digcot65 replied to the topic 'Bodywork' in the forum. yesterday

Morning I went to a car restoration show some years ago,there was a stand there from a college ,that taught paint spraying.The man on the stand said the biggest mistake people make when they first start spraying , is not to go over the panels once,but to go over it a couple of times .So making the paint run,even now I have to hold myself back from spraying an area a couple of times .Just go over the panel once,making sure you overlap the spray lines .The other fault which all beginners make is not to give the coats time to dry off ,he said actual time yourself giving at least 5-10 minutes between coats.It was when I looked at my watch I realised I wasn`t giving it time  Show another photo when I give it the final coats.yet again the masking coat from a spray can of silver has shown some defects  Len

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digcot65 replied to the topic 'Bodywork' in the forum. 2 days ago

Hello three coats of filler primer and a quick rub down ,with 800 and it looks quite good However its not until you spray the gloss on it as to whether its good or not .But cross fingers and see. I sprayed all of the N/S while I was at it ,after hours of flatting .

Len

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digcot65 replied to the topic 'Bodywork' in the forum. 3 days ago

Morning,I thought it was ready for spraying,but running your fingers over the area,you can feel slight ridges .So another skimming of filler and more flatting When a light is held at an angle to the area filled its possible to see the slight undulations .If they are not done on prep.then they will show up with gloss coat  The point is as well I bought the MG to have project to do so how long it takes doesn`t matter Len .

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digcot65 replied to the topic 'Bodywork' in the forum. 5 days ago

Finally after hours of work I have managed ,to get the profile correct .Now to spray it along with the N/S of the car .All emishes have been removed,so one more step Len



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digcot65 replied to the topic 'Bodywork' in the forum. 1 week ago

It didnt show photo again,for some reason so here is the start of the filling Len



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digcot65 replied to the topic 'Bodywork' in the forum. 1 week ago

Started filling the wing.Due to the curves in the arch,it isnt as easy job as I hoped for .However it has to be smack on ,or it will stick out like a sore thumb

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digcot65 created a new topic ' Finding my topics' in the forum. 1 week ago

Morning when I normally log onto the Forum I click on my topics.However I am unable to see this box now,have things changed since yesterday Len

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