The College Minivan Part 5
Saturday 21st September
The big day arrived for applying the final colour coat to the Van. After much deliberation and checking with what little original paint I could find, the colour chosen was BLMC Cumulus Grey, coded GR39. It consists of black, yellow ochre, white and red oxide. Two and a half litres of 2 pack were mixed and Frank donned his suit and pressure-fed mask to apply the paint over my handywork. He emerged from the booth some time later for a top up and reported all was well. After around 40 minutes of spraying, he left the booth for the final time and set the oven to the bake cycle. Following a few cups of coffee and a general tidy-up in the workshop, it was time for me to have a look at the result. It looked fantastic and certainly worth all of the effort I had put in. Unfortunately, I will be unable to go back to reassemble it all for a while, as I have to go into hospital for an operation, but I certainly have something to look forward to!
Straight from the spray booth
The wheels are in need of some work, so I will probably remove the tyres and have them sand-blasted and then finish them in the correct silver colour for the MK2 Vans.