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[Foxy10]

Today i got the bonnet finished and ready for paint (minus flatting)
pics





thanks for looking

[Foxy10]

DRUMROLL PLEASE!!!

the paint arrived this morning


i got the front and bonnet wet flatted


and the 1st coat on both



i put it on a bit too thick so itl need quite a bit of flatting but overall im happy with how it came out
loverly orange peel

loverly shinyness


thanks for looking

[E-Tizzle]

do you not have a separate colour for the undercoat?
and what parts are you painted black?
i think you said you were roller painting it, is it easy?
how long do you have to wait before you can wet and dry and then recoat?
how many coats do you need?

(that was a lot of questions, sorry bout that)

considering its the first coat it looks really good, nice and shiny!!

[Foxy10]

do you not have a separate colour for the undercoat?
and what parts are you painted black?
i think you said you were roller painting it, is it easy?
how long do you have to wait before you can wet and dry and then recoat?
how many coats do you need?

(that was a lot of questions, sorry bout that)

considering its the first coat it looks really good, nice and shiny!!

1. no you dont need an under coat although i surpose if u started with 1 solid colour underneath it would look better erlier on, if that makes sence
2. im painting the roof black and mabye cooper style bonnet stripes if i cant find them for a mk1 bonnet
3. the rolling is pretty easy but i imagine the sanding is going to be hard work. the reason im doing it this way is cost. iv not spent over £100!! including prep.
4. depending on the wether about 2-3 days i think but you can wet and dry between every 2 coats if you do a good enough coat (mine was too think so i will have to flat after this coat)
5. iv seen people do between 6-10 coats so il just see how it goes

[E-Tizzle]

cheers
good luck

[Foxy10]

today i painted the 1st coat on the back


still a bit too think but geting better


thanks for looking

[Foxy10]

Tonights update: THE ROOF

im really happy with how this came out its a bit thin in a few places but the majority of it came up as a mirror finish!



shiny

thanks for looking

[Foxy10]

last couple of days progress

fixed a few things on the sides



4got the after pics but im sure u can imagine what they look like
cleaned up the door apature



also i got a 2nd coat on the front, back, bonnet and roof and a 1st on the drivers side








goin back out now to sort out and hopefully paint the drivers side door

Thanks for looking

Edited by Foxy10, 01 September 2010 - 04:18 PM.

[Foxy10]

i didnt get any more painting done but i got the rust at the bottom of the door fixed




i also started making some new door cards as my old ones are a bit knackered


all comments welcome

[Foxy10]

iv bin over to a friends tonight an he got his magic metal melter on the a-panel and sill corner he did a great job an also welded up the old mirror holes so once again thankyou very much chris

car built back up

1 with the mk1 moustach

and the welding

found out today that i have 18 days left to finish this so its gona be tight :s

thanks for looking

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Dont be offended by this comment, but i think its the perfect recipe for a rat look Mini Looks really cool, especially considering the budget that you're limiting yourself too.

Well done, and the paint looks pretty cool.

[Foxy10]

haha well that not reli where i am goin with this especially with the bright colour, it will hopefully be alot tidier by the time iv finished

cheers

[Foxy10]

update time

gave the bonnet a 3rd coat and finished all the bodywork on the passenger, but the weather wasbt reli gud enough to paint anymore :/

[E-Tizzle]

do you think the top coats are eventually going to cover the primer patches on there.
how may coats have you put on so far?

looks nice ans shiny tho!!!

[Foxy10]

yeh its geting quite close now, the bonnet has 3 coats on it now i recon 2 more coats an it'll be a solif colour. it would be less if u were putting a darker colour over a light colour but im doing the opposite. the roof has pretty much full coverage so will probs only need 1 more coat

cheers