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    Time for primer and paint

    Sep 17, 2021 4 minutes
    Jake Adams

    Jenna

    Model: 1981 BL Mini 1000

    Mileage: 83,169

    History: Bought as a car to quench my Mini thirst and eventually sell; I got attached to it and plan to compete in regularity rallies…

    Once the major engine work had being taken care of by a helpful local company, and I’d completed the dirtier parts of the bodywork restoration, I moved on to priming the car. For this, I took myself back a few years to my bodyshop days and got hold of some of the primer I used to use on customers’ cars. It’s made by a Polish company that specialises in automotive refinishing and, frankly, I think

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