my mk5 cortina estate

[steveo3002]

very nice job on the floor...thanks for the how to pics it always helps

 

[ian f]

hi all apologies for lack of updates on thisjust a quick update. the cortina has been filled sanded, epoxied guide coated, primed guide coated and sanded smooth

front subframe dropped out and engine bay painted in 2k

was a real pain in the neck getting everything covered.

came out ok though

next job is painting the door shuts then the outer shell. will update when done

 

[decca]

Good to see you are keeping at it.

 

[normspanners]

WOW------ we'll take that as RED !!

 

[Shox Dr]

That is shiny ​

 

[normspanners]

That is shiny

Yep hurts my eyes even through the monitor

 

[mechman]

Excellent job, can't remember now the last time I (saw, seen, sore,)whatever, one

 

[Parm]

That is going to be a show winner

 

[ian f]

cheers guys thankfully it's a darker red in reality than it looks here

 

[mechman]

Seen a good few in scrap yards that were a darker red than yours, think it was called iron oxide.

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

This is my kind of project....thanks for the update. Each to his own in terms of projects and methods but I think it's impressive that you've done the forming with such basic tools. Thanks for sharing....I'm going to hunt down my old bolsters and move them into the metal work cupboard!! It takes quite a bit of thinking and problem solving to repurpose what you have to do a job.

 

[ian f]

door shuts painted

also done inside the filler door at the same time

 

[ian f]

on tuesday it was time to do the outer shell

sorry if the filler door looks blurred as it was spinning on a piece of welding wire at the time

vinyl roof going back on next time! hope you like all colour painting was done with a £30 sealey gold spraygun at 20 psi thanks for looking

 

[lazybones51]

Fantastic thread, i'm really impressed by the quality of your work @ian f It gives me hope that i'll be able to achieve something similar with my project car one day

 

[Bobo]

Spectacular job...

Dont envy you cleaning up the overspray on everything though.

 

[steveo3002]

looks good- well done

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

Thats an excellent result on the paint....you must be very happy. Again, anyone can go out and spend thousands on paint gear and get a fantastic result every time....it's takes some ingenuity to do it on a budget and get a very good result + I think it gives us all hope that good results can be achieved if we put some effort in.

Well done and keep the pictures coming.

I did my car with a rattle can...it was good enough for me for now + if it gets a scratch I can very easily fix it. May buy a HVLP system in future...but thats for another day!

 

[slim_boy_fat]

I did my car with a rattle can..

I've 'played' with rattle cans for decades, I've yet to Master them and get an acceptable result.

 

[steveo3002]

what compressor did you use

 

[ian f]

sip nimbus 2hp with 50 litre tank (20 years old about knackered)