Engine Bay Priming April 08

I turned my attention back to the engine compartment late in April. With the new frame on it's way I wanted to at least get the priming done before it got here. But first I had to learn how to use a paint sprayer and we had to build some kind of a paint booth to contain the over spray

We constructed a simple structure of 2x4's, it even had castering wheels!

We found these brackets at the local building supply, they made the assembly go fast.

Here's a shot of one of the wheels.

This was taken after I had finished spraying the primer. It shows how the booth worked. The sides, top and back were covered in plastic tarp stapled to the 2x4's.  Two 24 inch square fans were framed in, one on each side. One fan pushed and the other pulled air and each had a filter taped to it. This created a cross flow of air and believe it or not it worked pretty well.

A shot taken just after the primer was sprayed on, I was very happy with the results although I know I could do better with better equipment and paint.

A tighter shot of the same area.

A shot of the drivers side, the strengthening bracket can be seen bottom center.

A closer shot of the same area.

I also painted the areas of the fender wells that had been stripped, the buffer areas and sills.

 

The front end,  that dent in the valance is part of the patina of this car!