1982 mini city

[Mad Max]

Say hello to purple URL, bog standard(ish). bought off ebay for £500 unseen and shipped from cornwall, he turned out to be remarkably solid just in need of a bit if tlc. Heres before

The colour was flat and all the twiddly add-ons annoyed me so, in a move that will no doubt divide opinion, I set about a paint job. It took about a week and cost about £16. Its called Rich Velvet and its a Dulux gloss colour that I brushed on (ducks and prepares for barrage!).


And here he is nearly done, just need the dash finishing and some chrome hubcaps! (oh and yes the paint is SO much better in the pic than real life!)

[jonnyf]

Nicee, did you flat the paint back because it looks pretty good for a brush job!?

[Mad Max]

er no. Wish I had and prob should but at least in photos or when it rains it looks great! Looks good up to about 5 or 6 feet away... Could have been better as you say but for lack of bothering to prepare or take any extra steps on my part...

[BenzBoy]

Blimey, that's a good finish considering! Also, 500 quid for a Mini that solid?! Amazing.

Nice Mini!

[joloke08]

;Ive just sold my Mini cuz it was a Money pit
I do like yours though and love the Dulux paint job ;D

We ended up paying a grand for a so called professional paint job in 2k which I wish id of done myself with Coach Enamel and a brush

Looks like you've got a solid little Mini there

Just a tip from our experiences,learn to weld you will save a fortune by welding yourself

I know this goes without saying with any car but Minis tend to need welding constantly

Also don't spend big money on them its just not worth it before to long you end up with £5k worth of bills for a car that's only worth £1.5k

Stick with your Brush Paint Job and if you get bored brush paint it again ;D

As johnnyf said leave it for a month or two let the paint go really hard,flat back and compound a shine in which should get rid of any brush marks ;D

Not too sure what you can compound it with as its house paint you might have to paint some on an old panel and practice compounding with various products till you find the right one

Just out of interest for the disbelievers how much did the paint job cost if you include brushes tape sandpaper etc etc??

Brush Painting all the way such a cheap method and not as bad as some people think

Jodie

[Mad Max]

all in includingpaint, brushes and brushcleaner etc I don't think I spent any more than £25!

[coleman262]

very nice mate, would look good on some banded steels with chrome hubcaps

[daver555]

Nah, satin black the roof, bonnet stripes, all the chrome work and the wing mirrors. Ya know it makes sense

[jonnyf]

Fair enough! Looks good in pictures.

I have banded steels and chrome hubcaps

[k18ary]

I like it. Some good advice tho, learn to weld as minis love to rot!!