Finally got round to painting the cage.
I asked a spray shop and they said it was too much hassle so wouldn't take it on, there is a spray bay at work but they're flat out for the next 3 weeks.
The paints i used, the can holder was pretty good, seems to make it easier to sweep thw spray movements along and saves your fingers pressing down as much, not that I've ever done any spraying before anyway so have nothing to compare it with.
Not a great colour match, perhaps black would be better?or white?
I did attempt to remove dash and took a small amount off then realised the amount of wires there so decided to leave it in.....All masked up and ready to blow!
I started with some thinners and got high and a headache and rubbed the cage down with scotchbrite.
I used a halfords primer, the spray was much better than the smoothrite cans.
I got 2 coats of primer on with about 2 1/2 cans of paint
Then left it over night with the heaters on in the warm overnight.
Back in on Sunday to finish it off, managed a coat with 2 cans of smoothrite, then had to go and get some more.....
Used 4-5 cans and managed about 2 coats, there are some areas that require attention, ideally all windows would be out, or I'd pay someone to do it, and also behind dash still requires painting.
Then left that overnight in the warm.
So another job off the list.
Are there any guidelines as to how long to leave paint before applying stickers, I was going to apply some anti-fret/impact tape on the door bars and harness bar to prevent scuffing.
Also found what I think is the offending hole, and why I'm getting water in the drivers footwell (right foot/accelerator area), viewed from front of vehicle, suspension mount and bulkhead, drivers side.
tried silcasetting it but too awkward so need some expanding foam or similar?
It is starting to look much much better now, I was a bit worried the other day :|
