Thread: The Scorpion Project - My Cossie Capri - with pictures..... updated 18/07/08
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 07:23 PM
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Default Yet More work on the Scorpion........... What now?
Ok ... so once that the complete body got sprayed in proper etching primer and undercoat..... and sanded down with fine sanding foam


Step 1: The whole car was given a black tint so that:

- the colour does not light up too much and dark colour looks deeper.
- if you get some stone chiips with time, you don't get white spots all over the place....
- It's easier to spot minor defects (if any) prior to spraying the final colour on

Now i'm sure I want a dark colour on the car...

nice nose .....


back view....

right back.....

left back...

Right wing...

Left wing...

Step 2: The undercoat is adequately left to dry in the sun for some days. In this manner the paint won't chip that easily as the bed would be appropriately hardened


Step 3: Once it's done ... the paintwork is sanded down with very fine sanding foam again (dry no water) until it starts to reflect light off.....The whole car is placed in the oven again under neon lights to spot any defects... if there are any, these get corrected and the above 3 steps get repeated again.....In this case, the body was perfect so first time lucky


The paintwork gets cleaned a couple of times now and it's time for the colour..... but we'll see what i chose...

Enough for now ....Tired!
Last edited by Alcatraz; Jul 14, 2008 at 07:56 PM.
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