Morris Minor Owners Club

Hi everyone,

Just got my first Minor ('64 Duotone 4 door in black) which is (touches wood...) running pretty well and fairly tidy inside. I have a few issues with bodywork though.

Bootlid has been extensively rebuilt with filler which has decided to flake off along the bottom edge - there are a few bursts higher up where it looks like it's been reversed into something. I'm looking for a replacement and wondering if anyone can recommend somewhere in NW London or nearby to do the inevitable painting? (I don't have access to a garage and the Mrs will kill me if I use the living room and besides I've never spray painted a thing in my life)

Other similar issue is on the nearside door. It has been replaced at some time and re-painted with something the thickness of toffee. It's now flaking pretty badly along the curve that follows over from the wing. What's the best solution here - do I remove as much of the flaking stuff as possible and attempt to fill and feather in or go for something more drastic?

Thanks in advance

Billy T

P.S. If anyone happens to have a boot lid for sale please give me a shout?

Hi Billy - welcome to the Forum. I suggest you post in the Wanted section for a bootlid giving the first bit of your postcode.

Also post either in Do you know or Wanted for a local body repairer. Someone will be along in a while with a suggestion.

"something the thickness of toffee"
I'm guessing it's Hammerite painted on top of rust.
Probably the best plan is to strip the paint off and see what is beneath.

Bull Motif do a fiberglass boot lid for £79 +vat. They are a common rust area - good steel ones are hard to find, but Bull also do a repair section to fix your boot lid if you fancy some welding................ You can do a decent job of spraying individual panels with rattle cans - but probably best to do it outdoors, not in the living room.

Thanks everyone!

I've posted in both of the forums you suggested. Fingers crossed!

I've stuck with the idea of a new one as I've never welded a thing in my life and although I would love to try it the outlay for kit and the learning curve are a bit steep.

The flaking "toffee-like" paint is smooth black and over what appears to be a sound green painted door. Looks to my untrained eye as if the door has been replaced and the new one painted without properly sanding/prepping the paint underneath - kind of worries me that perhaps the whole door will need done (a full-respray would be amazing but way beyond me price wise I expect!)

Cheers,
Billy T

As above - remove the thick paint, then prep it and spray with rattle cans. Just pick a nice warm/still day, and pre-haet the cans in a bucket of hot water. Many thin coats is the way to go!