Rust Cure & Repainting ii

Here is what we did a few weeks ago. Bit of over spray but no more rust. I can't get it to polish out but no more rust. The paint that Halfords mixed does not match but no more rust.

The paint tin I had with the car suggested that the paint used on the respray was HFF. It is the right colour but HFF isn't a metallic paint. 

I'll try a metallic green some time ...

Rust Cure & Repainting

Time to get rid of some rust. I have been concerned about where the sills meet the floor for some time, rust everywhere.  Brought tears to my eyes this did. Time to start chiselling ...

Add a bit of tape

Hole on the arch

Rust and hole on the sill

Cure rust applied

Rusty Beast bits

Another arch

More rust!

Lipstick on a Pig ii

This winter's main job is to sort out the sill rust. The bottom of the car, sill, wings etc, should be black rather than green. I prefer the green but will never be able to match the original colour, so black it will be. I am sure that the original factory colour was black, rather like this ...