SumpNut's Technicolour Dream Mini *Update 16th April*
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Its amazing what you find under the paint when you start rubbing.

Now wheres my coat...

Dan

Edited by SumpNut on 16th Apr, 2006.

"i close my eyes, draw back the curtains...."

Didn't they use a pink primer in the 80's /early 90's minis?

I was dragged to see that twice - once with jason donavan, and once with some other cunt. i hate musicals.

looks solid dan.

it was brown originally dan, but i never realised it was so technicoloured!!

that car is going go get much lighter thats for sure!:)

love the heater

Everyone knows that instructions only have to be read if the thing doesn't work....

I think you could save alot of weight by loosing the washing machine out of the the door card, nice unique mod though.

both the mini's i'v had (apart from my 1st) were origionaly brown, then painted red, then painted another color. must have been alot of brown minis on the road at one point (both were circa 1980)

turbo 16v k-series 11.9@118.9 :)

Denis O'Brien.

this is my orange n green one about 13 years ago when i originally bought it

Right Guys - I had problems painting over the greeny yellow top layer of paint as its some sort of enamel based paint - everthing jsut cracks and separates even if you rubbed it right back with 240wet and dry

So I decided to take the shell back to bare metal - Easier said than done!!



This picture shows the shell partly stripped - all metal was rubbed back a with a sanding attachment at 80-grit. However I found it easier to remove the top layer with a wire brush attachment for my angle grinder. This was because when i used my sanding attachment it would clog up as this layer of paint would melt and stick in the paper!

For all the nooks and crannies I used tonnes of nitromores - must have spent a good 40quid on it now!!

Anywho - once I was back to bare metal I blew a layer of etch primer on



MY head was spinning when I came in from the garage I can tell you!!

The roof has also had to have some filler primer blown onto it as it seems to have lots of small imperfections.





I have just got to decide on a basic non metalic celly colour to spray it - maybe a light blue?

Will keep you posted.

Dan

just looked on the main site mate - you're making some brilliant progress!

i found over the years barcoat paint is good

1293 Turbo mini

nice work dan, its great to see some good progress on the old girl!

Looks good Dan!

Maybe Surf Blue? Or Pageant Blue? Or if you want to go a bit deeper, Tahiti Blue (70's one, non-metallic) looks good.

I did some google image searching. I like the surf blue thats what im thinking of.

Is this a standard BL colour ?

Yes, from Mk1 cars (and maybe some Mk2's but I am not sure?)

looking good!lots of progress there

back to uni now?

Yea I'm back in Coventry - however I dont have a weekend job at the moment - so i'll do a bit of traveling over the next few weeks. So fingers crossed more progress will be made :)

The colour surf blue is fantastic - im going to go down my paint suppliers when I get back and try to get some.

Now I just need someone to lend me a decent compressor for some Avon Park beer tokens.

Dan

I believe there is a branch of "HEX HOLDINGS" in Coventry, I used to use their branch in Loughborough, very helpful and a good range of high quality stuff at reasonable prices.........

You can borrow my compressor if you come and fetch it, although I won't be able to do without it for ages so will need it back within say a couple of weeks?

Edited by Tom Fenton on 8th Jan, 2006.

Loads of mini colours/pics

http://www.minicolours.co.uk/list.cgi?code=X

Metro turbo weekend driver,Mini turbo in the making again!

Cheers Dangerous thats a really useful page.

Thanks for the offer tom - but you are a bit far north for me. I think i'll rent one, not that much to rent for a weekend

looks real good mate

Sumpnut, you going sans-valance?

Presume its an ex miglia shell...nice

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