Mr T - As I was re-reading your build thread it did occur to me that painting my car silver would be a good idea.
( As I loved your story about the two guys discussing how your car still had it's original paint with 60 years of wear.
)
But, for better or for worse, I am going to stick with British Racing Green.
Especially as the yellow band around the nose will
hopefully help to tie in my yellow #7 roundels.
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Quit While You Are Ahead…
Turns out the fresh filler on the passenger side got a bit 'smudged' when I was throwing the covers on.
Plus it was now rock solid which made sanding it back into some kind of shape a lot harder.
Next I decided to brush on some etch primer I bought in a tin.
This would let me test brushing and highlight which areas I had prepared.
It is not easy to tell from the photo, but the driver's side...
Is now miles better than what I started with.
This is a close up of a section of the rear wheel arch which was just outside the area covered with filler.
( But had the original etch primer layer sanded off when the filler was been sanded down. )
So at some point I will be working my way around the body with some knife putty.
I was just getting ready to start mixing the next round of filler for the bonnet, when I felt it turn cold.
And, sure enough, the dark clouds were rolling in once more.
I just couldn't risk getting caught out in another shower, so I packed up and called it a day.
Obviously, by the time I finally got the cover back on, the sun was back out.
But that will do for today.
Until next time, take care, Paul.
