First Bit of Orange Goes On

The front grille as you can see from the photos has drastically changed.

Originally it was chipped and rusting in places, so we sandblasted it in the Design and Technology suite. The grille comes in 3 parts so they were each done individually.

After sandblasting, they were primed with a standard white primer from Halfords. Three layers went on. 15 mins drying time between layers


This was then left for a week.

Next came the luminous orange colour. Looking at the colour it is probably a little brighter than i was hoping for but it will match the orange acrylic of the centre console so it will at least match other areas of the car. There were probably 3 layers of this colour too. Each layer with 15- 20 mins drying time.

Again it was left for a week in the painting booth.

Lastly came the clear lacquer, 3 layers of this as well.

This was then left to harden for a week before it was then bolted back together and fitted back onto the car. I will admit that with the current blue colour the orange looks a little out of place but it was something that the boys could get on with so it had to be done.