Re: [TR] Painting a car

["Chris Simo" <ccsimonsen@gmail.com>]

I painted my TR4 with good old acrylic enamel over 10 years ago.  I did all
the bodywork and spent a long time on prep.

Since it was intended to be a driver - basically a 10 footer,  I decided I'd
paint it myself.  It turned out really well and the paint looks good even
today. -  One thing I think I did right - I made a clear plastic tent in the
garage around the car and lit the tent from outside the tent - bugs
gravitated to the light vs the car -  and am not sure if the bug problem was
helped by painting at night.

It was also summer in Virginia so the garage was over 90 degrees that night
- sweat drops were a problem but the paint flowed very well - better than I
expected...

For the TR2  - I'm sure I'll do most of the body work but will leave the
final prep and painting to the pros...

chris
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