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[cooperd70]

I think Ben's work and his threads are the best on here! As and when my car needs work it is only ever going to one person! ?

Edited by cooperd70, 23 August 2019 - 05:55 AM.

[Ben_O]

Thanks so much for the kind words. It means a lot.
Cheers
Ben

[Redjohnno]

Totally agree with cooperd70. Bit of a treck for myself, but when the Minyin is needing work no question about it. Will need to book well in advance though!

[Ben_O]

 

 

[JXC Mini GT]

Great work Ben (as always), nice choice of colour, is it a leyland paint colour?

[Ben_O]

Great work Ben (as always), nice choice of colour, is it a leyland paint colour?

Hi John. Thanks for the kind words.
The colour is not a Leyland colour. It's a new Aston Martin colour called flugplatz blue.its going to be paired with a white roof, mirrors, Cooper pin stripes, laurels and bonnet stripes with some black details
Cheers
Ben

[Ben_O]

I have been prepping the epoxy ready for topcoat the past few days.

I have done one panel at a time and not moved onto the next until I am satisfied with each. Its the best way to make sure nothing is missed.

Predictably there were a few minor imperfections that the epoxy had shown up which I sorted and spot primed with etch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I only had one strange issue which I have seen before but i'm sure this one wasn't like it before. Perhaps it was just fractured?

 

 

I welded it up

 

 

Getting close to top coat now.

 

Cheers

Ben

[Bobbins]

Mine has the same crack at the bonnet closure.

[Bobbins]

Looking at your last photo Ben, is there evidence of a crack beginning directly opposite the one you've repaired?

[Ben_O]

Thankfully no.

It's just a nick out of the edge.

Cheers

Ben

[Ben_O]

I Scotched up the stonechip and bagged up the shell this afternoon then topcoated the underside.

 

 

 

 

 

As the entire shell is now prepped, I shall re-mask in the morning and paint the interior of the shell.

 

Cheers

Ben

Edited by Ben_O, 05 September 2019 - 02:35 PM.

[Bobbins]

Wow!

[Daviewonder]

Nice.

[Ben_O]

First thing, I bagged the shell up again ready to paint the interior

 

 

 

And then painted

 

 

 

 

 

It can come off the spit this afternoon!

 

Cheers

Ben

[Ben_O]

And back off the spit ready to complete the paintwork next week

 

 

Inside the boot and engine compartment next

 

Cheers

Ben