MG Midget Cellulose Top Coat Preparation + Painting - The Birth of a Racecar (Episode 20)

Capturing the journey of a MG Midget 1275 RWA from restoration project to participation in the 2022 MG Car Club speed series. This is MG Midget, the birth of a Racecar exploring the highs and lows of classic car restoration and bringing the car upto specification for sprinting, hill climbs and trackdays

[@MrMikeyspfx]

Cars looking great good job for a first time painting.

[@mgmidget-thebirthofaraceca4349]

Thanks 👍

[@matthewsmith6500]

Great video, I am on a similar journey with a MK1 Golf GTI, I have opted for cellulose due to not wanting to breath in isocyanates in my garage and only having a cartridge mask. I’m tackling my bodywork slightly differently, I will just be working on one panel at a time from start to finish, this is mainly due to my car being in relatively good condition. You have done a great job, it’s all part of the enjoyment of restoring a classic car.

[@mgmidget-thebirthofaraceca4349]

Thanks Matt and thanks for the support. Good luck with the Golf - would love to do one of those in the future

[@dusty1923]

Thank you for the video it helped me a lot

[@mgmidget-thebirthofaraceca4349]

great thanks for watching

[@jackdaniel5807]

Really well done job there. I’m on my penultimate block sanding run on a Dolomite Sprint I’m respraying, it’s my project so first time doing this stuff, and nervous to see what 7 months of body prep is going to result in with my celly top coat going on in the next couple of weeks. I’ll also be finishing up on 600 grit block sanding as I had sanded through a lot of high spots recently with 320, so went back with a lot of touch up etch and waiting for it to cure for the rest of the week. Hope my DIY respray comes out as well as yours! 👍

[@mgmidget-thebirthofaraceca4349]

Thanks and thanks for watching

[@andybussa1323]

Good job for your first try 👍

[@mgmidget-thebirthofaraceca4349]

Thank you very much!

[@VTSVAUTO]

nice work!

[@mgmidget-thebirthofaraceca4349]

Thank-you for the feedback. Glad you enjoyed the video

[@anthonylane4144]

I have been following many of your videos - very helpful. I am restoring a Mk1 Midget(1962) - very rusty with repair panel on top of repair panel (three on the passenger side floor for example). Could you tell me please what air compressor you used to spray the primer and top coat. i.e. the cfm, tank capacity and hp, etc. (The make and model would be helpful). I understand from the video that you used the same spray gun for primer and top coat (Sealey 1.4nozzle). Regards Tony

[@mgmidget-thebirthofaraceca4349]

thanks for watching. try not to overthink the compressor. mines a very old 25ltr that you can buy for around £120. ideally a 50ltr setup would be better. the important thing is to get the water trap/regulator so you can maintain 20-40psi while spraying. if the air runs low you stop and let it refill the cylinder

[@tonyneedham548]

High what primer did you spray on the midget was it cellulose cheers Tony

[@mgmidget-thebirthofaraceca4349]

Yes it was Tony. Thanks for watching

[@kevinberlyn8060]

found your video after searching for painting car in cellulose. question if I may. how soon after painting did you flatten and polish the MG

[@mgmidget-thebirthofaraceca4349]

About 3-5 days as I wanted to ensure it was hard

[@kevinberlyn8060]

@@mgmidget-thebirthofaraceca4349 thanks for that. your car looks good., how is the paint holding up?

[@mgmidget-thebirthofaraceca4349]

pretty good. a few chips but car gets alot of abuse and still looks good

[@user-bs1hv2sq8u]

Hi great video. I am about to spray my mg with the same gun. Can you remember what adjustment you had for fluid. How many turns out from closed position. Regards dave.

[@mgmidget-thebirthofaraceca4349]

Since this video I tend to run lower pressure now about 25-30 psi, adjust the fan to about 10-12 inches . Be careful on the trigger to avoid runs but gets less mist in the air and less orange peel as more paint at less pressure. Good luck. It’s all learning but I’m sure you’ll be chuffed with the results

[@user-bs1hv2sq8u]

@@mgmidget-thebirthofaraceca4349 Thanks for reply. Really appreciate it. Dave

[@stevewhelan2069]

How many ltrs of paint di you use?

[@mgmidget-thebirthofaraceca4349]

A can of 5 litres was plenty to do the whole car

[@johnclark4979]

Don’t touch the bodywork with your hand after you have used panel wipe you will leave greasy prints which can react and ruin your job Good first try came out looking sweet well done

[@mgmidget-thebirthofaraceca4349]

Thanks for the tip and the feedback. much appreciated.

[@mechanoid5739]

What made you go for 40psi on your spray gun? Most spraying vids I have seen they are spraying at around 22 - 25psi.

[@mgmidget-thebirthofaraceca4349]

Interesting question! got me thinking. The sealey S701 gun i used had a recommended pressure of 43psi which matched the youtube tutorials i watched but i did sometimes feel i had alot of air and could have done with more paint so next time Im painting, Im going to try your suggestion to see what difference it makes. Thanks for the comment. cheers, martin

[@andybussa1323]

@@mgmidget-thebirthofaraceca4349 40 psi is way too high my man,that's why you had issue with alot of air and not enough paint,defo drop it down to 20 ish psi and build from that but defo not as high as 40 👍