billybunters - from a bmw z4 to a mx5 se

[billybunter]

so the chosen colour is artic white with clear coat

driver side door area primed



painted





over the next couple of days i will spray the inside cavity areas. followed on by the exterior shell then the clear coats.
very happy with todays results - paints on good and shiney and on the front end where i shot the clear coat - that's really nice

got a couple of video on photobucket - how do i get them to this site

[ak_perth]

I like your choice of colour. Cant you copy and paste the url links for the videos into a post, if you know what i mean?

[billybunter]

first video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhOmKqXe ... detailpage

[billybunter]

here you can see the shine from the clear coat over the base coat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9e73toZ ... detailpage

[billybunter]

inside the driver side door - base coat only

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f8nuSX7 ... detailpage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7B51g5N ... detailpage

[Old Dude]

Very nice work BB. can't wait to see it finished.

Cheers
Dale

[billybunter]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKAgrdW2 ... lpage#t=5s

[Bizi]

Nice to see that you should have a unique looking SE after all of this paint work.

I hope the weather is good for your final paint days. Did you put up tarp walls in preparation or is it still too windy?

[billybunter]

hi bizi
still windy at the moment. overnight temps are still 0 degrees. 17 max comes up by 11 or 12 noon so ii've got about 2 hours to give it a spray and the temp starts to drop.
i will need a 20 degree day for good clear coating.
once the wind drops off i will enclose the area in clear plastic 6x3 metres and that will give me a rise of 3 to 4 degrees.
then its into it

old dude
thanks for your positive comments. i think any-one reading through these threads must pick something up usefull. in fact i might have a read myself

just wondering if the weather doesn't improve and i toss the spraygun i think i could knock the job over really quick with a 3" paintbrush

[ak_perth]

i'd go for a paint roller in that case over a 3 inch brush, you'd get it done in no time

[billybunter]

never thought about the roller so that's a pretty good idea - in that case i could use both, the roller for the large sheet metal work then drop back to 1.5" trim brush ( bristles off-set for corner work)
im sure that would give me good end results and i wouldn't have to put up with crap - looks like a backyard job
cheers and thanks for the imput

[ak_perth]

^^^ lol!

[billybunter]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AofZXvfi_to&feature=player_detailpage[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKAgrdW2eOE&feature=player_detailpage#t=2s[/youtube]

[MINX]

[billybunter]