I have that problem on the mog's roof. I have ground filled and touched in over a dozen patches in the last few years. I can't afford a respray at the moment or I would have taken the whole thing back to metal, treated and sprayed it.
If the surface is flat then you can vinyl wrap anything. It looks like paint when it is done so nobody will know but if you have paint issues anyway then doing it properly is going to be a better option if you have the available funds.
1972 Triumph Dolomite 1850
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Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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Ahh funds, that's the bit that's lacking! 
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have you thought of painting by hand?
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No, but I did think about doing it by numbers!
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Work has progressed on and off, a little here, a little there as time, funds, and the back allow. Roof was stripped back to bare metal, and has had an undercoat applied for now. Few other rust spots have been started on, next major job is NS rear wing and rear door, which are the worst of the other panels.
Wheels have come up nice too
But I suppose the major item is, we've decided on the colour! It's orange, and probably with a black vinyl roof. Not 100% sure on what shade yet, if I stay with BL it will be Blaze
or go for out and out brightness and get noticed with Signal Orange from Ford
Wheels have come up nice too
But I suppose the major item is, we've decided on the colour! It's orange, and probably with a black vinyl roof. Not 100% sure on what shade yet, if I stay with BL it will be Blaze
or go for out and out brightness and get noticed with Signal Orange from Ford
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You'll need sun glasses so you don't get glare from the bonnet if you go that colour 
Well done on starting the bodywork. I haven't had the bottle to completely strip the paint off to fix my paint issues (yet).
Well done on starting the bodywork. I haven't had the bottle to completely strip the paint off to fix my paint issues (yet).
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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You're a brave man to strip the roof like that, fortunately it appears not to have rotted away in the usual place(s) above/around/below/within four feet of the vents.
The ADO16 looks like Bronze Yellow to me, this is Blaze:
Oops! Sorry, that's actually Carol Vorderman
, THIS is Blaze:
The ADO16 looks like Bronze Yellow to me, this is Blaze:
Oops! Sorry, that's actually Carol Vorderman
, THIS is Blaze: J
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
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The seam covered with the chrome trim is slightly worse for wear, and there's a fair bit underneath, near the vents and near the seam with drip rail, which may need rear screen taking out to get to properly 
Front will have to come out to fit the vinyl roof anyways, so may just bite the bullet.
Relays for the head and main beams also been fitted, just need to tidy the loom up a bit, but hopefully that will cure any switch burnouts once and for all.
I had a mooch in hellfrauds (shudder) other day and they had blaze marked in the aerosol tins isle, but none in there, pity as I may have rattle canned a panel first just to test. I never looked if they had Signal Orange, but seeing as Purple Velvet was there I'd not be surprised to find it there.
Front will have to come out to fit the vinyl roof anyways, so may just bite the bullet.Relays for the head and main beams also been fitted, just need to tidy the loom up a bit, but hopefully that will cure any switch burnouts once and for all.
I had a mooch in hellfrauds (shudder) other day and they had blaze marked in the aerosol tins isle, but none in there, pity as I may have rattle canned a panel first just to test. I never looked if they had Signal Orange, but seeing as Purple Velvet was there I'd not be surprised to find it there.
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Spent a bit of time on the rear end, hopefully manage to rub the couple of skims of filler down tomorrow and get some primer on the rear end. Thankfully, once the top coat and primer is rubbed down, there's a fairly solid base underneath. Just to show why it needs doing and just not the odd bit sorting and blowing in, this photo taken mid rub down of the bootlid explains wonderfully!
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Sanding down has continued on and off, and the front end is just about ready to be primered up. I'm now toying with not bothering with a vinyl roof and just painting it black, possibly metallic???
Nice to find that the front panel is 99% metal, as are the wheel arches, so I think a good coating of wax proofing will be in order once it's all painted will be in order to tery and keep it that way.
Will move onto the doors next, but seeing as it's just a couple of bolts holding them on, it'd be rude not to do them on the bench. Rear door cards are off, one looks good in there, other has a nice coating of rust, which may be the cause of the blisters on the outside, suppose we'll find out soon enough.
Anyway, money shots
Nice to find that the front panel is 99% metal, as are the wheel arches, so I think a good coating of wax proofing will be in order once it's all painted will be in order to tery and keep it that way.
Will move onto the doors next, but seeing as it's just a couple of bolts holding them on, it'd be rude not to do them on the bench. Rear door cards are off, one looks good in there, other has a nice coating of rust, which may be the cause of the blisters on the outside, suppose we'll find out soon enough.
Anyway, money shots
