So, the paint on my rear quarter and boot lid was pretty terrible, where it had been stored with that corner hanging out, bird poo and other delights had rotted through the original paint and it was all a bit of a mess.. so, I had some paint mixed up (LQW Anthracite), bought some acrylic lacquer from halfrauds and set to work! Cleaned the panel with fairy liquid, used a brush to clean between the bumper and all the crevices around the panel to make sure no polish was lurking, then took some 600 grit to it.. the really manky bits got some extra love with the sandpaper.. then pulled a few pin dents out with an eBay hot-glue dent puller (so much easier on a matt panel, the glue really grips!), cleared it off with thinners and gave it two decent overlapping coats (not too thick), the really scuffed bits got a quick dusting beforehand to even them out.. then three progressively heavier coats of lacquer.. a fun half hour was then spent defending the car from the local flying ant population who could clearly smell a paint buffet in the offing and fancied some of that! The boot lid I removed, cut the wires just below the hinge (careful as you have to mark them, there’s two with the same colour coding) and re-soldered and heatshrunk when finished.. I do still have to give it a polish in a week when it’s fully hard as this is straight out of the can, but it’s not bad at all!
The issue now it that it shows up the rest of the car.. can I be arsed to paint the doors and bonnet? Only time will tell
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