Painting my mk2 escort

[wover100]

Evening all!
So I bought a mk2 escort at the weekend and I'm picking it up Saturday. The car is straight and rust free :-)
It has had a home respect in maroon .... Runs and in even coverage everywhere.
I am going to get it sprayed properly in the future, be winter time as that's when my uncle is free too do it - amazing painter and panel beater for 37 years he can be one of life's moaners but hey - will post pics of his work in a bit!
But I was looking for some advice on a way of getting the car in a more temporary better looking state.
Anyone rollered a car befor? Or have any ideas other than vinyl wrapping?
Anything will be greatly appreciated

[scott15]

Could you get away with a flat and polish? Would lose most of the runs, an depending on thickness of paint, may well be able to lose the uneven coverage too.

I doubt you will get a better finish with rollering, unless of course you spend many many hours wet sanding and polishing it, So you may as well give it a go on the paint you already have on the car

[wover100]

There she is!

I was thinking about doing that as I do have a DA polisher

[rodney]

i vote leave it alone till your uncle can get on it,.

[scott15]

Give it a go if it bothers you that much, worst case it wont make much difference.

What colour are you planning in the future? or not thought that far ahead yet?

[rodney]

if you plan on getting it painted then don't roller otr brush it , look on youtube for a guide on flatting and polishing

[sal]

Has your uncle had a look at the paint on it to get his opinion on correcting it short term?

Prob best not to add more layers of paint just now if your getting it painted properly in near future.

Good purchase btw

[wover100]

It was originally gold with a tobacco brown vinyl roof, my parents had one identical but I really cannot stomach the colour gold :-( so I was looking at silver with a black vinyl roof!

My uncle hasn't seen it yet .... I'm dreading the opinion on the paint tbh he is a perfectionist

My BMW e30 had the rear valence caved in by the previous owner and he sorted it and painted it, he done an amazing job made the repair panel himself ect, even the seam sealer used in the boot was an identical match too the opposite side like it had come out the factory

[wover100]

Just some of the cars he's done that might interest people on here!

[bobman]

Fly over it with p120 on the da(not just a rotary polisher) then give it a coat of 2k/pack primer or even red oxide or epoxy, lots of different colours available and won't cause trouble when time to paint. you can tint it different colours to make your own, When I was working in a small garage we used to prep cars and then if possible drive them 9miles to our buddy's oven, I remember driving a satin baby pink mk1 mr2 (I'm 6'2'' and was about 16stone), car was being painted red so we tinted the white primer pink, anyway just another idea

[sal]

I'm sure after your uncle has worked on it you will have a very nice escort