Hi all...............well its now time for me to paint the sandblasted axles,
hubs, half shafts, etc etc on the suspension. Now my idea would be to get
some spraying paint and spray the items with whatever colour I would like.
Ann (my wife) would like it to be blue, simply because the chassis is red,
the car body will be white and being patriotic she chose blue for the
suspension bits. Now I read in a recent email (who was it ?) that they used
Synthetic paint with some 2-pack hardner (5% - 10%) and it could be brushed
on. Now this is possibly what I will try, but before I do has anyone any
better ideas on what type of paint I should use. And is it better to use a
spray paint or brushed on. I am not too worried about originality, also I am
not unduly concerned about the colour, it will probably be blue <g> I have
also heard that smooth Hammerite is good. Any thoughts on that. Oh and one
other thing, is it better to use a base coat primer or something like that.
Thanks for any input you may have.
Happy Spitting...................John
Spit Mk II (1966) in bits..or as some would say (in restoration)
Spit Mk III donor car ( I am nearly a collector)
Mk IV chassis with all running gear.......(I AM a collector)
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