105 replies to this topic

[lawrence]

thats is a lovely colour
you need to get fusion components now, would go soooo well!
L

[ross k]

great work mate how did you find sparaying as im thinking of attempting it myself how many coats did you do also what size are your new wheels and what arches are they thanks ross

[l_jonez]

great work mate how did you find sparaying as im thinking of attempting it myself how many coats did you do also what size are your new wheels and what arches are they thanks ross

i found the spraying pretty easy, its the prep that takes forever, i give it 6 coats and it will have another 6 clear on top.

the wheels are 12x6 im not sure of the arches as i had them given to me

[l_jonez]

thats is a lovely colour
you need to get fusion components now, would go soooo well!
L

yep got some fusions for the rear shelf

[tadleysimon]

reminds me of my old car.......

[l_jonez]

not really much progress but got a few more things in primer last night





every thing was taken down to the metal and etched before primering.
only things to sort now is some new door skins which i hope to pick up at malven.

i would love to get paid for this spraying lark, just hate the prep work. already got 4 people offering me a decent amount of money to do theirs

[Teapot]

Fab job.

General question: when a whole mini is taken back down to bare metal, sealed & painted properly and rebuilt, how long will it stay rust-free?

[l_jonez]

i assume if there is no rust at all and the spray job is done properly you'll be looking at at least the same amount of time if not longer as when it was new, i could be wrong tho

i think it all comes down to how well its treated, i.e not going out on salty roads etc but this is my daily drive and a mini is there to be used not tucked away for winter but it will have a weekly wash and hose down to remove any salt etc

[l_jonez]

spray gun now fixed

so monday i primered the interior but it reacted so spent yesterday and most of today taking it all off and down to bare metal.

this evening saw the primer going on again and hopefully (touch wood) this time it will be fine





colour coats going on Friday then hopefully over the weekend the glass etc can go back in

[l_jonez]

managed to get the colour & lacquer on today which brings my whole time table forward a day





second pic is supposed to show the shine etc but hasnt come out, will take a better pic later

[minimaff]

Nice n GREEN .

[l_jonez]

tonight with the aid of the weighing scales i decided the old (electricity operated ,heated leather) seats wont be going back in as they weigh over 4 stone each

instead i'll be fitting some civic type R seats (technically from a VTi but the same design )



they allow me to use some 3 point harnesses aswell eventually i'll get the reupholstered but money is a bit tight at the moment

Edited by l_jonez, 29 October 2009 - 09:19 PM.

[Tim1970]

Looking very nice mate. Great colour
Look forward to seeing it all back together.

[MarkGTT]

Good work, its looking very impressive!

[l_jonez]

seats trial fitted today

they are alot narrower than i thought. few little brackets to weld up and their sorted, they are sitting about an inch lower since the pics which has made all the difference and the driving position is great, well for people of my size etc and im the only one who drives it