Rikrock@aol.com wrote:
>
> Listers,
>
> Somehow I got bounced off the list a week or two ago, and have been so busy I
> didn't even know it!
>
> I took my Vixen to Pittsburgh a couple weeks ago to fix the damage I did to
> the bonnet. Having next to no experience with fibreglass repair, I decided
> to do the work under the guidance of a friend who has plenty of experience.
>
> One thing led to another, and I decided to paint the whole car. I have been
> sanding the old paint off the car by hand for what seems like forever. Right
> now, I sum up my life this way---I was born, and then I started sanding the
> car ;>) This work requires a Zen-like approach I have not yet mastered. I
> told my buddy I feel like the young student in the movie "The Karate Kid".
>
> There was LOTS of paint on this car. The original paint (found under three
> layers) looks to be a color I describe as "pewter". My question is
> this......can anyone tell me what the factory called this color, and suggest
> a paint code that comes pretty close to matching it? Any other advice on the
> painting is welcome, too!
>
> My goal is to have the car done for The Roadster Factory Summer Party
> Autocross on Saturday, August 12. It will be close, but I will run with the
> car in primer if I have to!
>
> Also, I have not been able to access John Upham's Vixen site, getting a
> message that tells me I do not have permission to enter the site. What's up
> with that?
You might be using the old address. Try
http://www.ukmotorsport.com/vixen/
Regards,
John Upham
>
> Thanks!
>
> Rich Rock
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