Sunday, May 13, 2007

Lovely white hardtop!

Epic job...Had reaction, rust, fibreglass, filler, dents...

Ended up using a litre of 2pack acrylic on it! Painted inside with a brush then sprayed, outside repaired, sealed, build primered, flatted, build, flat, reaction yuck! Build, flat, colour, tiny reaction! flat, colour, micro reaction, flat, colour and it was done!

I got a really nice gun finish using some cheapo self contained spray thing meant for doing small objects..Had to thin the paint alot for final coat, got a few runs, has been flatted out with 800grade, then 1500 graded..

It awaits a final polish with G3 cutting compound and a wax...Must say it'll kick the arse of the paint job on the car and the E-Type when done!

Like a piece of glass, not a ripple in sight...all the seamed are well sealed, glossy gutters...I'll ram some waxoyl in the internal parts after its finished.

Buffed a small area and its like a best finish I have ever seen :) All a bit OTT but I do like things right!





I will be adding a new rear window, simply bonded in with white adheseal, no screws etc like before...Also the new window will be pearled polycarbonate, it looks like a really mild pearl effect glass...Really cool! 3mm polycarb.

Really pleased, I bloody hate bodywork. I want the car to have all these odd jobs done before it hits the road!




2 comments:

Jony said...

daaaaaang thats puuurty! is there anything your BAD at!! apart from being fat? hehe ;)

David Powell said...

errmmmmm......lots of things I am bad at, just not when it comes to cars :D He who dares wins, or saves money anyway! £60 or so paint the lid in 2pack...Would have cost a fortune at a pro...It was foul.