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[ryan22_lgm]

 

Great work and love the colour! Are you using cellulose?

Cheers mate using 2k solid colour prefer it over cellulose. :)
 

I'm torn between the shine/durability of 2K and the classic look of cellulose paint. Needless to say the 2K really shows good results

That is the trouble! I just avoid cellulose due to having issues with reaction in the past and the need to polish it allot to get a good shine! My dad still uses it allot on motorbikes he restores.

[Hedgey]

That is the trouble! I just avoid cellulose due to having issues with reaction in the past and the need to polish it allot to get a good shine! My dad still uses it allot on motorbikes he restores.

 

2K would be a no brainer for me if it wasn't for the health risks and stopping the fumes escaping the garage   

[ryan22_lgm]

That is the trouble! I just avoid cellulose due to having issues with reaction in the past and the need to polish it allot to get a good shine! My dad still uses it allot on motorbikes he restores.
 

2K would be a no brainer for me if it wasn't for the health risks and stopping the fumes escaping the garage   

Well a good air fed mask will sort that problem! You shouldn't have issues with fumes unless you live in main central town/city? Most body shops just extract it out into the atmosphere anyway.

[Ben_O]

 

 Most body shops just extract it out into the atmosphere anyway.

 

Through specialist filtration remember..

[Hedgey]

That is the trouble! I just avoid cellulose due to having issues with reaction in the past and the need to polish it allot to get a good shine! My dad still uses it allot on motorbikes he restores.
 

2K would be a no brainer for me if it wasn't for the health risks and stopping the fumes escaping the garage   

Well a good air fed mask will sort that problem! You shouldn't have issues with fumes unless you live in main central town/city? Most body shops just extract it out into the atmosphere anyway.

Got the air fed mask already. We have a lot of tree coverage so any fume probably won't clear as quickly as needed

[Hedgey]

 

 Most body shops just extract it out into the atmosphere anyway.

 

Through specialist filtration remember..

Look at that manipulation of quotes to frame me haha 😉

[Ben_O]

 

 

Most body shops just extract it out into the atmosphere anyway.
 

Through specialist filtration remember..

Look at that manipulation of quotes to frame me haha

 

FTFY

 

[ryan22_lgm]

Tonight I started rubbing down the boot and engine bay! Filled a couple pin holes in the boot and gone through to bare metal in engine bay so I'm thinking of wet on wet painting them. Need to pop to suppliers tomorrow for more sealer and some 500 da discs!

[minimissions]

Nice work, i defo prefer the engine bays on these minis with the holes filled that aren't needed it looks so much cleaner.

[redhot-mini]

That is the trouble! I just avoid cellulose due to having issues with reaction in the past and the need to polish it allot to get a good shine! My dad still uses it allot on motorbikes he restores.

2K would be a no brainer for me if it wasn't for the health risks and stopping the fumes escaping the garage

That is the trouble! I just avoid cellulose due to having issues with reaction in the past and the need to polish it allot to get a good shine! My dad still uses it allot on motorbikes he restores.

2K would be a no brainer for me if it wasn't for the health risks and stopping the fumes escaping the garage

Well a good air fed mask will sort that problem! You shouldn't have issues with fumes unless you live in main central town/city? Most body shops just extract it out into the atmosphere anyway.

Got the air fed mask already. We have a lot of tree coverage so any fume probably won't clear as quickly as needed

Any paint fumes will kill you! Cellulose is way worse than 2k thats why they stoped using it like 20years ago in body shops! Even water based paints now are still bad for you thats the hole idear of a air fed mask.

[ryan22_lgm]

Got engine bay and boot primed again and painted tonight. Here they are sealered and primed


Then after a 30 min wait I chucked 2 coats of colour on.


Hopefully over the weekend I am going to get the shell turned over and prep, prime, sealer, stonechip and then paint the bottom of the shell!!!! A big box of bits got delivered today so I can start building up my subframes!!! :)

[MasterD78]

This is a great build, and I'm enjoying watching how quickly it seems to be coming together!  Keep it up!

[ryan22_lgm]

This is a great build, and I'm enjoying watching how quickly it seems to be coming together!  Keep it up!

Cheers mate!!! I decided to pull my finger out and try and get it done in time for some shows :)

[ryan22_lgm]

Me and my mate made a discovery today ! At the bottom of one of his fields.

Very early mk1 mini van completely rotted out and squashed by the crap on top! Tried to find the vin plate and number plates but all rotted away
When I got home we took the mini outside so I could clean up around it.

Then flipped it over and put it back in.


I will start rubbing it down ready for primer tomorrow!!! :)

[Baldspeed Racing]

Looking spot on so far dude, keep up the cracking work