Rover 827 Si Mk1

I brush painted the Jotun 87, messy, but effective and ensures i got into every crevice and seam. It can be sprayed, but its designed for airless spraying, proper industrial setup, but can also be thinned and sprayed in the conventional way. I did 2 coats.

I also did under the rear valance and across the lower front and rear edges of the car, as although these weren't rusty, i thought they might be vulnerable, so while i had the kit out i just did these bits too.



When that had gone off i did some seam sealing at the crucial places. I tried to replicate the factory seams as far as possible.



Then it was masking time. I temporarily fitted the new front wings. These had stone chip on them already, so i used the height of this to set the height that i then followed along the sills to the rear wheel arches. I set the height with the blue masking tape and then used masking tape with thin plastic sheet to mask of the rest. This was not easy as the wind has been very strong, it kept tearing and flapping about wildly. Got there in the end.



The stone chip i am using is UPol Gravitex, which comes in bottles, no mixing required, then you spray it with a shutz gun that comes in the kit. Depending on the pressure you can get real texture of just pretty smooth. I went for texture as i want the sills body colour, but want the textured finish and don't want the body colour coats to smooth it out too much.









I also shot some more on the lower sections of the new wings so the textures will match.



Now I'm just waiting for the wind to drop so i can do a second coat. This time i will attempt to get less on my face and arms as its a curse word to get off!