Small amount of restoration...

[fallingoffalot]

New wheels on front with new 185/65R14.

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[mike202]

Wheel arch looks rustproof for a few more years. Get the hub caps re chromed maybe?
I think the chrome looks nice [emoji106]


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[fallingoffalot]

Just went out for a quick spin, and apart from the hub cap flying off on the first corner it was lovely and smooth and quiet. Worth spending the extra on the Michelin.

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[67panel]

Tidy, cant beat a smart set of rims

 

[fallingoffalot]

Temp spray booth ready for the first coat of high-build primer.

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[gninnam]

Or - are you a serial killer on the side !!!!

 

[Coda]

Nice. Whereabouts in Glos are you?
(Not wondering if you’ll spray my bus! :mrgreen: )

 

[lemur]

Or - are you a serial killer on the side !!!!

:lol: :lol: yep, I totally thought 'Dexter' too

L

 

[fallingoffalot]

Lol, my Mrs said exactly the same! I am never spraying another thing.... I'd forgotten how time consuming the masking is, I've done this exact job before and probably said the same then.

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Coda, I'm in Cheltenham, more than welcome to pop round of you're local, I've got all this week off.

 

[gninnam]

Joking aside, it is a pain.
I remember doing the same to my garage when I resprayed the pop top.

 

[matty74]

Can’t wait to see the results ... hopefully the Kronenbourg has worn off before you get your gun out ... spray gun that it [emoji6]


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[fallingoffalot]

Done the primer today, turns out it's quite a big job!

Also found a dent.

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[fallingoffalot]

Finished the paint, now for a bit of flatting.

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[Coda]

What does 'flatting' mean? Is that just a term for sanding?

 

[fallingoffalot]

Yeah I guess so, using wet, 1200 grit then 2500, then polish. I'm getting better at the spraying bit, the smoother you can get it from the gun, the less flatting needed. The roof is massive!

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[Coda]

Do you use a machine, or have you done it all by hand?

 

[sparkywig]

Flatting is just taking imperfections off and keying the surface for another coat of paint using wet and dry and water, with a drop of soap or detergent.
Sanding usually means taking all the paint back to bare metal without water.

 

[fallingoffalot]

I've got a machine, but the disks seems to get clogged quicker, dispite plenty of water, it's marginal as to whether it's actually quicker or not. I may get it on the roof as there's loads to do, we'll see.

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[sparkywig]

It's quicker to flat by hand, as you've found with the discs clogging. You need to keep dipping the wet and dry into the water quite frequently.

 

[fallingoffalot]

OMG this is so much work!!

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