BMW 2002 Paint At last !

Finally, the weldings done. Well almost a few last bits to tidy up but nothing that stops paint going on the car.

The interior is now sprayed, not the best job but more than adequate for something that will never get seen. Over the next month the underside boot and engine bay will be sprayed along with all the black bits, suspension parts sub frames and brackets will be completed.

That should leave me in good shape for all the mechanical work during the winter.

The paint system i have used is a newer waterbased system. this has caused some issues along with the usual suspects.

The issues i have are -

1. Contamination in the paint - Spraying in a dusty garage is never good i have a plan to counter this when i get to the outer panels.

2. Water getting on the paint ( yes i know i'm using waterbased paint ) but the effect is to ruin the colour coat - This i think is coming from the compressor, an air filtration system is on it's way.

3. The metallic base coat i am using takes a better spray technique than i currently have. More practice required. Also the drying time is far greater than i am used to to combat this more light coats of paint and a bunch of infrared heaters are required.

Update -

Well the paints finally going on the interior is done as is most of the parts that need to be painted black including the front and rear subframes. Pictures to follow this evening if the rain stays away.

I am now on track to complete all the paint that needs to be done so that i can reassemble the car mechanically over winter and get the engine running on megasquirt.

Finally a deadline that i have a chance of meeting