Finally! Almost, There.

Finally! Today I had the chance of going down to John's paint shop (Turcons Panel Beating & Spray Painting) in Spearwood.

Tim & John (Right).

FINNIE has just been sprayed on with DP40 2K (2 Pack) Primer (Grey). There are three main steps to perform the paint job on FINNIE. Primer, base coat and clear coat. The number of coats or the amount of paint used depends on how thick or thin a single coat is. The thicker, the lesser amount of coats or layers and the thinner, the more coats have to be sprayed on.

DP40 2K Primer


DP40 D834 Chromate-Free 2K Epoxy Surfacer has been sprayed onto the bare metal (over the black etch primer).

Description of DP40 2K Primer from the PPG website. http://ahassoun.com/ppg.html:

" PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
DP40 is a versatile 2K Epoxy Surfacer. It is light grey in colour, chromate-free and has good corrosion resistance over bare metal.
DP40 has good adhesion to a wide variety of suitably prepared substrates. These include bare and galvanised steel, aluminium, GRP and fibreglass, painted surfaces and fillers, and a wide range of plastic substrates.
DP40 is ideally used as a wet-on-wet or non-sand surfacer, but may be stoved or air-dried if required. It may also be used as a one-coat sealer over sanded 2K primers and surfacers, when it fills sanding marks and promotes optimum gloss holdout in the topcoat.
DP40 is also an excellent sealer for use over TPA finishes. "


The four doors, bonnet and hood will be bolted on to the framework and any panels will be straightened if needed.

All four doors individually primed and ready to be bolted on!

Polar Weiss 9149

olar Weiss (Polar White) is the name for the white paint that will be sprayed on top of this primer coat. The paint code for Polar Weiss is MER. 149 9149. This particular paint has been available since 1993. 

Approximately three to four coats of Polar Weiss paint will be sprayed onto FINNIE!

Tinters are used to make the white paint. 

Tinters (Most amount first):

Base Coat White

Trace Yellow

Trace Yellow Oxide

Trace Black

Database of paints!

Tinters used to make endless paint options.

Deltron DG (Direct Gloss) 2K Acrylic Colour (of the same colour) will be sprayed onto the hubcaps, if Tim is unable to source for new/used ones.

The engine bay will be stripped down later on. John will have some remaining mix of Polar Weiss paint for Tim to spray the surrounding surfaces in the engine bay. 

Clear Coat

The clear coat will be sprayed over the Polar Weiss paint after in bakes in the booth. Approximately three to four coats of clear coat will be sprayed on to FINNIE. At this stage, I am unsure of the exact name of the paint. 

 Other portions of the car.

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Paint Update

This is my first ever entry from my iPhone.

Spoke to John from Turcons Paint (Formerly John's Paint) today and he told me about the progress in detail.

FINNIE is about to have its first coat of primer. Everything has been blocked and sanded down. The delay in not priming it is due to the high humidity levels in Perth during the next few days. John prefers to have a controlled environment inside and outside of the paint booth, so as to not make any mistakes with the application of the 2-Pack later on.

The initial coat of black etch primer (By Peter) has been sanded down so that John can find any imperfections so that they can be repaired on the spot. Imperfections will always show through over the layers of paint.

The priming of FINNIE will commence next week when it stops raining.