It's Spray Time : Part 3

If a panel can be removed then I tend to paint them seperately but towards the end of the job I try to get at least the final coats on all parts out of the same tin.

I can't tell if there's a difference between mixes, but these days we're dealing with individually mixed paints so it seems logical to keep to the same batch where possible.

And finally, after what seems like forever, the car starts to look as if it might actually run again.

Once the paint has hardened off, it's just a case of nailing it all back together.

I try to work outside wherever possible, it gives the paint a better chance to thoroughly dry and after weeks inside dust clouds it feels better as well !

Here I've just replaced the headlamp pods, notice all the masking tape around the bodyshell to protect the paint. Although it feels completely dry it will still be soft underneath and easily marked. Just a consequence of using an old paint system.

And finally Lotty is ready to meet her public and wow them with her new coat.

This time around I've tried to replicate the silver decals under the sill strip which were a short lived idea back in the 60s. Lotty still had hers when I bought her and they show up in my first photographs, but in very poor condition.

In those days I didn't bother too much about originality and they went with the first ever respray. As usual back then the local dealer didn't even recognise them let alone supply a new set, so they disappeared forever.

Until now, in a time when you can buy anything you want from the internet and if it's not available, someone will make it for you.