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Old 18th August 2009, 02:24 PM
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i,m sick of the sight of bl@@dy black paint !!!

rant rant...... its not until i started to paint my chassis that i realised how much steel there is in the chassis

thankfully almost finished the painting...............

groan over with.

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Old 18th August 2009, 02:28 PM
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You know you love it Andy

If I knew you liked painting, could have come down & painted mine

I'll give you a shout when mine is ready for it's final coat
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Old 18th August 2009, 02:36 PM
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erm.... no thanks Ronnie

what i should,ve done is let my kids do it for me, they couldn,t get any more paint on themselves than i have

i can now see why spraying or powder coating seems like a nicer option

i feel like i,m painting the Humber bridge

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Old 18th August 2009, 03:56 PM
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i sprayed mine it was still a grind to do getting in and out of all the tight gaps. i made sure the paint i used was satin effect as from past experience it seems to touch up better than matt and gloss.
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Old 18th August 2009, 05:06 PM
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I'm using good old hammerite, wire brushing then painting in stages, I can totally relate to it feeling like it will never end.
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Old 18th August 2009, 05:15 PM
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hopefully mine will be all finished painted tomorrow, as i,ve roped in fellow forum member "Tatey" who,s coming down to help out
i,ve bought extra brushes & another tin of paint today

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I did offer......
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Old 18th August 2009, 06:49 PM
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I did offer......
i know you did & i sure do thank you Paul, but my van is off the road till end of the month. failed mot today on a wheel bearing, easy peasy, so i,ll replace that & tax it 1st sept.

thanks for the offer Paul

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i,m sick of the sight of bl@@dy black paint !!!

rant rant...... its not until i started to paint my chassis that i realised how much steel there is in the chassis

thankfully almost finished the painting...............

groan over with.

andy

When thats all done I've a garage full of home made "bits" that need painting. Electric orange though, hope thats not a problem.

Edit: There's a little airbrushed sign on my garage wall saying " I hate paint" so I can relate to your feeling Andy.

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