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[slyoldfox2001]

well i have just told my old man about my imminent ambitions and he reckons i am mad.
we are both doing mini restoration projects and he has decided to go with the professional job and pay £700
it will be very interesting to see how mine compares and we mustnt forget that mine cost nearly 90% cheaper !!!!!

[Retro_10s]

GOD I THOUGHT WE'D LOST THIS THREAD ALONG WITH TMF VIRUS!!! phew!. anyway,...just remember, Iv'e said it loads now, but if you spend ages on prep, get it perfect, it'll be VERY nice finish, and of course any help you need can probably be supplied form me or anyone one else attempting this.

You lot have been really nice to me about my progress, my fave comment being 'Holy googly moogly!' so Here's a little pic to wet you guys appetite a little more, (plenty of pics of my progress earlier on in thread too) I got the first coat on the front end yesterday, second coat is now on and I'll get pics up of the flatted back and third coat tomoz. looking good, goes on fibreglass lovely!

*is it just me or can noone post pics???*

** right, all my progress, until i can post up pics again are here www.freewebs.com/michael-jones sign my guestbook you scrooges!

Edited by Retro_10s, 10 August 2006 - 10:48 AM.

[Xiao_Bin]

just thought i'll put it here for you

looks good

[Retro_10s]

I don't know how you add pics anymore!!!!!! I've got a picture of the fourth coat on but can't add it! GRRRR

Edited by Retro_10s, 12 August 2006 - 07:16 PM.

[Bungle]

use photo bucket or immage shak

[Xiao_Bin]

I don't know how you add pics anymore!!!!!! I've got a picture of the fourth coat on but can't add it! GRRRR

I have an FTP account somewhere to upload photos

[clubman katie B.F]

any news on this fascinating topic?

[Barnett]

any news on this fascinating topic?

Hear hear!!???

[steveobennet]

the people demand pictures!

[Tomm]

I am looking to repaint my car with a roller and i have been thinking of gloss black but i have heard it will be very hard to get a nice finifh with this colour? I was woundering if anyone else thought this or it was just one person saying it?

Tomm

[mini-mad-dan]

i think the only problem with gloss black is that it shows up imperfections in the body work, distortion from impatiant welding or small dents, and im thinking of using gloss black on my roof with a tangereney orangy coulour, this roller painting is the perfect way for students! my old man also thinks ive gone insane but we will see, we will see retro_10 thank you!

EDIT: ohh i forgot doing this in the winter autumn will the car need to stay heated or will it take longer?

Edited by mini-mad-dan, 24 August 2006 - 12:31 PM.

[Retro_10s]

SORRY FOR MASSIVE DELAY OF ME POSTING! been on hols gigging round devon!

anyway,... lots of pics to come once I start painting again (monday) so i'll keep you all updated no worries!


When painting the car.... as long as it's in a garage... i don't see the problem in the winter.,.. my garage saps heat from the house and is warm like the rest of the house.

I think rustoleum gets dodgy below 5 degrees.

you lot are so supportive of my progress etc. i'll get eye candy up soon for you. lol.

Pic of 5th coat on front incoming tomoz morn...........

[Tomm]

yeah i think im going for either- Gloss black roof and arches, and a trafic red body. Or all gloss black and go for the stealth look.

I think the black and red is the favorite at the moment although id love a all black one, i think it will look mega sexy with my miglia arches and superlites with black centres, and red carpet and red bits here and there.

Tomm

[Retro_10s]

right here's two pics I took this morning having got back from devon yesterday. I applied the 5th coat of paint before leaving, and on inspection... it's VERY hard now. so, ready for wetsand and 6th coat.

The front is still not quite ready for painting yet, small things like the holes for dzus fasteners and the headlamp fixings on the N/S aren't drilled, buht i'll do those soon.

Paint's looking good. gonna roll out the car tomoz and have a proper look at what i've done in the sunlight and the get wetsanding what hasn't been done.

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[bananaman]

Flippin 'ell Retro, when I read the title for this thread I thought I'd be looking at a grass track racer or someones old Rat style Mini, instead we've got a car that looks bloody brilliant.

My hat's off to you mate, you've done a great job, and I might add, probably opened alot of peoples eyes to the idea of roller painting their cars. (I know I am going to do it now, I have the time, the space and the tent to put Scrappy into.)

Just need to find the paint here in Germany.

You should talk to the Mini mags once you are done, I am sure they will love to see your results and maybe even get you to do a feature on how to do it properly for all to see. (Make you famous, lol)

Tony