Ford Escort MK1 Restoration Project, The Engine Bay gets a Final Coat of Paint!

[@williamstewartbuchanan5299]

Good to see you back Dave, don't overdo it though, cheers

[@-Astro--]

Good result Dave 👍 Glad to see you back in action. 🙂

[@andyburridge4975]

Great video Dave, you’re on the home leg now!

[@martysprojects]

Hi Dave's garage, your doing a great job, the car is going to be awesome. Cheers Marty's projects

[@DavesGarageuk]

Cheers Marty

[@DavesGarageuk]

Just checked out your channel, subscribed 😉

[@martysprojects]

@@DavesGarageuk thank you Dave appreciate it. Cheers Marty 👍

[@sandocheese45]

Great job Dave. Glad your better mate 👍

[@DavesGarageuk]

Thanks 👍

[@philtucker1224]

Hi Dave, if my old memory serves me right from my Escort and Capri projects back in the seventies I had Ford Diamond white and also Ermine white cars ( I think!) Yours is really looking great mate, so now you’ve got your lungs back, look after them! Live long and prosper my friend 🙏

[@DavesGarageuk]

Thanks Phil 👍

[@martindivall5301]

It really does feel like you are getting closer to the end when paint starts to go on. Looking fantastic.

[@eliasniforos5981]

Well done Dave , have been following your progress for a while looking very nice !

[@DavesGarageuk]

Thank you

[@madmax2506]

fantastic job !! 👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏

[@DavesGarageuk]

Many thanks!!

[@richardtaggart9252]

Good job Dave,painter myself just a little tip put paint hose over your shoulder I find it easy no banging pipe off your good work,devilbiss gti are good guns,like your mask,did you steal it out the ghost buster van ?😂

[@DavesGarageuk]

Thanks for the tip, I'll give that a try.

[@frankoseland8537]

Glad to see you back

[@neiljarvis8911]

So glad that you have made a full recovery and are back in the garage. That engine bay looks ace , there is some thing quite pure and virgin about a white engine bay, what a shine straight out of the gun! You have been missed, glad to see you back on KZbin!

[@DavesGarageuk]

Thanks Neil 👍

[@andymurdoch1346]

Good to see you back in the garage Dave. Air fed mask is a testimony to your skills. The Escort will look superb in white. Gold 15" Minilites?

[@DavesGarageuk]

Thanks Andy, yep gold minilite is what I'm thinking too

[@markstevens6002]

looks awesome! Well done 👍

[@DavesGarageuk]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@richardmounfield7822]

Nice work Dave, Great to see the engine bay in colour. Good to see your back in the garage .

[@DavesGarageuk]

Thanks Rich 👍

[@Tommyp65]

It's been a long journey up untill this point, but you've done a great job on everything dave. 👏👏👍👍

[@DavesGarageuk]

Thanks 👍

[@TheDaf95xf]

The gas man working in his garage 😊 So glad you’re feeling a lot better and not house bound now lol 😂 Engine bay looking fantastic Dave 👍🏻

[@DavesGarageuk]

Thank you 😊

[@stu2427]

Looking good can't wait to see it all done. Good job

[@Welder-y5x]

A very nice job on the engine bay.

[@gavinsansom6266]

Really enjoying your explanations Dave. I’ve been in the motor trade for 42 years but I never get tired of seeing your methodical approach 👍🏻

[@DavesGarageuk]

Thanks Gavin, much appreciated 🙏

[@bigsquatchsasfoot1964]

Nice to see you out of house arrest and feeling a bit better Dave , blimey I never expected to see the engine bay being painted well done mate what a milestone in this build and it looks brilliant I do like that colour to 👌 you sticking the glasses in the mask made me chuckle ! That’s so my life now to 👍

[@DavesGarageuk]

Thanks 😊😊

[@jimmoore8943]

Dave that is a good looking engine bay it's coming out really nice

[@JimboJangle]

Great to see you are back on the job.Great idea glueing those specs onto the mask.Good health to you.Enjoyed this as usual👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

[@DavesGarageuk]

Thank you 😊

[@Jim_M_75]

Looks spot on Dave mate, nice to see you getting back to your normal self.

[@DavesGarageuk]

Thanks 👍

[@philtucker1224]

Dave just a quick note about potential winter work, another good diy tip using cleaner “outside air” feeding into a work space I’d to have one or more old floor mounted fan heaters/kick space heaters mounted in a timber wall/ door/ window aperture blowing into the garage. This will warm and dry your winter work space more quickly but will also positively pressurise the work space slightly helping the evacuation of old contaminated air to exit through an outlet vent. (I used to switch mine on about an hour before starting the job)…Bless you mate 🙏

[@DavesGarageuk]

That's a good idea, ta

[@leepatterson4009]

See if you can adapt you air fed mask to get air from a filter mounted outside your garage.. then you are not filtering contaminated air from inside your garage. Glad to see it coming along. In a very similar place with my own build!

[@DavesGarageuk]

I'll have to ponder that one, that'll mean another hose, but should be possible

[@philtucker1224]

@@DavesGarageukGood point and bear in mind that external fresh air can be extremely cold and damp in January! (At Piper Cams in the seventies we used external air but it ran through a pre heater dryer before coming in to the building)

[@tonyaylott4555]

Good to see you back at it again Dave, that will give you a boost now and it’s turned out great 👍

[@superloopy24v]

Lovely to see the first bit of colour going on. Looks good.

