Spent yesterday working on the MX5,first thing to do was give it a wash:
Something doesnt look right? Yeah,thats because the drivers side wing mirror FELL OFF while i was cleaning it! So thats on my to-do list!
Engine Bay definately needs a clean...
Noticed 2 nice patches of Rust on the boot lid...
When i bought the car,the chap chucked in a tin of Silver paint...so shook it and opened it up to see what colour it was...
A lil bit too light for me,if it was a gun metal silver...i would have changed my mind and sprayed it that. Theres about 2.5-3.5 litres of paint in the tin.
First job to do was to clean and paint the calipers,so gave them a lick of Smooth Black Hammerite:
Then started to rub down the bits of paint that had flaked off,started with the windscreen area...
The paint just flakes off! Didnt take long to reach bare metal,kind of expected with 20 year old paint! This restoration is going to be interesting!
And thats all i managed to do inbetween the rain showers. Though to be fair,painting 4 calipers does take a fair bit of time!
Had a look at the front bumper,and theres NO WAY that i'll be able to rub down the paint,as its about 2-3mm thick and theres chunks missing. Gonna be easier to replace the whole bumper and get that sprayed...so thats on my list aswell