Time For A Change Of Colour!!!

Knowing how we all like piccys, a couple of weeks back I decided it was time for my 1994 Defender 90 to celebrate his 20th birthday by moving on from the faded white with green algae highlights look!

For ease and cost went for synthetic paint and hamilton brushes - colour chosen RAL 7026 - Granite Grey (I wanted to strike a balance between green and grey, no idea why!)

Ideally would have replaced rear door, but for now repaired with Dinitrol Aluminium filler, inside tidied up with a black checker panel and swing away wheel carrier added.

Not a perfect finish but overall very pleased for the time and cost. Just waiting on delivery of black 8 spoke steel modulars now to finish the facelift.

That's come up great. Two spare wheel carriers, roads that bad where you live?

Thanks Mick

Reasonably remote, but never used the bonnet one - was just there when i bought it

That does look good- really smartens up the look of the landy Will the inside be getting the same treatment or leaving it white?

Nice job, Come up a treat that

Cheers guys - has made a huge difference for not a lot of pennies

Painted the door insides the same as looked 'odd' when doors were opened

Footwells all Rustoleum satin black

Just inside of load space a rear bulkhead still white - leaving as is for now as with no rear windows thought the back might be (feel) a bit dark if painted granite grey

Did you mask it up or just cut in with brush. Masking up could take as long as the paint job.

just cut in- much easier

looks good have you done the spats the same colour?did on mine a year on and no flaking

THEengineer said:

looks good have you done the spats the same colour?did on mine a year on and no flaking

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I thought about it, but as I'm swapping out the original white steel wheels for black modulars I've left the eyebrows black for now

Good to know the paint hasn't flaked on yours if i change my mind

Your sign writing in the same colour as the body against white works well btw

Yeh! New Wheels arrived and fitted.

Amazing difference compared to the original white steels - only problem is I now have a longing for chunkier tyres that my cashflow will struggle with

Big thanks to my local ATS who changed and balanced the 5 tyres for beer money.

I think it looks great as is, just tastefully off standard!

Looks really smart , were did you get the paint from ? Like the colour too

Cheers

All my paint comes from Autopaint St Helens- I live nowhere near but they've always been really helpful and quick to dispatch

You've done a great job of that, it's really transformed.
How many coats did you put on?

big red said:

You've done a great job of that, it's really transformed.
How many coats did you put on?

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Thanks for that

Just primed where I needed to, flattened the rest and then just the one brush applied top coat

The synthetic paint covered really well (the white base might have helped) - it just takes a fair while to harden!

Out of interest how many litres did you use of the top coat
Thanks

I bought 5 litres (like to be on the safe side and didn't know if it would need 2 coats) but only actually used about 2 litres

If i were ordering again, would order just 3 litres