More Red Paint

Sprayed the bonnet red this week. Quick trip down to Kent (proposed to girlfriend en route), unbolted bonnet, sprayed in dads garage and bolted back on again. Not a bad effort for three days work. It feels like the car is really coming together now. The only bad news is that I think a big end is on its way out :-(


Sanded the old bonnet with 400 grit then filled. Sprayed with high build followed by more filling and sanding. I find I cant see all the imperfections unless there is a uniform colour over the whole surface. Final wet sand with 1200 grit, another wash and then on with the red. One mistake was to sand a little too much near the front and go through the high build. Really strange how no matter how much you sand and area if it starts a different colour the red does not hide it even after 4 coats!