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[letty]

Hi im having to respray parts of my mini where some rust spots have been treated i had ben using rover diamond white but this is the wrong one there are two more Rover whites to chose from at my local Halfords there are , Leyland white and Glacier white does anyone one know which one would be the correct on for my mini (its a 92/93 city E if that helps )

[pikey7]

whats the 3 letter paint code on the vin plate?

[1984mini25]

Could be any of the following…

White - WT2
Old English White - WT3
Snowberry White - WT4
Toga White - WT7

Glacier White - NMA (BLVC59)
Triumph White - NAB (BLVC206)
Ermine/Leyland White - NME (BLVC243)
Arum White - NMF (BLVC449)
Diamond White - NMN (BLVC655)
Old English White - NNX (BLVC1205)
White Diamond 2 - NAL (BLVC1218)

And the vin plate should be on the drivers side wing under the bonnet.

[letty]

Could be any of the following…

White - WT2
Old English White - WT3
Snowberry White - WT4
Toga White - WT7

Glacier White - NMA (BLVC59)
Triumph White - NAB (BLVC206)
Ermine/Leyland White - NME (BLVC243)
Arum White - NMF (BLVC449)
Diamond White - NMN (BLVC655)
Old English White - NNX (BLVC1205)
White Diamond 2 - NAL (BLVC1218)

And the vin plate should be on the drivers side wing under the bonnet.

Hi thanx for that have just checked and it is NMN so why does it look wrong? could it just be new paint on old ? would never have known to look there thank you

[1984mini25]

so why does it look wrong? could it just be new paint on old ?

Yep, it could just old and new paint, but i've also had a few really cans in the past.

There is two ways round it though...
A: mask up and repaint the entire panel, can be a pain.
or
B: Rub down the fesh paint and surounding area (leave for at least 24hours for paint to full dry) with 1200 grit wet and dry and hot soapy water, it should look cloudy but smooth. Grab a bottle of T-Cut and smooth cotton rag, and then get polishing. The T-Cut is like a cutting polish and will bring the paint up to a really glossy shine.

or the way I tend to do it is...

Rub down areas that are to be painted with scotch pads to give a sound key for the primer; this also makes sure there is no grease on the part that would stop the paint from sticking

Spray a light coat of primmer (optional). Leave to dry for 15 min before applying another light coat. Then repeat this process until you have four to five coats.
It important that you leave the primer to fully dry for at least 24 hours

Using 800 grit wet and dry and hot soapy water, sooth off the surface
The soapy water acts as a lubricant and stops the wet and dry scratching the surface

Like you did with the primer, apply your chosen colour it in smooth even coats. Keep you movement’s fluid and using a side-to-side sweeping motion with the can. Leave to dry for 15 min then apply 3 of 4 more coats of paint in the same way.
Leave to fully dry for at least 24 hours

Rub down with 1200 grit wet and dry (same as before) until perfectly smooth. Then wash off any debris and soap residue. This wills flatten out any imperfections on the painted surface, which is nice.

Then apply a light coat of lacquer. Again light even coats. Leave to dry for 15mini between coats. Apply 3 or 4 coats until a deep glossy finish is achieved.
Leave to fully dry for at least 24 hours

Now doing the same as you did to the paint rub down with 1200 grit wet and dry (same as before) until perfectly smooth. Then wash off any debris and soap residue.

With all the minor imperfections flatted out of the lacquer it should look cloudy but smooth. Grab a bottle of T-Cut and smooth cotton rag, and then get polishing. The T-Cut is like a cutting polish and will bring the lacquer up to a really glossy shine.

Now just finish of with a decent polish to help protect all you hard work and that’s job done

And hear is a panel i've done a few months back, only the bottom half has been re-painted
with spray cans.

[letty]

thanx for that sounds hard work tho lol but worth a try