Brooky

Well, I've started the paint process, front valances and spoiler are all one piece now, blended nicely, had to be done while all bolted to car, looks really smart but can't upload pic. Next is bonnet, underside too, I took the outer black coating completely off as there was spidering of rust areas and flakey non bonded patches, the epoxy 2k primered it 👍

Ah thanks 👍

🤔 has inserting pics changed can't seem to do it?

It was ok, bought a new LVLP top pot gun, miles less over spray cloud, only sprayed at about 25psi, my suction gun you wouldn't be able to see anything lol

Hooraaaaay finally got the inside primed and painted. On with the prep outside 😎

I have a Clarke 200 litre quiet too in the shed next door to garage. Great all rounder for the sandblaster, painting and air tools, got it on a vat free day but machinemart don't seem to be doing them at the moment

After my GT6 is finished, I've a mini in waiting to do, same thing though a sunroof hole that I hate. Anyway I'll just make a panel, they're not massive holes, use butt clamps all way round and take time mig welding and using a wet rag to stop distortion, bit by bit, same as I did on the full front roof edge of my GT6. Inevitably it will require a skim of filler then epoxy primer and high build 2k primer but results are good.

After a good half day flatting/keying, Etch primed, seam sealed, gravitex overpaintable stone chip/ sound deadening 😎

Two T shirts, a jumper and thicker overalls, thermal socks and an aerobic mat to kneel or stand on, you soon warm up and costs nothing 🤣🍻😎

Would it be best to buy some octane booster reading the above? I use it in my Toyota IQ daily driver, it has made a difference and it cleans the internals, wouldn't know what difference to an old carb motor it would make. It was 26 quid for a litre, I use 30ml per tank or thereabouts

Yeah I might give that a go, but it is acrylic primer so shouldn't absorb water. The data sheet says it's very easy to sand so yeah, dry try first cheers 😎👍

After 1k epoxy, I used 2k filler primer, 3 thick coats, now ready to guide coat and wet block sand the roof 😎

Finally fitted the upper windscreen roof lip, took some time to weld the ends and grind/polish the roof rail to fit

Hi Dave, it seems to have had various dents in the roof, filled etc, and I've also had no option but make up a whole front of roof and weld various rot holes in the roof, the plastic sound deadening under the roof lining keeps condensation under the roof skin on these, they won't be going back in lol

Cheers Matthew, just do it when you can and don't give up 😎