![]() No-one will ever accuse Project HO of being subtle. With the booth sealed, Matt just has to wait patiently for the first coat to dry.ĩ. One coat down and at least a couple to go. At last, several weeks after the project started, we get to see the first of several coats of that riotous Vermilliion Fire two-pack paint.Ĩ. Now we hit the last stage before the colour, which is giving the car another top-to-tail clean, double-checking the filled-in spots.ħ. With the paint booth sealed, and now wearing an air-supply mask to keep out the fumes, Matt gives the door frames a final prime.Ħ. Now Matt turns to the fiddly job of filling and smoothing any minor imperfections in the body.ĥ. With the primer on and body sealed, he now gives the car an initial wipe-over with a wet tack cloth to remove the worst of the dust.Ĥ. This ensures a good finish when the colour is applied and helps ensure a longer life for the rebuilt body.ģ. Now he turns to carefully sealing all the body seams with a special preparation. Grand Tourer’s ace painter Matt can spend days on the long process of final body prep, starting with a primer cover of his own. It’s got a rough primer coat to keep the rust at bay.Ģ. Project HO fresh from the panel shop, straight but hardly a thing of beauty. ![]() ![]() ![]() For example, the conditions under which the body was painted would have done a hospital proud, given the attention paid to detail and cleanliness.Ĭome with us as we walk through transforming the car from boring old primer into its proper colour, and get the car ready to stand up on its own four wheels.ġ. Once you do, you start to realise just how much work really goes into these things and why a properly done car attracts big dollars. While many of us have had the chance to see cars go through bits and pieces of a rebuild, it’s not often you get to observe every little step along the way. Watching Project HO develop from a paddock find to an almost recognisable car has so far been a real eye-opener. Falcon GT-HO Phase III Project: Paint and hardware ![]()
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