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[kit352]

Looking good Ben.

Did you ever sort out the bonnet fitment we had talked about?

[Ben_O]

Looking good Ben.

Did you ever sort out the bonnet fitment we had talked about?

I had been waiting for an e mail back from you regarding the bonnet but I'm guessing now you may not have received it?

I need to email you on another matter so I'll include these details in that later.

Cheers

Ben

[kit352]

Ok. Sounds good.

[Ben_O]

I'm pretty much ready for primer now

 

 

I applied some filler around the n/s/r lamp as it was a bit mishapen and already had been filled. This will level everything off

 

 

 

Just need to prep the front and rear valances, rub down the spot of filler on the back and it can be masked up for primer.

Plan is to prime it in the morning, prep the removed panels whilst the primer cures and then swap them round and prime the panels in the afternoon.

 

It should be painted next week!

 

Cheers

Ben

[Ben_O]

Prep complete so into the booth for a mask up

 

 

 

 

 

And out

 

 

Cheers

Ben

[kit352]

Looking good Ben. I really got to lower that back end though.

[Ben_O]

I agree! 

Needs a set of hi-los on it ideal

 

Cheers

ben

[Ben_O]

I have spent most of the day flatting the primer ready for paint.

 

 

 

 

And then of course, sealed up the wing to scuttle joins

 

 

 

Cheers

Ben

[Ben_O]

I've been busy with prep work to get the Neon ready for paint. Lots of sealing up etc.

In between that, I have been getting the panels ready to paint also starting with this door which was the worst..

 

 

I attempted to sand the paint but its all chewy and kept clogging up the sanding discs. It doesn't appear to have been activated correctly.

I ended up using some synstrip to remove the layers of paint and primer which revealed the original paint

 

 

And then after a sand, we have something that we can work with

 

 

This is the paint I removed with the synstrip

 

 

I applied some topcoat to the inside repair areas to finish those off

 

 

 

And painted the sunroof frame satin black as it was previously body colour

 

 

Then I masked up and painted the roof

 

 

 

Its nice to see some clean smooth paint going on it at last.

The reason I painted the roof separately is so that I can concentrate on the rest of the body separately. It can get a bit tricky doing it all together especially as the car sits quite high right now making it awkward to reach the entire roof without brushing against the sides of the car.

 

Cheers

Ben

[kit352]

Looking good Ben.

[Ben_O]

Another one finished!
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.theminifo...f-wight/page-26

 

A pleasure as always

 

Cheers

Ben

[KTS]

good to see you're fighting fit again Ben ! welcome back  

[Ben_O]

Cheers pat :)

[the.stroker]

Nice one Ben.
Good to see you up and around again mate !

[Ben_O]

Cheers dan