1988 Mk2 Cavalier 1.8GLi

[sleag40]

Got two of the wheels painted today - treated myself to a bit of warmth and comfort and did them at home.




I'll hopefully brave the cold and get the other two cleaned and ready to paint this week.

[sleag40]

All four wheels now painted.







Looks like the weather is about to get a lot warmer this week, so I might be able to start getting the bodywork ready for paint soon.

[novamadash]

They look brand new nice job.

[victorbox]

Great finish. As POR15 instructions say "UV light sensitive (must be top coated for prolonged exposure to sunlight)" is there a top coat on these wheels?

[sleag40]

Feb 14, 2021 14:29:55 GMT victorbox said:

Great finish. As POR15 instructions say "UV light sensitive (must be top coated for prolonged exposure to sunlight)" is there a top coat on these wheels?

There isn't a top coat on there yet, they'll most likely get a satin black finish as factory spec.
As ever, time on this has been in short supply. The bonnet has been filled and blocked, and another coat of epoxy primer has been applied. No major fills required, just a couple of tiny dents and a bit of rust pitting above the o/s headlight.

[sleag40]

Managed to get a bit done this week, the bonnet has a second layer of primer on it, and has been blocked again. Seen here part way through rubbing through a guide coat.



Two of the doors have been filled (car park door dings) and blocked. Waiting for it to warm up a bit so I can get another coat of epoxy primer on there to seal it - no idea when the paint job will be done so epoxy will prevent any moisture being absorbed while it all waits.



Hopefully more rubbing tomorrow.

[sleag40]

More rubbing happened -drivers door had a couple of door dings addressed.



Passenger side rear door revealed a bit of damage after a few strokes of the block. I'd not noticed it when I stripped all the paint off, but it looks like its brushed against a gate post at some point. It's pretty superficial, but would have been noticeable once its shiny, so a little filler was applied before calling it a day.

[sleag40]

Both rear doors got a bit more attention today, the nearside one with the damage needed a couple more light skims to get it properly straight.



Once filled, primed, guide coated and blocked again, it's ready for the paint bloke.



The offside one got a second coat of primer + guide coat, and was blocked again.



This one is now also ready for the paint bloke.



Still loads to do before it can all be palmed off for blueness!

[sleag40]

More stuff happened this weekend (boring stuff) Both front doors recieved what should hopefully be the last coat of epoxy primer.





Should get these blocked during the week after work.

The bonnet had what I also hope will be the last required coat of epoxy primer on Friday. Today I commenced the blocking -



Bit more blocking -



And a bit more (yawn)



I'd had enough for one day by now, and spent the rest of the afternoon driving my other cars.

[sleag40]

Front doors now finished up ready to paint.

Passenger side part way through blocking -



And ready for paint -



And drivers side after almost completing tha top half -



Still need to finish the centre line of the bonnet (mission) then next up will be the tailgate.

[sleag40]

Finally got round to finishing up the bonnet today.





The tailgate got a good rub up followed by its second coat of epoxy primer. Only two little dents to fill on this, one next to the washer jet, and one next to the wiper spindle hole.



It then got a third coat, so should be getting its final blocking tomorrow.

[sleag40]

Tailgate now blocked again ready for painting.

Part way through.



And rubbed out (took a while!)



Made a start on the offside front wing, giving it a rub up and the first fill.



It's easily the worst panel to be tackled so far - I've identified 7 separate areas that require fettling, so it'll probably take a while! The other wing is close to perfect, so should be a breeze after this.

It was given its second coat of epoxy primer before I scuttled off home.

[sleag40]

More work has taken place on the slightly battered drivers side wing. A few light skims were applied before more blocking happened.



It was then hit with another coat of epoxy primer.



Which was then blocked again, this time using a tin of Carmine red left over from my Astramax van for a guide coat. (Van was sold in 1999!)



Once it was blocked again, it then recieved a fourth coat of primer. (Yawn)



It looks pretty reasonable now, but still requires a little fettling in a couple of spots around the wheel arch.

[fastblatt]

Going well. Soon be time for top coat!

[Mercdan68]

Fantastic progress , as said before this really is a great resto of a rare car now

[shielsy68]

tidy work as usual , doing a briallant job

[sleag40]

Drivers side wing now just a blocking away from being ready to paint.



The passenger side one is at the same stage.



The drivers side one was a bit of a pig - if I'd known how bad it was when I started work on it, I'd have probably bought a new one! While the paint hardens, I got started on the drivers side rear quarter - seen here part way through blocking back the first fill.



I suspect that these rear quarters are gonna be another big consumer of time - particularly this side - due to the previous bodge repairs involving the use of a hammer!

[sleag40]

Top half of rear quarter now something like, bottom half got its first fill.



Made a start taping up the underside to keep it free from over spray too.



About a third of it done today - hopefully get the rest done tomorrow.

[sleag40]

More stuff has been happening - the underside has been taped up as far as the front footwells now, and some epoxy primer has been splashed around - offside rear quarter got a bit more rubbing before the primer went on.



The rear end got a bit of filler, a good rub up, and it too got a coat of primer.



These panels are by no means ready to paint yet, but are a lot closer to that than they were before - particularly so the rear quarter.

[skodacious]

sleag40 this just carries on getting better and better. 😎