Mini Thirty 998 Project by Andrew O

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Hello lovely people. Got another update for you.

Pictures -
Got the inside of the boot lid painted -

Then added some silent coat i had left over ( This Mini should be supper quiet ) -

Got the inside of the bonnet painted as its to much faff to spray it when there will be sound deadening over it -

We've decided to spary the High Build primer on at home to save time so did the prep for that -

I've got the paint, I'm just waiting for the 2.0mm tipped gun i ordered to apply the High Build with.

That's it for today, There should be another update soon with it in High Build and then after that its finally getting some colour on it

11-5-2012

GREAT NEWS
Spraying has started

I bought a cheap and cheerful 2.0mm HVLP ( High Volume Low Pressure ) to apply the High Build with as you really dont need anything fancy for this stage -

First of all i sprayed the boot to see how things went -

I mixed it a bit thicker than i should of done but not to worry, It will just take a bit more sanding -

I then painted the roof -

Once that was done i masked of the rear for paint -

It was then sprayed -

As the compressor i have isnt large enough to spray the whole car im doing it in 4 sections ( Front, Back, Either Side )

I masked of the passenger side ready for High Build -

It was then painted ( Not that it looks any different in the photos ) -

Then damasked -

So far its going very well, I havnt had any runs yet.
For those of you that are interested im using Upol High Build and Mixing it 4 to 1 and 20% thinners

All comments are very welcome
There should be another update in the next few days with the whole car in High Build

11-6-2012

Got another update for you.
Got the drivers side in High Build today -

It went very well with no runs at all -

I'm especially happy at how its turned out considering it looked like this at one point -

And it now looks like this -

Not to shabby for my first even restoration.
More updates soon

11-7-2012

Right got another update as promised.

Got the front end masked off -

Then i sprayed it -

Got a few bits in the scuttle but these will easily sand out -

I then masked up both doors and sprayed them which went very well -

Im not sure if i was supposed to get a mirror finish straight out the gun onto primer but oh well its getting sanded anyway
The bonnet is also done but i didn't take any pictures.
The whole car is going to be sanded now which will be fun

More updates soon