what paint under bonnet ???

[Hoover.]

ok with the rad out, and clearing out what looks like a half a beach of shingle from the tray under the nose cone... I've decided to give under the bonnet a bit of a clean up/freshen up...

thaught would give the matt black paint on the inner wings a quick once over ... but then started worrying about heat etc...... what paint have people used here to good effect ??

[Russell Mc]

Ordinary satin not matt aerosol spray paint does the job. Its all in the prep work!

[Hoover.]

when you prep work.....

I was just going wash down, degrease somehow (need to find out with what), mask up and spray.....

or should I be doing a bit more ??????

[Russell Mc]

You'll want to key the old paint so just roughen it up with a scouring pad.
Get some pre-paint, maybe a friendly bodyshop will let you have a jam jar full. This will remove the dust and any remaining oils then you're ready to paint.

[FinnMcMissile]

Russell Mc said:

Ordinary satin not matt aerosol spray paint does the job. Its all in the prep work!

Seconded. The unfinished fibreglass bits just need a clean and spray over. The smooth areas take a lot more time, as often they weren't done that well from new. Worth putting the effort on though.

[Hoover.]

Russell Mc said:

You'll want to key the old paint so just roughen it up with a scouring pad.
Get some pre-paint, maybe a friendly bodyshop will let you have a jam jar full. This will remove the dust and any remaining oils then you're ready to paint.

mentioned to a bloke at work... he's got shed loads of por15 left (chassis) and marine wash for degreasing (caterham boy not a fan of TVR's).. so I'll take this and use..


got a few areas of bare glass to paint (knocked when engine out n rebuilt), a few areas through to white (undercoat???) where bonnet roller are.. and the rest is just dirty black