MG Midget Restoration (video 24) Bodyshell Paintwork

Body Shell Prep and Paint

[@haroldkreye8770]

It looks wonderful, thanks for sharing your experience.

[@oldbloke135]

This was actually the first of your videos I saw and I thought then that looks a decent job. Now that I've watched the early videos and I've seen what you started with, I think it is a bloody miraculous job!

[@exminiracer8758]

thanks for a great comment, makes all the hard work worthwhile

[@kickashin8607]

thanks for me very clear with your dirictions. you been a huge help to me. I have a midget with a lot of rust and um like you my skill level is not even close to yours. two thumps up.

[@exminiracer8758]

Glad to help

[@MegaBuckfast]

Brilliant job. I’ve got to say, I’m very envious of where you’re at with your restoration. I’m still early on in the rust removal stage with my midget. Keep up the great work. 👍🏻

[@exminiracer8758]

It’s taken me 3 years to get here I remember where your at and it seemed to be endless but I just took one job at a time. I also swapped the jobs around, a bit of rusty metalwork and then a break on renovating something mechanical, so I didn’t get too bored and bogged down. Now I get excited every time I walk in the garage. Hopefully be on the road this year

[@MegaBuckfast]

@@exminiracer8758 Brilliant. Just one question, where did you learn you skills in making your own panels? Some of the curvy panels you’ve made are pretty impressive I’ve got to say. What kind of tools do you use?

[@markhealy9361]

Fabulous job! Well done.

[@exminiracer8758]

Thanks Mark

[@stevehill5637]

Great car! Love it. I suggest a Datsun 210 5-speed transmission with a Rivergate adapter kit. Fits like a glove. Lots of info on this upgrade on the MG Experience forum.

[@exminiracer8758]

Thanks for your comments and a great suggestion but for me I want to keep the car original with only a couple of period accessories

[@haroldkreye8770]

Absolutely outstanding.

[@exminiracer8758]

many thanks

[@marklong2248]

Well done, Sir! That is looking really good. I would have liked to see how & where you did the spraying. Something I would like to have a crack at.

[@exminiracer8758]

Many thanks. I sprayed the car in the garage over a few warm days last October, its taken a while for me to get around to making and posting the video. I did no special pre to the garage I just swept the floor and drained the compressor of water, I didn't have an extractor fan so I raised the roller shutter a couple of inches and opened the back door. I then wiped the body down with panel prep and a tac rag and sprayed. I allowed about 20 - 30 mins between coats. As I said in the video the LVLP gun was fantastic, once I had set it up, it applied the paint in a very controlled way, with almost no overspray. Spraying the car was something that I was very apprehensive about, but I really wanted to be able to say that I had done every thing myself, so I had to try doing it. I am so pleased I did. It was never going to be a 3 to 4K professional job, but I've achieved a very acceptable finish and I'm over the moon with the result. All I can say is go for it !!

[@tonygray4811]

Brilliant job! What sort of paint did you put on?

[@exminiracer8758]

Thanks, I used BLMC Harvest Gold Cellulose paint from Jawel Paints on Ebay. Great company very helpful staff.

[@tonygray4811]

@@exminiracer8758 Great, thanks for the info.

[@mrnickwhittaker]

How much paint did it take? Thinned down i presume

[@exminiracer8758]

5 litres of cellulose paint and 5 thinners