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Post by mlswansea on May 8, 2009 21:56:01 GMT 1
 Well after lots of umming and arring I've decided to take the bull by the horns and Do It Myself  , bought the paint, primer, laquear and sundries plus new paint gun, I figured that if I can buy all that for half the price got to be worth a go. Been about 13 years since I last sprayed a Mini  but that one was OK so here goes. At the mo she is BRG but not for long, planning for next weekend, Friday night start and finish by Sunday with luck. I'll post the pics and horror stories after the mid life crisis event. Gonna be emotional. Pics of the new arrival will be online soon aswell hopefully. 
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Post by Phil J on May 8, 2009 22:01:10 GMT 1
Well worth doing it yourself mate, any faults can be sorted in your own time , Have you decided what type of paint you are going to use? I would recomend 2-pack but just make sure you get yourself a decent mask |
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Post by mlswansea on May 8, 2009 22:14:08 GMT 1
yes mate, all 2k and got my army respirator for spraying, I like two pack cos you can flat it back and polish it, a bit more forgiving.
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Post by Phil J on May 8, 2009 22:15:23 GMT 1
You are sorted then Any hints on the new colour ? |
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Post by mlswansea on May 8, 2009 22:20:22 GMT 1
don't want to give it away but needless to say it aint BRG
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Post by mlswansea on May 8, 2009 22:21:04 GMT 1
but it is slightly metallic
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Post by Phil J on May 8, 2009 22:21:17 GMT 1
Aww thats not fair  |
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Post by welshjosh on May 8, 2009 22:22:57 GMT 1
Metalic blue (Y)
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Post by mlswansea on May 8, 2009 22:27:14 GMT 1
 Lets just say that its not the normal mini shade, its nothing special like flip paint. I'm happy with the choice.
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Post by Phil J on May 8, 2009 22:28:20 GMT 1
Can I have a sneak preview ? I'll bring my wet and dry with me ;D |
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Post by mlswansea on May 8, 2009 22:35:53 GMT 1
;D Might need a lot of it, hopefully there wont be as many marathon competitors as London |
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Post by mlswansea on May 16, 2009 22:25:59 GMT 1
well its bloody hard going as I'm still prepping the body, hope this pays off, will start again at 0700 in the morn
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Post by taffy1967 on May 17, 2009 0:38:31 GMT 1
well its bloody hard going as I'm still prepping the body, hope this pays off, will start again at 0700 in the morn So you're not going on the L2BR then?  |
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Post by mlswansea on May 17, 2009 21:51:17 GMT 1
SHOULD HAVE GONE TO L2B  Disaster struck with the basecoat, had a reaction in a few places and paint blistered, a bit confused now, was it because my primer coat was too thin in those areas as it was coincidence that they were the areas that had been flatted more than the rest? One patch was like crazy paving . Won't give up though, barrier coat of some description me thinks. Was going so well. I must have been bad in a previous life or maybe the heated discussion incident with a Taxi driver is the cause Will soldier on. |
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Post by boycie101 on May 17, 2009 21:58:48 GMT 1
you can buy a neutraliser i believe from paint shop as can have a reaction due to too many coats of paint, if it just a small patch i have manage to apply undercoat + then add heat to the painted area straight away with a large type halogen lamp as this speeds up drying time which i learnt from of internet.
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Post by mlswansea on May 17, 2009 22:02:47 GMT 1
thanks for that bit of info, will give it a try as I do have a large infra-red lamp as seen in paint shops. ;D
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Post by boycie101 on May 17, 2009 22:06:31 GMT 1
basically apply paint 1 hand + heat in other straight away + 9-10 times does work aslong as it only small areas where primer needs to be applied
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Post by taffy1967 on May 17, 2009 22:55:01 GMT 1
Well I've heard that the L2BR was a bit wet this year and there were terrible traffic jams at both the London end and at Brighton. Quite a few enthusiasts are unhappy that they didn't get to leave Crystal Palace until well after 12.30pm due to the organisers causing more mayhem by trying to break the world record for the number of Minis in a convoy. Plus the rubber speed humps caused even more anger, even though parts of it were later removed so the Minis didn't get damaged. Oh and does anyone have any news on Irish and Phil? I've heard there were lots of stricken Minis and lost souls at the side of the road on the way to Brighton. To be honest when we went last year, our mate (who's taken part loads of times) had us park outside Crystal Palace to beat the traffic jam and then we took an alternative route (the long way around) to beat the traffic entering Brighton. But we did enjoy the day, even though it's highly unlikely that we'll ever do it again. |
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Post by mlswansea on May 25, 2009 22:12:15 GMT 1
Well what can I say, drama with paint reaction but with a bit of hard work and new Barcoat the car was ready for the base coat. Well 4 coats went on quite well with no runs and pretty flat, not bad I thought considering my experience. Now then, top tip, always wipe the final base coat with a tack rag as when you put the first lacquer coat on it all shows up so i decided to accept the fact that there will be some dust in the finish which I can flat out later but when I put the second coat of lacquer on all the late entrants for the London Marathon turned up and out came the runs Still, I've left them on on to bake overnight and will flat and polish them out later. I will post pictures when back together. |
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Post by thereddwarf on May 25, 2009 22:37:06 GMT 1
your not alone, i think between us we had the whole cast of the marathon running for us....lol.... we`ve left them to dry tonight and were going to gently rub em back. any advice on polishing them out? |
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, bought the paint, primer, laquear and sundries plus new paint gun, I figured that if I can buy all that for half the price got to be worth a go. Been about 13 years since I last sprayed a Mini 
but that one was OK so here goes. At the mo she is BRG but not for long, planning for next weekend, Friday night start and finish by Sunday with luck. I'll post the pics and horror stories after the mid life crisis event. Gonna be emotional.
