Just got this paint etc on fleebay!

Post by **ani** » Tue May 12, 2009 8:05 pm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... TQ:GB:1123

He tells me its a bargain! I've no plans to do this and no equipment either but you never know. Perhaps I'll do a bit at a time with a paintbrush

Post by **8009STEVE** » Tue May 12, 2009 8:21 pm

5 litres paint, 5 litres thinners and 3 litres of primer for less than £40 quid! Did you leave the skin on his hands?

Post by **ani** » Tue May 12, 2009 8:25 pm

He did sound a little upset and I ended up feeling a bit guilty. Didn't think it wise to ask him to respray for me as well

Post by **rob.hardy1** » Tue May 12, 2009 10:00 pm

And i always thought tartan paint was a wind up.

Post by **Dean** » Tue May 12, 2009 10:09 pm

That is cheap... I've just paid £27+vat per litre for my high quality celullose alone!

High build cellulose primer filler is about a tenner a litre, probably the same for the thinners.

Post by **bmcecosse** » Tue May 12, 2009 11:04 pm

Yes - that's the lot I ppointed out earlier on the '2 pack' thread. Tartan red is a great colour - and that's a great buy, provided you like RED!

Post by **ani** » Wed May 13, 2009 8:43 am

I think it will look stunning if the finish is like this picture

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Post by **bmcecosse** » Wed May 13, 2009 11:01 am

I was involved in the painting of a Tartan Mini many years ago - for a rallying friend who had sponsorship from a tartan firm! Sadly I have no pictures.

Post by **Peetee** » Wed May 13, 2009 3:27 pm

Tarten is quite easy to spray. It's properly cleaning the woolen fibres out of the spraygun that is the difficult part.

Post by **ani** » Wed May 13, 2009 3:32 pm

bmcecosse wrote:I was involved in the painting of a Tartan Mini many years ago - for a rallying friend who had sponsorship from a tartan firm! Sadly I have no pictures.

I thought you might reply to that one! Wish I was nearer as I'd love to commission you to do the same to the pickup

Post by **bmcecosse** » Wed May 13, 2009 6:04 pm

Oh no - I didn't do it - I just sprayed the basic colour and then it went off to a coachbuilder - provided and paid for by the sponsor - to have many stripes of different colour applied.

Post by **ani** » Wed May 13, 2009 6:19 pm

Ah well - I'd settle for the basic colour

I'll keep it in the garage for now - the preparation is obviously the real labour intensive bit and I've no idea if I could do that myself. Maybe I'l win the lottery ..................... better start buying a ticket

Post by **bmcecosse** » Wed May 13, 2009 7:47 pm

Did try a search for 'Tartan Mini' - lots of nice pictures - none of them anything to do with a Mini car!!!!!!!!!