Before & after paint job
Posted by Microwave_Meal@reddit | projectcar | View on Reddit | 18 comments
Hi!! A while ago I had asked for some advice on painting my car at home after the body was fully restored and got a lot of tips! First of all, I made a post in a local Facebook group asking if someone had a paint booth I could hire and I had a painter reach out to me and offer to help me paint it, use the equipment and space for £600, too good to pass up.
So that is what I did!! He taught me how to do everything and helped a lot with the paint job (to be fair he did a lot of the laying on the paint and I did a lot of sanding etc)
Still need to do a cut and polish but for now I’m extremely happy with the results! Still lots of bits and bobs I want to do to the car but the paint has absolutely transformed it
LydiaLychee786@reddit
Microwave_Meal@reddit (OP)
She is speed
Randy_bosss@reddit
Goes hard
Microwave_Meal@reddit (OP)
Thank you thank you!!
Lanky-Chair-6325@reddit
What a babe! I’m happy with the results, I can see it smiling.
Microwave_Meal@reddit (OP)
Thank you!! It looks so much better now!
Lanky-Chair-6325@reddit
It really does. The location of the photo is beautiful along with the story and the work behind the car is like telling me “There are better days ahead, keep living”
ghos2626t@reddit
The rebirth
Microwave_Meal@reddit (OP)
Real
Microwave_Meal@reddit (OP)
Poor thing was a mess when I bought her, fully rotten through and I had blown the engine up as well (I was being stupid)
So she has had a new engine in, as well as the sills, floors, rear arches and front wings replaced, as well as any other bits of rust cut out and restored.
She’s extremely sentimental to me, as it my first project car! And through owning this car I also met my boyfriend! She has a lot of memories attached, her name is Mrs Robinson :)
Lanky-Chair-6325@reddit
From the grave to the land of the of the living. Truly an inspiration in the value of life and time. Blown up engine and you still stayed? Not many people stay with anything anymore when it’s all replaceable. I’m so happy to be witnessing such elegance.
Now you need a GIF of your car winking in the cemetery. Not even death could take her away from either of you.
Dadtrac384@reddit
Nice
jayfactor@reddit
Awesome story and looks great!
Microwave_Meal@reddit (OP)
Thank you!!
ohno-mojo@reddit
It looks great, but it was kind of rocking the multicolor panel thing too
Microwave_Meal@reddit (OP)
It did look quite cool!! I lived with it for nearly year though and got fed up
Imaginary-Quiet-469@reddit
Nice work there! Whereabouts are you based?
Microwave_Meal@reddit (OP)
North east uk!