Rsmat

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They look ok mate .. good job .

boost monster

They look great.
“Clear plastic primer” every day is a school day

Steviedavysammy

Yes mate there’s loads of that available from many paint suppliers, it’s not a primer that builds or is sanded, it simply creates adhesion . It’s even available in aerosol, 1 or 2 very light coats and your sorted

Steviedavysammy

Got the wheels back fro blasting today, with a few mount brackets that were almost being forgotten


Nice little package arrived today also, Got me two new old stock headlights, original Carello. Pleased with those


Will be a nice touch on a refurbished car

Steviedavysammy

Took the shell in the oven and high build primed the repairs



I used a 5-1 mix unthinned.pretty heavy filler primer. And I piled it on with the intention of blocking most of it back off , just to be sure the repair lines were right




Chucked a couple of wheels in to boot


Once dry I coated in black overspray and blocked the primer flat with p180









After this I did a top to toe check over fixed any imperfections and primed the whole shell inside and out

Steviedavysammy

Nearly 10 litres of primer Mixed 4-1 x 2 coats And a final flat coat mixed 3-1-1/2 Almost 3hours spraying

Fjaimo10

Wow when you doing mine mate awaiting paint down to shell

Steviedavysammy

Bit of sanding ahead , should keep me out of trouble for a while

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After the shell was brush sealed over all the joins and welds I spray sealed all the places I felt should be really protected. I used a two pack spray sealer from 3m . It actually hardens like stone.

Steviedavysammy

And she sits now in the spray booth waiting patiently for me to go in there and paint her red. Paint is mixed D day after more than a years hard work A lot of planning and dreaming Wish me luck 😂

Steviedavysammy

I’ll post a picture or two along the way today. I’m planning to colour Raptor the under floor , to protect the places that aren’t spray sealed. I’ll post some picks as that is done.

Steviedavysammy

Lol I’m getting excited now 😂
itchy trigger fingers lol

jonfoc

I can't wait to see it in colour. It's going to be spectacular I feel

Steviedavysammy

Just got home, took me 5 hrs to paint it but yes mate it is pretty much the best paint job I’ve ever done. And it is the only thing after 25 years of spraying that I will keep

Steviedavysammy

I done it in direct gloss 2 pack like they used on them originally. I got our PPG paint rep to source the old solvent we used to use before water . So its done in Deltron DG , which is a joy to use, wonderful paint.

Steviedavysammy

Trying to get a video uploaded

nick46

Absolutely loving this thread. Cant wait to see it in colour.
I'd love to have the knowledge and skills to be able to do something like this. Keep the updates coming

nick46

Ha ha! Before I'd finished writing my last post, the colour pics were up!
Looks great!

Steviedavysammy

I did a walk round video after , ( I’m so proud lol) but I can’t seem to upload the fkn thing

Steviedavysammy

Thanks for checking it out , what’s your own car

Steviedavysammy

I’ve been banging on about using Raptor under your car floors lads and well here’s what it looks like on the floor of my car. I did seal and spray seal the floors , the spray seal I used was a two pack sealer with separate hardener, then this morning I mixed clear Raptor with some Radiant red 2pack and blasted it over the floor,

It comes out the right colour holds some decent gloss and flows pretty flat , but the real beauty of it is it’s two pack and it hardens and cures , it’s actually supposed to be used in cargo bays of pickup trucks

Really easy to use , blow it on with a Shultz gun . All you need to do is buy a clear kit and add your own colour. Simple

nick46

My current car is a E91 BMW 330d which I really like. Had a Mk2 focus st before that which i absolutely loved (miss that car), and a few other Fords in my time. My first car was a mk3 escort 1.3 and my parents had a few fords when growing up.
Always had a soft spot for Fords and loved the fast Fords of the 80's and 90's. Always wanted a RST or a cossie but could never afford the insurance. Now I can they're all bloody too expensive to buy now!
I think my dream car would be a escort Cosworth or a RS500 or even more of a dream would be a RS200!

Steviedavysammy

God yes all of every car you mention is what I grew up loving, I have a fiesta st in the garage which I’m keeping for ever , it’s a mint dream also ,but never has been worked on ,proper standard 42000 miles. I always wanted an RST, now I decide to do a car to paint and keep, I looked around but there was never any other car in the equation.Had to be a red turbo. I do estimating now and actually haven’t painted a car for more than a year until this morning . Was a bit nervous but you don’t forget something you’ve been doing for 25 years all that easy lol
dream car for me ,you will laugh is a mk1 XR2 . I am definitely going to get one when the escort is finished,

Steviedavysammy

Picture of the st when I took her to MOT lol the guy called over the others to see how clean it is

3i Jim

Looking good. Raptor is a great product, I use it at work on our restorations projects.

james kiely

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looking great sammy .love the fiesta

Rsmat

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Looking good mate

MK3MATTS1

Some impressive work going on keep it up
how’s the doors and other panels much work on them ?
bet you can’t wait to start building her back up����

MK3MATTS1

Just read from the start I see all ur panels are mint n in primer
happy days

Steviedavysammy

Yes great looking finish underneath

Steviedavysammy

Cheers James , Fezzer is my pride and joy lol

Steviedavysammy

Thanks Matt , by the way I used the Koch cleaning fluid on all the plastic bits and pipes and they came out like brand new, thanks for the tip

Steviedavysammy

Can’t wait but still have a bit of painting to do
cheers

Steviedavysammy

All came together well , very pleased

Rsmat

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Fantastic mate ..its really good stuff ..keep up the good work .

dazrsturbo

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Great work it will be stunning when its done

cossynut2

That paint finish is stunning and you have'nt even done the final finishing off and polishing yet!!! You have done a lot of preparation and it has paid off, 20 times better than the original Ford spray finish, well done!!

Steviedavysammy

Thanks very much for checking it out , kind words much appreciated, and yes we did the details properly and it’s looking great.
Regards Steve