Chipping away at my Stallion

[Red Stallion 128]

I'm down to the final piece! The bonnet. 

Rattle can feels a little empty, so I go down to my local store to pick up another can to find out Regal Red is no more!! Of course that has to happen when I need about 1 more can.

 

Found a similar colour to do the underside, but full run out by the end of the first coat of the outside. The question now is, do I only have one coat thats the right colour, or do a 2nd coat of a slightly off colour and then it wont match any of the other panels?

 

[rjg854 12,593]

If you can't find or order anymore of the right color, then I suppose leave well enough alone. Looks good as far as the picture goes.

[Red Stallion 128]

3 minutes ago, rjg854 said:

If you can't find or order anymore of the right color, then I suppose leave well enough alone. Looks good as far as the picture goes.

Its a bit blotchy, so really needs another coat.

I'll try and see if an panel beater paint mixer can mix to the same colour first, and then maybe consider just leaving it as is. Its had multiple coats of primer so it wont be rusting!

[Red Stallion 128]

Back on the wagon! Now that winter is over, and I have some more enthusiasm for life, I'm back into finishing the repaint.

 

Managed to find someone in Australia with the right colour paint, so bought up 4 tins just to be sure!

 

Seat pan has had a couple of coats of clear, and I'll put one coat on the bottom side for shits and giggles.

 

And the bonnet got a much needed 3rd coat. I'll have to mask off the black section and get that painted next.

 

Now to remember how it all went back together!!

[Handy Don 15,004]

12 hours ago, Red Stallion said:

Now that winter is over

And ours is just beginning!

Enjoy and if you need a “memory aid” just shout out.