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[RossKnight]

Might be interesting to keep an eye on this just out of curiosity

 

http://www.ebay.co.u...id=663352407810

[ToM 2012]

Trully inspiring work. Just finished reading the whole thread and to see how far along you have come. Wow. Keep it up. You're almost there.

thanks mate just waiting for parcel shelf to be repaired and then ile make a start on the rear bulkhead its getting there now im chuffed with how its turning out thanks tom 

[ToM 2012]

Might be interesting to keep an eye on this just out of curiosity

 

http://www.ebay.co.u...id=663352407810

cheers ross if i had the money and space ide probz bid on it all my money is going into this one to try and finish it. thanks tho 

[RossKnight]

It was more just a way of seeing how much it goes for pretty much at the stage you're at haha

[ToM 2012]

ile keep an eye on it mate i hope it goes for more lol thanks tom 

[Minilegs]

Did I read correctly in that someone else is repairing your parcel shelf ? A man of your calibre you would have walked it 😃

[ToM 2012]

yes my mates repairing my bootlid bottom section and parcel shelf for me to much for me to repair while i am busy preparing the car for paint.. cheers tom 

[Minilegs]

Good idea tom. But I think you should do them to give me a chance to catch up haha but I think you may have won already !

[ToM 2012]

lol its no race mate we will have them done this time next year tho??  ive hit a wall tho as i need the money now to pay for a full paint job or do i paint it my self and save a £1000 plus? 

[Minilegs]

Know what you mean about money wall! I've got to raise lots more funds yet, as I still need a few big panels and such before I even get to paint stage. Luckily though for me, I have a good friend who is painting mine for me.
On a plus note, my back panel turned up today from m machine, with a few little other bits. One step closer to getting a roof back on mine hahah

Tom, I seriously think you should paint it yourself, I know if I didn't have a mates rates paint job lined up, I would be doing mine myself!

[Jared Mk3]

Give it a bash yourself. You'll only gain another skill, so go for it.

[Ben_O]

I KNOW you will be able to paint this well Tom

[ToM 2012]

ile give it ago cheers lads 

[Daz1968]

You can always have a go and start with underside and interior as you will get practice there. I have found hb body 989 epoxy 2k high build primer is very good and as no isocyanate doesn't need airfed it can be over coated with cellulose or 2k top coats I went for 2k gloss but equipment to do a good job isn't cheap but I have another few projects to do, the high build will also give you some practice so then you can decide if you want to do the top coat.

[tractor]

ile give it ago cheers lads 

Might as well mate, absolute worst case scenario if you mess it up you'll just need to flat it back and just get someone else to blow it over.

I painted mine using cellulose paint and I put about 7 or 8 coats on over a few days, that gave me enough thickness of paint to flat out any orange peel and still leave loads of depth for future polishing if needed.

Trac