My Mini Resto by minimk1

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so i have done as promised a small time-lapse video of my work today from around 1:50 pm - 5:30 pm, started so late as i was out working with my dad and so didn't get back till around half one, this is just a video of my prep and stonechip of the whole floor, sorry if it isnt that good as it is my first try, the whole floor will be given a second coat tomorrow with the litre i have left then it is ready for 1 coat or 2 in places of high build primer just to cover the existing surface ready for the inca yellow this is the same for the boot and engine bay once this is finished in the yellow then it will be a case of building the subbys up while the paint sets. once they are built they go on the car and then it will roll. after this the inside of the car will be prepped and then finished in yellow and this will probably be all i can get done in the xmas holiday, as i also have to revise for mocks. then its just a case of putting all of the brake lines on, master cylinders etc ready for when the engine is done. while i am waiting for the engine i will begin the prep of the whole exterior of the car. the engine will then go in, all holes etc will be masked up, sprayed then flatted back polished and then it is just a case of putting it all back together and then getting it through mot hhahah and passing my test of course 

also pics of finished stone-chip result tomorrow 

almost forgot the pictures of the paint 

12-23-2013

paint !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sprayed the underside of the car, engine bay and boot. in inca yellow. 

gave it 1 coat of primer over the gravitex 

gave it around 3-4 coats of top coat making sure it was tacky inbertween coats

resulted in a finished floor hahah so excited 

ratio of 50:50, sprayed with a hvlp gravity fed gun with a 1.4 tip. using high build primer. probably used just under 1 litre of yellow in total today, will get more pics of it tomorrow in daylight and not garage light, as there is a significant change in colour in natural light, however I am very happy with the finish and cant wait to build up my subbys and then get it rolling and then do the inside of the car 

if anyone needs 1st time experiences on painting feel free to ask me, as i know that this was handy for me when i was researching how to paint 

now 1st try of actual painting after primer on painting on my base coat 

just after the final coat 

more pics tomorrow but it is actually more yellow than it looks hahah so happy right now i have been waiting so long for it to be in paint, now its time to build up them subframes