Finally onto the most important job: Paint.
The day i chose to paint the car was suppose to be a cloudy yet very minimal rainy day. It happened so to rain first thing in the morning and by the afternoon it had become one of Perth's worst storms.
Getting to the hired booth in the morning required a trailer and the mini wrapped in a external car cover - which didnt do the best job. It did manage to keep majority of the water off but it still took a while to clean up then rub down with wax and grease remover.
My painter friend Trav, advised me to purchase a wet-on-wet primer that is flashed on just before paint. This helped fill in any small imperfections that i may of missed during the last rub down.
I decided to paint the roof and arches first - in black. Followed then by a quick bake and cooldown before colour.
The day i chose to paint the car was suppose to be a cloudy yet very minimal rainy day. It happened so to rain first thing in the morning and by the afternoon it had become one of Perth's worst storms.
Getting to the hired booth in the morning required a trailer and the mini wrapped in a external car cover - which didnt do the best job. It did manage to keep majority of the water off but it still took a while to clean up then rub down with wax and grease remover.
My painter friend Trav, advised me to purchase a wet-on-wet primer that is flashed on just before paint. This helped fill in any small imperfections that i may of missed during the last rub down.
I decided to paint the roof and arches first - in black. Followed then by a quick bake and cooldown before colour.
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The roof turned out beautifully, but im just a bit worried now about the future scratches.
Now onto the colour.
Getting all the panels to sit was a little tedious at first. We hung them from the roof with wires then tied them down to the floor with electrical cable. This worked rather well and had to be done since we were painting both sides of the panels at the same time and had a limited time frame to work with.
The final paint turned out reasonably well. Since i did the panel work myself i did notice a few imperfections afterwards. Probably not normally visible to most until pointed out. Another issue that Trav wasnt happy with was a bit of overspray on the body from when he was spraying the hanging panels. We have yet to, but will do a bit later, is buff out the overspray and any other scratches they may occur during build up.
If i were to ever paint a car again id be sure to:
- Paint the inside of the car separately to the outside
- Paint the car itself AWAY from the panels BUT still using the same mixed batch of paint (to ensure proper colour)
- Spend a few more hours on blocking and sanding (if i wanted to get a show room finish)
Lastly the car on the trailer, not yet strapped down, but ready to be driven back to the workshop.
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