Wishee Washee’s Laundry

Or at least that’s what it looks like…Painting and more painting…

Finally decided whats getting painted and what’s not.   Well I’ve decided what is definitely getting painted.  There might be one or two odds and ends that also get a coat of paint once the final assembly is well underway and I can get a better view of how it is all looking.

Some in grey primer,  some in finish colour.  The two spikey items are a stack of the spacers,    just easier to do it this way.  They are separated by washers so the paint can flow without  issue.

The sole plate is in gloss black and should now come to a decent finish,  lots of patience whilst the paint hardens off properly.  The Halford’s  acrylic recommends two weeks before working the top coat.   Worse than gardening.

A lot to think about with this painting lark.   Very important to think where the paint needs to flow when spraying.  I also found that T-Cut cuts through the Halford’s acrylic like a dose of salts,  so need to be very careful in its use.   It seems to cut a lot faster than the CarPlan rubbing compound.  Also the rubbing compounds cut through the Polykote black gloss faster than the green acrylic.  So much experience needed to do this really well.

Look at the shine on those cylinder end caps  – looks like a chrome plating job,  but it’s just Stuart Casting scrubbing up well.