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[stuart bowes]

Good to see you back at it

Don't forget the little threaded blocks that get tacked on the back side where the shock brackets go on

[Viktor]

Received a few goods this week.

 

 

I have a busy weekend with events, but will try to start the panel prep. Paint likely to start next weekend, exciting!

 

Cheers.

 

Victor.

[Viktor]

Good to see you back at it

Don't forget the little threaded blocks that get tacked on the back side where the shock brackets go on

Hi Stuart,

I'm not sure if I follow. Will you be able to send me a photo or explain it further? Don't want to miss anything!

Cheers.

Victor.

[stuart bowes]

I don't have a picture to hand right now but in the last picture previous page, inner wing, below where your spit is bolted to the tower mount,,

Two holes where the shock bracket bolts on at the bottom

There needs to be a little block tacked on the inside there where the two bolts go on

https://www.ebay.co....mYaAmCtEALw_wcB

Not those ones though they're well expensive

Just thought I'd mention it before you start with any paint

Edited by stuart bowes, 06 October 2024 - 11:08 AM.

[sonscar]

On the front inner wing there are captive nuts on the inside to fasten the front shock mounting bracket to.They are approx 4 cm by 1 cm and have two tapped holes in them.Steve..

[Viktor]

Hi Stuart and Steve, thanks for the comments. Now I know what you meant. I do have the original bolts and captive nuts that came with the car. In my car on one side they were tacked to the inner wing, but loose on the other side. I'll make sure they are in place before start painting that area.

Cheers.

[Viktor]

I started on the paint to the underside, didn't get too far but at least managed to get the boot floor primed.

 

First I cleaned the whole area with the panel wipe twice, to make sure it was free of dust and other stuff.

 

 

Then I prepared the room before start painting. Garage door full open and a fan to enhance ventilation.

 

 

Next I put all the PPE in, before mixing the paint with the hardener.

 

 

Then I started painting applying the primer with a brush. Not the best finish but good enough for this part of the car. I managed to get into all small spaces with the brush, to ensure the paint gets between the joints. After a couple of hours going over the area 2-3 times, the result is quite good (in my opinion).

 

 

 

That was it for today. I'll try to paint the car floor next week, following the same technique.

 

Cheers.

 

Victor.

[colinf1]

Great step forward Victor! Good to see you with proper PPE on too!

Are you going to stone chip the underside?

[Viktor]

Cheers Colin, yes that is the plan. I will seal all the seams and then I heard Gravitex is a good option to put on top of the primer. It can be painted over in the final colour (green) for the result I'm looking for.

 

Very excited about getting it painted, it is a big milestone!

 

Victor.

[Viktor]

Back to the garage again to carry on with the primer on the underside of the car. I cleaned the floor with wipe panel and got it ready for more paint.

 

 

Then I used the brush to cover the sills and the tunnel so I can reach to all small areas.

 

 

 

The plan was to use a roller for the floor pans, but when I tried the roller was leaving a lot of residues behind, so I decided to bin it and continue with the brush. After a while I managed to get the whole floor primed.

 

 

 

Next week I'll go into the wings and part of the engine bay. After that, I will seal and the seams and then it would be ready for Gravitex.

 

I was looking at electric paint guns on Amzaon / Ebay, it seems they do the job just fine. Perhaps not for the exterior, but good enough for the underside?

 

What are people's thoughts?

 

P.S. I have limited space in the garage and can't really have an air compressor...

 

Cheers.

 

Victor.

[colinf1]

Can the gravitex be applied by spraying? I know most use the gravitex gun to get the orange peel effect, but I think it spits it out rather than a fine mist from a spray gun...

Are you doing gravitex then colour or just going tinted gravitex?

[Midas Mk1]

Looks like you’ve used high build on bare steel? you really want to be using epoxy or etch first, primer that’s zinc rich.

[Viktor]

Can the gravitex be applied by spraying? I know most use the gravitex gun to get the orange peel effect, but I think it spits it out rather than a fine mist from a spray gun...

Are you doing gravitex then colour or just going tinted gravitex?

Hi Colin, I need to do a bit of research on Gravitex and how better to apply it.

 

The plan (initially) is to seal all the seams, apply gravitex on its colour and then the final colour (Brooklands Green).

[Viktor]

Looks like you’ve used high build on bare steel? you really want to be using epoxy or etch first, primer that’s zinc rich.

Yes, that is what I found out on other forums as well. However, I already bought the product and started applying it, so not going back. I'm sure this, although not ideal, it is better than the factory paint applied in 1976.

Thanks.

[gaspen]

Well, well... I am not sure that a high build primer is what you need on the floor 

 

High build primer gives a thicker layer which they use to fill the little imperfections on the body and you can sand it for a smooth surface.

 

The 1st layer on bare metal should be 2k epoxy or etch primer, followed by the stone chip protection