This Easter weekend I finally plucked up the courage and tackled what brought last year's outburst of activity to a sudden halt - the chassis painting. I have neither the time, patience or skills to make a good job of preparation and painting and as I had decided to leave the good areas alone and just touch up the bad areas, this involved hours of fiddly work with newspaper and masking tape once the final few patches had been KuRusted and primed.
After that, the three coats of red oxide base coat went on in minutes (aerosol). Was pleasantly surprised at how smooth the finish is, but am sure that once the top coat is applied, the blending with the existing paint will be atrocious. I can live with that though - none of it's gonna be seen once the bonnet's on, and it's the corrosion protection that's most important.
Which makes me wonder just why I've just started taking the wire brush to the springs, wishbones and ARB to prep them for coats of gold or black Hammerite...
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