edk83
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Didn't damp it but I did Hoover it half to death about 4 times lol
It's come out pretty good, couple of runs on the b pillars that should polish but all the main areas are good, there is plenty on it!
I'm having a couple of days off now before I start on the doors. Painted the underside of the boot and bonnet today so the topside will get done same time as the doors in a couple of weeks. Driving it into the other garage will be nerve racking !
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qwerty
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Oh wow! Excellent work! You must be quite excited when you see it coming together like this!
Tom
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Utterly superb concept and the execution looks really good too. Glad it’s a Austin/BL/Rover mishmash rather than a drivetrain from a different marque. Superb work, following with interest!
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Sierra - here we go again! He has an illness, it's not his fault.
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edk83
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Nine hours masking pulled off in 20min, almost a shame! It's come out well, a bit of polshing needed when its hardend fully here and there but how far do I go? Started putting bits of grills back on, want to get the front spillter mounted but I really should crack on with the doors!   |
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Great job, great color, great car!!
I really like it.
I might have missed this but is this car road legal (-ish)?
Thanks
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Last Edit: Nov 6, 2017 5:56:42 GMT by rblote
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Ed - this is absolutely awesome. Top work!  |
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edk83
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Thanks man, just moved it into my single garage so we can paint the doors etc. Scary stuff, soft paint, tight doorway and no mirrors! Its staying in there for a couple of weeks to dry properly, the central heating pipes run though there  I'm looking into getting it an msa logbook but yes, it will be mot'd |
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moglite
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Painting a car after all that hard work is just the best - isn't it :-)
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1967 Morris Oxford Traveller
1979 Toyota LandCruiser BJ40
1993 Daimler Double Six
2007 Volvo XC70 2.4D
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edk83
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Painted up the back of the bonnet and boot lid  Started going through to the doors I have to find the best combination, looks like doormageddon in my garage at the moment!  |
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jamesd1972
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The blue one?
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vulgalour
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Blue car, blue carpet, blue jack, blue everything!
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That's exactly how i painted my car just with less light
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Nice work its looking great.
Dan
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Mind shedding some light on what type of paint you have used, and any specific equipment you'd recommend that a noob might not have thought of?
I plan to paint my Mini and Viva projects in my garage using celly as not too happy to play around with 2k
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Project Diary1975 Viva / 1988 T25 Camper / 1989 Mini / 1991 MX5 / 1992 Mini / 1994 Saab 9000 / 1997 Saab 9000 / 2008 Saab 9-5
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Blue car, blue carpet, blue jack, blue everything! You didnt spot the blue plastic bucket man! great results with the paint, but i love the colour anyway, glad you didnt opt for something else. The whole cars awesome |
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vulgalour
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... or the blue storage containers or the blue air compressor tank...
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edk83
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Yes everything is blue lol, painted with 2k solid colour. Mixed 50 / 50 with activator, sprayed with a gun and compressor. Little touches required like having a liquid collector on the airline but otherwise straight forward. We put plenty on so you get a nice rounded finish and it will always polish back.
Prep was just getting everything level and scuffing everywhere with pads, 2k drys quickly then takes about 2 weeks to harden.
Full overalls and good quality mask. There is an argument about having an air Fed mask but we don't paint that often.
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Hmmmmm.......paint to activator should be 2:1 so 33% activator. Bet it cured quick! Not so good for quality of paint though. Use less activator next time. You can also add up to 10% (good quality) thinners for a better finish - but be careful as it can cause runs more easily, I find about 5% thinners is a good compromise.
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edk83
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Sorry your right I must have breathed too much in lol. For the exterior I bought 5l of paint and 2.5 of activator, we did also add a dash of thinners.
The interior, engine bay, cage etc used 2l of paint and 1 of activator.
Used 3l doing the outside and still have doors and top of bonnet to do, 2l left and 1l of activator so I meant 2:1 lol
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edk83
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Nov 19, 2017 22:55:03 GMT
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This thing just keeps getting better and better.
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