[@DavesGarageuk]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@davidneil1452]

Super job matey pleased you are fit again

[@matthewpayne42]

Great stuff again from you. Keep it up and she will be a aword winner.

[@mickeyvfr98]

Good to see you back at it again Dave 👍👍 I'm at the same stage 0n my car spraying the engine bay

[@DavesGarageuk]

Hope it turns out well

[@micktuck5377]

Stunning job Dave coming on nicely. Take it easy though we don’t what you getting poorly again

[@DavesGarageuk]

Thanks Mick

[@martingibbs9277]

Looking good, like we've said before, it's all in the prep, yes it seems to take forever all that sanding, but what a finish 😎

[@DavesGarageuk]

Thanks 👍

[@garybarnett764]

Dave, I used to have an American mask called "Hobby Air" which was essentially an air-fed mask that delivered air from a pump that sat outside the garage. It was brilliant until I flattened it with the car........... The only drawback was you then had two hoses to contend with but it meant that the filter didn't keep getting clogged with paint.

[@Solargold1]

Looking good, great to see a bit of colour on it 👍

[@RR-mt2wp]

Wonderful video Dave.

[@billywhizz98]

Good result Dave it looks brilliant the difference a bit of paint makes it all worth while with the time and effort you have put into it is paying off I cannot Waite to see the interior being done it’s so uplifting to se it coming together take care and will see you on the next one

[@pilbeam1uk]

That's looking good Dave. I agree with the comment about the soft sanding pads. Wonderful things and not too expensive. I have also seen bubbles coming into the paint pot. I cured this by stripping the gun and giving it all a good clean with 2K thinners. Just running thinners through the gun wasn't good enough. Clean all of the passages with a small brush. TeePees for cleaning between teeth can be used

[@DavesGarageuk]

I did try that, but no difference 😕

[@Albahills]

Glad your on the mend. Perhaps it's the seal in the gun away. I know some guns use sealing washers, and they are a they are a consumable item. 👍

[@DavesGarageuk]

Ak ok, I'll look into that

[@warrenspour-fy1vp]

Air fed masks have a clean air supply and also P3 cartridge filters are not recommend when using isocyanates. Booth clearance tests highlight the dangers.. You will end up with blue lips lol

[@gtthompson5818]

Looking good 👍🏻

[@bobfrankish8883]

Nice work Dave, good to see you back at it! Personally, I seem to be getting worse rather than better, so reluctantly going to the doctors tomorrow to see if I can get some ideas. Engine bays are a pain to paint, you've done well. You probably know, but the HB Body 989 can be thinned to 50% using the proper thinners (755 from memory, could be wrong) which enables you to spray it with a 1.3mm setup, ideal for the small rub-throughs as it goes on thin and smooth, and covers perfectly with high build. I bought 2 cheap guns which failed miserably. I have 4 guns now which have sprayed loads and seem to be really lasting the course. They are an Airgunsa AZT3 HTE in 1.3mm which I use for basecoat and sealer (thinned epoxy and primer), a DeVilbiss FLG5 in 1.4mm for clearcoat, an ANI mini gun in 1mm for small parts, really handy, and an ANI F1/N in 1.8mm for primers. I think the total cost of all 4 was under £300 from Sprayguns Direct.

[@DavesGarageuk]

Thank you for the information, always appreciate help from those who know better 😊

[@bobfrankish8883]

@@DavesGarageuk Don't know about that Dave! One thing's for sure, I've made a ton of mistakes and learnt the hard way.

[@brifpot]

good one Dave . does it ever stop raining there

[@DavesGarageuk]

Nope it does not 🤣

[@Wulber.outdoors]

Dave just asking why you didn’t take a longer hose out side the garage into fresh air. Good stage now when everything starts to take shape.

[@DavesGarageuk]

You're not the first to suggest this, I'll have a think about how to do this without having trip hazards 🤣

[@Chris_Lastname]

Nice finish there. I rattle canned the back end of my car, not long ago, and doesn't look as good as your engine bay

[@DavesGarageuk]

I can never get a finish with rattle cans

[@spencereagle1118]

11:09 please tell me that isn't one half of your wife's bra keeping that mask on, Dave ? 😂

[@DavesGarageuk]

Ha ha, no it's not 🤣

[@stuwhite2337]

I've been thinking of a better spray gun. I did my MGB with a Lidl gun but been looking at ones £60-£100 for some further spraying I need to do

[@DavesGarageuk]

The Amazon gun definitely sprayed better, how long it'll last is the big question

[@bigmazzy1]

Been painting 30 years . Treat urself to a devillbiss flg . There £125 and paint as good as anything. Look at reviews. Hope this helps

[@DavesGarageuk]

Brilliant, if my amazon gun dies, I'll look into those

[@karlgt9989]

Get yourself some soft hand pads, work a treat round that engine bay

[@chrismadge7292]

I dont understand your airfed mask system? Whats the difference between having the filters on the mask instead of via a tube on your waist? Both are giving you air from the same source?

[@DavesGarageuk]

It's being pushed into the mask with a pump, so the mask is positive pressure, no risk of fumes getting in from the sides

[@dirtyspanners]

Looking good Dave nice and shiny engine bay