Mini Magazine

PERFECT FINISH

“If you’ve not sprayed a car before, you may be surprised at how physical it is”

It can almost feel like an anticlimax. After months and months of rubbing down and body preparation, when you finally come to lay on the final colour coats you can’t believe you’ve actually reached that stage. And when it goes well, the actual painting process is over in no time at all.

We had been very careful with the Downton due to its construction – part steel, part

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Mini Magazine

Mini Magazine3 min read
Game, Set, Hatch
Martyn Collins Contributor MINI LIFE My first car was a free 1977 Mini 1000, which needed a full restoration! One highlymodified Cooper replica later it was time for the real thing and a 1990 John Cooper ’S’ Converted Cooper RSP followed. Now fascina
Mini Magazine2 min read
Mini Magazine
■ ISSUE: 342 Kelsey Media, 5 Yalding Hill, Downs Court, Yalding, Kent, ME18 6AL ■ EMAIL: minimag.ed@kelsey.co.uk ■ FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/minimagazine ■ ■ EDITOR: Daniel Bevis Email: daniel.bevis@kelsey.co.uk ■ ART EDITOR: John McAllister Email:
Mini Magazine3 min read
Parking Up
Alex Kinsman Contributor MINI LIFE The first car I ever rode in, at six days old, was a modified MkI Elf. I grew up with Minis, met my wife at a Mini show in Florida, and married into Minis Unlimited. We then moved to a bigger house and rented an in

Related