Glenn - no shame in outsourcing the paint work as the prep is the hard yakka!

I also wanted to proudly state the DIY point but have decided long ago that I would not have the time or equipment to end up with the result I'm expecting. I will do all the rust repairs and the panel shop can iron out the imperfections and give it back all shiny

u could always hire a spray booth for a day/half day... thats wat i did wen i sprayed my car the first time...

yeah.. no hiring.

closest panel shop is 25km away, add another 20 to the next option.

just real annoyed with the weather... I painted this to make space in the shed so I could start work on mine. Came out pretty good, the escort will be a lot easier and quicker being a solid colour.

that mini looks great

that looks awesome! what motor is in that?

Its the old mans, may be an overbored 1275.. I wasn't about when the engine went together, plus its all weird mini stuff so i really have nfi [:x)]

After a meeting today with my closest panel beater... got a strong feeling Ill still end up doing it myself, he cant give a fixed price which i can understand, but I cant justify paying someone by the day/hour with out seeing the work actually getting done.

Ill pray for sunshine

1 coat done... pray for sun again tomoz

Nice to see some colour Glenn[:p] Is that Olympic Blue?

thanks Phil.. yeah, its olympic blue, I decided a while ago on the colour but seems its to be popping up everywhere recently. lemans green also had crossed my mind, along with about 100 other colours.

being a factory ford colour... there are 2 things now that still remain ford

Sun is out and about again

Took all last weekend to clean out the shed after 2months of odd jobs which meant tools and crap everywhere.

got a final coat inside and underneath yesterday... did my hoodlining, parcel shelf and cage today.