Garage Paint Job!

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Hi Guys,

Only just realised I could now post on this forum. Thought you might be interested to read my thread on painting my speedster.

I live in Scotland and have some stunning roads to drive on, which makes up for the fact that it's usually freesing/raining or both!

Hope you like it!

Did you say garage paint job?

Hey...we even have matching blue wall covering!

I've looked over your work before and showed friends what you did with a little (read a lot) of effort. I enjoy learning as I try new things thats half the fun. Nice job!

Alastair...What a great post thank you for sharing and "thank you again for refreshing my memory as to why I gave up doing my own stuff" :)

Bruce... great job bro, you certainly kick MAACO's butt!

Very thorough! I'm ABSOLUTELY not doing that!

Very nice work!

I have the attention span of a gold fish. I know my limitations.
I normally like to do small paint projects like motorcycle stuff.
Nothing bothers be more than getting near finished(in a garage or
tent)on a complete car only to have a bug, dust or other ruin the job at the end. I brought the car to my friends house in PA to have the floors done and then we were going to paint it. My car was therefor quite a long time. He replaced my floor pans in his spare time(free time was few and far between). It did kind of strain relationships a bit and I threatened Maaco on numerous occasions. Winter is coming quickly and I didn't want my car there till next year so.... A couple of friends and I visited PA, block sanded, sprayed high build primer, more sanding, sprayed sealer, wet sanded and sprayed paint. Two part chromabase($290 gal.for the 1st stage), luckily I got the 2nd clear coat for free. It turned out great. If it didn't I would have walked away and sent it straight to Maaco or other. I don't have a "redo" in me. I have not been back up to see the final product after sanding/buffing. But I have high hopes.
I'll post some other prepaint pics later today.--Bruce

p.s.--Thanks Alan

Allister, I was in Islay the last two weeks of June. I saw lots of "oldbuggers" but no speedsters. Where were you hiding?

That is such a beautiful job!! I can't wait to see it assembled. One of your pictures with the kids on the bikes behind the car kind of horrorized me (the thought of one of them accidentally hitting the finished car gives me the creeps).

It is finished! You must have missed page 2!!!!!!!!!

Islay...I had family there. Beautiful place or what!

Oh....and it wasn't the kids I had to worry about, it was the arseh*le in the BMW Z3 (Hairdressers Chariot!) that carved me up on the roundabout!

Hey Alastair -

You've got MAD SKILLS -Wow - what a great job! I admire your patience and attention-to-detail on your garage project. You should be proud of the fantastic results.

Your paint job puts to shame many of the professional paint jobs I've seen.

Enjoy your ride!!

Peace - Out!

Alastair, we must be cousins. There are only so many people on that island. My family is still there (cousins, aunts), grandparents have passed, my parents are here. The names Woodrow, Bell, MacArthur or
Gilespie (spelling?) spark your memory?

My fathers brother Eddie Brown retired there. My grandfather stayed in West Loch Tarbert which is where you get the Cal Mac Ferry to Islay from. We had the BEST holidays ever there as kids. Truly an amazing place.

Let's see if I put that together right Alastair -- FOUR MONTHS into a gorgeous paint and body job and the BMW guy LIVED?
I'd have had to have a little comeuppance.

Hey OB,
car is great- although you know that! Are you going to the Scottish Tour event in May?

Thanks for letting me know; I missed that.....the car turned out just spectacular!!!!