://s332.photobucket.com/user/Rabster_2008/media/Stagea%202013%20Paint/Stage%203/IMG_3744_zpsc2a0cee7.jpg.html)
Tailgate area
![[Image: IMG_3737_zps084f84c7.jpg]](http://s332.photobucket.com/user/Rabster_2008/media/Stagea%202013%20Paint/Stage%203/IMG_3737_zps084f84c7.jpg.html)
Bumper
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Bonnet
![[Image: IMG_3717_zps97e425e2.jpg]](http://s332.photobucket.com/user/Rabster_2008/media/Stagea%202013%20Paint/Stage%203/IMG_3717_zps97e425e2.jpg.html)
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Side of the car
![[Image: IMG_3702_zpsb7eafaf3.jpg]](http://s332.photobucket.com/user/Rabster_2008/media/Stagea%202013%20Paint/Stage%203/IMG_3702_zpsb7eafaf3.jpg.html)
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![[Image: IMG_3695_zpse94075e1.jpg]](http://s332.photobucket.com/user/Rabster_2008/media/Stagea%202013%20Paint/Stage%203/IMG_3695_zpse94075e1.jpg.html)
Rabsters Daily Driver Nissan Stagea RS4 Turbo!!!! - Rabster - 08-06-2021
next step was to flat the lacquer and give it a polish this does however show where you didnt put enough lacquer on as im no professional i did cut to far on a few bits and have had to redo some bits but we all have to learn
so here it is after the 1st cut and buff
![[Image: IMG_3817_zps53119eb0.jpg]](http://s332.photobucket.com/user/Rabster_2008/media/Stagea%202013%20Paint/Stage%204/IMG_3817_zps53119eb0.jpg.html)
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Rabsters Daily Driver Nissan Stagea RS4 Turbo!!!! - Rabster - 08-06-2021
then i had to go away for a while so the car was left like this
![[Image: IMG_3821_zps886187b6.jpg]](http://s332.photobucket.com/user/Rabster_2008/media/Stagea%202013%20Paint/Stage%205/IMG_3821_zps886187b6.jpg.html)
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Rabsters Daily Driver Nissan Stagea RS4 Turbo!!!! - Rabster - 08-06-2021
First of was to give the car a full polish before applying branding
![[Image: IMG_4145_zps10cca23d.jpg]](http://s332.photobucket.com/user/Rabster_2008/media/Stagea%202013%20Paint/Stage%206/IMG_4145_zps10cca23d.jpg.html)
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Rabsters Daily Driver Nissan Stagea RS4 Turbo!!!! - Rabster - 08-06-2021
a quick polish up with the G220 and some Decent polish it was then time to apply some branding for the shows
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Rabsters Daily Driver Nissan Stagea RS4 Turbo!!!! - Rabster - 08-06-2021
during the spray session the wheels got a bit of over spray so it was time to give them a new lease of life but being wolfrace wheels they are not worth refurbishing professionally so i gave them a quick going over to see what they would look like
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Rabsters Daily Driver Nissan Stagea RS4 Turbo!!!! - Rabster - 08-06-2021
then it was time to re assemble the car
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i put the wheels on the decide the Green had to go it just didnt look right
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with the car almost nearing completion and all dirty work out side the car done i installed the aero catches as well
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