Countdown to Goodwood – Part 2
Lipstick
Giving my car a yellow nose band really helped it to stand out.
Unfortunately, it also highlights the grime of driving around London.
(This is after washing the car!)
I’d ordered another pot of paint from Jawel’s.
Sanded down and wiped clean the old yellow paint.
At which point, I discovered the new paint was a different shade than the old.
(Despite using the same supplier, paint colour name & RAL code.)
I abandoned any idea of just getting close to the edges and Plan B involve masking tape.
A convincing “paint added by a mechanic in the pits in a bit of a rush” look.
It looks better without the masking tape, if you ignore the runs visible from space!
With ‘zero’ chance of rain over night…
I left the front of the car like this, with the cover held in place.
A few hours later, it looked like this.
Thankfully, the paint was now touch dry, so I wiped it down and covered it up.
It is still misty outside this morning, but, at some point, I will have a close look at the finish.
Although, I will leave it until closer to Goodwood before sanding the paint runs out.
(To ensure the paint has hardened as much as possible before I do.)
Whose dumb idea was it to build a car without a garage?
Until next time, take care, Paul.
