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[dave21478]

heh, there seems to be a lot of Scottish people living abroad on here - myself inculded!

ebay.de (via google translate) is looking promising....consumables like cutting discs etc seem to be similar to uk prices and many suppliers will ship to france for sensible money. I will need to look into the paint situation seriously. I know a german couple who live nearby so I will get them to translate for me to make sure I dont accidentaly order gassy lager and bratwurst instead.

In other news...I rolled the shell over onto its roof again, threw some seam sealer at the joins I have welded and have squirted some anti-rust primer over the floor. Will get pics when the spray dust settles a bit...had the pressure screwed up a bit too high so its a bit foggy in there just now.

[dave21478]

painted floor and lower engine bay..
Once dried I will give it a quick layer of stone-chip shield over the whole floor, and a few decent coats in the wheel arches.

[Scotauto]

I don't know what the price in germany is for a 0.8 or 1mm cutting disc but I might be able to help you there. I usually buy a few hundred at a time and therefore get a good price. I've just bought 50 Lamel discs (with sand paper on them) prof. quality and I give about £1.40 each.In the local stores they cost around £5.00 each!!

[dave21478]

Stone-chipped the floor...


Went back to Scotland for two weeks and jizzed a load of cash on parts and paint to finish it...




Lost all interest again.

[analogue_radio]

Nice haul

[Bean]

Awesome! It's looking really great! Well done!

[dave21478]

I could finish my mini within a month.
I have 99% of the parts to finish it.
I have the time to finish it.
I have the workspace and tools to finish it.

Cant be bothered though - Havent looked at it for weeks now.

There are a few things I believe are stopping me... Next job is prep and sanding for the paint - thats just so *melonsing* tedious to do, I HATE it. Then the paint itself. I have done a reasonable amount of spraying before, but its always a big fear -runs, orange peel, rections, fisheyes...it doesnt take much to crap on my enthusiasm. The biggest mental block though? Im pretty sure I will eventually get it finished, drive it two or three times and be bored with it and want to sell it, thus making all the work up till now pointless.

[benn-minivan]

Keep going mate, it'll all be worth it.

[Bean]

Keep on, Dave! It looks great! I think every project goes through a stage of it looking like it's never-ending, but just think of the end result and how far you've come so far.

What colour's the paint that you've bought for it?

[analogue_radio]

Keep going mate! you've done a cracking job so far, it would be a massive shame to see that go to waste.

[dave21478]

Nice weather and a little bit of time to myself have improved things. Mojo has returned somewhat, and Im keen to get the bodywork done and start rebuilding it. I recently stripped and rebuilt a wee compact tractor I bought cheaply - making prgress and finishing a project has picked up my enthusiasm again.

I bare-metaled the roof. the old paint was badly cracked etc so it all had to come off. I then filled the wee (and some not so wee) dents...




Gave it some primer...


Then started on the really skanky job of sanding and cleaning the interior...




I th started on the rear corner and side panel....

Paint isnt too bad here so I just rubbed it down well rather than stripping completely, then filled the dents and joints from sections I repaired....


I then threw some primer at it....








The primer on the outside isnt too thick, as I need to work a little bit further on some areas with the filler. Once the whole car is done, I will then do a thicker coat all over in one go, before final flatting and painting.

Edited by dave21478, 23 April 2009 - 08:59 PM.

[dave21478]

Sand, fill, sand, fill, sand, prime, sand, fill, sand, fill, prime, fill, sand......."tedious" doesnt come close to describing it.
Turns out the left hand side has had a bump in the past. Once I started sanding it, the old filler just started crumbling so it all had to come out and be re-done.
Getting there though - should have all the sanding finished and a layer of primer all over by this evening hopefully.

[dave21478]

The front and other side now done.
Once its dried, I will tip it onto its side for hopefully the final time and give the floor a few coats of primer, then of the topcoat paint.
Tomorrow, I will then flip it back, and give it a decent clean, rub down any areas that need further prep, then give the whole thing a good thick coat of primer.
Barring any further problems, I think the paint should be finished by middle of next week.

[minimaff]

Carry on working hard mate, its looking good

Will be nice when finished

[mad4mins]

great job!

just read the whole thread!

nice work, keep it up!!