I had a day off work to get on with the painting.
The last thing I want is to let any oxidation get established on this bare metal.
So it was off to Orinos in Pafos for primer / filler and top coat paints both are acrylic two pack.
I already had the etch primer.
€70 lighter it was back home to get cracking.
From the left it is etch primer, middle is primer / filler and right is the white top coat.
The little tin with the red top is acrylic thinner, the big white plastic container is a US gallon of cellulose thinner.
Whilst cleaning up, I noticed that cellulose thinner burns the back of my hands but not the front. At this point I put on some latex gloves which promptly melted. Then I found and used my "everything proof" rubber gloves. Better late than never.
The mask I'm using is not that good, I'll have to find something better. Mind you, I shouldn't have any trouble with rusty lungs!
Although all the grey stuff looks like it is painted, this is actually the bare metal, the green being the etch primer.
It is amazing how time consuming painting fiddly little parts is compared to flat panels. As 95% of the job is small parts, frame etc. this is going to take a lot longer than I thought.
At 3.30pm Sheena suggests I knock it on the head for today. Excellent idea, down to the Giraffe Bar for a few pints of Beacon bitter. I needed to wash the overspray down with something.
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