Ok, I know my car isn't a performance car etc but I love it all the same and thought i would post up the transformation that occured over the weekend

Since I've owned her, the drivers door has suffered with the bottom edge being rusted from one edge to the other. Over the year it got considerably worse.

I had two attempts at replacing the door, the first time, the donor door went on but there was a gap of at least a CM between the door and the front wing and it looked terrible! So thought it might have been a problem with the door itself. Another door came up, so tried that one, only to find that this one wouldn't sit properly either and wouldn't line up at all to shut. It was this time that I found out to replace a door on a 3door escort, it would mean cutting out the old hinches and welding on new ones.....

so instead the following occured!

This pic doesn't really show the rust as it was in the end, and
I forgot to take a pic of it before the work began... If I find a better pic of it Ill add it later



First sanded down the surface rust, and painted with some hammerite rust preventing paint



then sanded that down and applied the filler:



Followed by Grey Primer:



Then Red Primer:



Then sanded down again and sprayed the colour:
First coat:


On the car before lacquer:


Then after the final coat of lacquer:



And finally on the car:



And a couple more reflective pics from my paint work!



and one from down the side



Im so happy with the car now

 

looks good well done

 

no door ever fits from another car ,you just need play with them to get the fit rite never heard of having to weld new hinges on tho

prep work looks good so do's the finish

 

well done,it looks A1. did you do it yourself?
i dont like messing about with paint esp on a red car.

 

Top work pet love the paper that you have used to mask off the door.

 

Thanks for the comments, If standing watching and making a brew is doing it myself then yeah!! lol John did it and i must say he done a fantastic job of it!! Im well happy with it

I absolutely love the way its come out, and yes the paper was brilliant .. it done the job!!

I was a bit worried about the Red paint, because of the fading on the rest of the car etc, we all know what red is like...but being done with rattle cans from halfords im extremely impressed I love it!!

 

ha always need a brew! Fair play looks clean tho really like a nice clean mk6

 

The car needs some 16" mondy wheels on it now.

 

too right, its not too bad tbh, few bits that need some attention but the major bit that was getting me down is sorted

I wanted the 16's on but found the 15's for Ł40 inc the tyres, so tbh couldn't pass out on it, and she drives lovely on the 15's, she had 17's on her when i first got her and she drove like a pig, tram lined everywhere, so they were off and some really nasty wheels put on, until whats on her now!

 

wish i could get people to work on my car for makin a brew lol i need jobs doing but no time atm

 

looks good tbh, well done

 

Thanks!

Its amazing how different ya feel about driving the car, and how ya drive once ya know its looking that much better!

I love it!!!

 

You made a cracking job of that

 

Good job

 

i like seeing painting beeing done but i havent got the patience for it myself so well done

 

you know i like! it looks fan-daby-dosey!!! Thank you!!!!

 

Looks good, wanna come do my rear arches?

 

well done mate blended it well! first paint job is always the hardest..ur gonna start wanting to spray up anything and evrything .. well thats what happend to me

 

haha, he's already let himself in for my tailgate and arches haha!!

 

caz do you not sleep, 6,15 and your still buzzin about your painted car lol

 

yeh ive had 3 hours sleep and was up at 4.15 and started work at 6!

 

haha wtf do you do for work bein up that early, i dont know women who go to work early ha

 

LMAO i am a radio controller/driver for a taxi company

 

kewl, have a good day

 

thanks, same to you

 

i know what my day has planned and its rubbish lol

 

what will your day consist of?

 

bathroom, kitchen sink and all call out in my zone in north london council properties.

 

sounds....erm......interesting

 

ha could say that, the people are very interesting hahaha

 

NICE JOB you sure you used spray cans looks pretty good

 

yep defo cans! lol and from halfords too

halfords aint so bad after all lol

i can't stop lookin at it every time im near the car hehe