BOP has been receiving a fair bit of attention recently since our 20 year old son wanted putting on the insurance.... He has an 'ST line' Fiesta (which is a cracking car) & I was convinced he'd soon think BOP was an old barge
. However, he's pretty well smitten so I've elevated it in the queue.
Then our daughter got engaged & wishes to use both BOP & Hazel for her wedding next summer, so I've got a bit of work to do
I now have sprayed the rear door bottom that I repaired many moons ago & also the front passenger door too. The latter I did yesterday on probably the last day of dry/warmish weather we'll have until the spring. I always spray outside, from a health point of view but also to stop the garage getting paint dust everywhere, so I need a dry atmosphere especially as I use cellulose paint which can 'bloom' if there's a bit of damp about.
I managed to get the replacement front valance done a few weeks ago:
(This will replace the fibreglass one on the car - which is free to a good home, if anyone wants it - it must be extremely rare if nothing else!).
I was very pleased with the results - much improved over my previous 'orange peel' efforts which required a lot of work to make them good. This time, I just flatted it with 1500 wet or dry then used Farecla G3, T-Cut & polish:
The light in the different pictures makes them look odd, but the match is excellent 'in the flesh'. I'll have this panel changed over during the winter.
I'm obviously no spraying expert but I am learning & enjoying getting better. A car's paint is so important & I've always wanted to have a go at a full car myself, which is becoming a reality with my 2000 as the years progress & I get another panel or two done!
I've improved my technique by thinning the paint more than before (1/3 paint : 2/3 thinners, & then much thinner on the last couple of possibly five coats), together with turning the compressor down to around 1.8 Bar. This is lower than recommended but seems to work well as long as the weather isn't too hot & dry.