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[megamini_jb]

The rear looks so awesome!

[minimk1]

The rear looks so awesome!

I love it too, I think it's my minis best angle, just looks right being deseamed and mk1 and brings that retro badass look. Also it should be the best angle amount of work that has gone into both the deseaming and mk1 rear lights

[minimk1]

Up adage of the small amount of work I have done today, went to Hastings and got stuck in traffic so got home around 6:30 meaning I couldn't do a lot, managed to 800 wet the whole rear end down, filled in large pin holes and and low spots but that was all, I was hoping to sand the filler back in the morning and then give two more coats but if the weather pans out anything like the forecast then spraying will be of the agenda,




Applied filler

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If it rains tomorrow then I will work on the drivers side and the bootlid, hopefully it doesn't come to that.....

[minimk1]

update 

 

finished priming most of the car only have the boot lid and roof left to do which means i should get the car in top coat tomorrow 

 

 

fitted my extended studs and space red drums

[minimk1]

[minimk1]

also extended my loom as I'm running it along the floor

 

[minimk1]

only allows certain amount of pictures in each post so rather than wasting my time uploading and then having to delete them i will spread them out, just incase anyone was wondering why i haven't done them all in one post 

 

 

have to sand the filler on the roof and finish my boot lid then primer both and its ready for top coat so no reason it shouldn't be in colour tomorrow 

[Ben_O]

Hi mate!

 

Looking good and looks like you are soon going to be ready for the final top coat.

 

Not sure if you noticed but your drivers side front wing has a massive filler edge right in the middle and will stick right out when painted.

I am not criticising, its just i have been watching you put all this hard work in and wouldn't want you to be disappointed once you have painted it.

 

Look forward to the bright yellow!

 

Ben

[minimk1]

You had me worried, it is just sanding dust I got the air gun out but I must have only hit the top if this pannel, pictures at the beginning of the post show it's okay, but good spot, could have saved me heaps of trouble, should be sprayed today, obviously the finish won't be showroom as I'm using a cheapo gun and a compressor that isn't really large enough and I'm spraying outdoors for the first time, as long as it looks respectable I will be happy

[Ben_O]

Ok mate, A good way to tell if you have any edges that might show once its painted is to wipe each panel over with plenty of panel wipe so its 'wet' This gives the primer a shine and then you can look down the panel and any ripples or edges that remain will show up really well.

It will give you a chance to sort any bit you might have missed before the top coat.

 

Thats a trade secret 

 

 

Ben

[minimk1]

Haha ta

I do this when I'm wet flatting back all sprayed up now though :) update tonight

[henri1972]

Ok mate, A good way to tell if you have any edges that might show once its painted is to wipe each panel over with plenty of panel wipe so its 'wet' This gives the primer a shine and then you can look down the panel and any ripples or edges that remain will show up really well.

It will give you a chance to sort any bit you might have missed before the top coat.

 

Thats a trade secret 

 

 

Ben

use white spirit it stays wet longer then clean with panel wipe trade secret from a bloke i know used to work for rolls royce

[minimk1]

in top coat so here are the pictures, its being 800 wet tomorrow all over then i will give another 3-5 coats of paint with a 25% paint 75% thinners ratio, for that ultra shine.

 

overal i am happy with the finish so far, there are a few bugs and bits in the paint and 2 runs but these are only minor things that will come out in the wet sand tomorrow, the car has a really good shine considering it was a 50/50 ratio mix and no flatting back has been done, it has had 3 coats so far. so excited by it,can't believe I'm this close to being finished. have been waiting so long to have my car in paint, has some reacting on the roof which i sorted all that needs now is a flat down and then its ready for some gloss black! this will be most likely next weekend possibly sunday if tomorrows weather is okay, however i need to get the paint first.

boot lid still needs to be sanded on the inside and there are some pinholes on the passenger door which need sorting but I'm well chuffed with it, for a first time spraying i think the finish isn't bad and I'm not even done with the paint yet, there are a few marks and 1 or 2 dents but i can live with that, it will be a daily, not a show car. i have never restored a car before and have learnt everything for the first time that i have done along the way anyway here are the piccys&nbsp;</p>
 

 

Edited by minimk1, 06 June 2014 - 08:24 PM.

[minimk1]

 

that shine out of the gun 

 

 

 

looks lush with mk1 lights on, there  there not bolted in yet so may not be sitting right in the pictures, but you get the idea 

 

[minimk1]

 

now in the garage for the first time with paint on 

 

I'm pleased with how the deseaming turned out 

 

that is all until tomorrow, paint has been a big step in the resto of this car and it shows that it is all coming to the end of the resto build....