Inner Wings, Which Colour?

[Robert in Cumbria]

I can't decide, whether to paint the front inner wings dark or light green, what do you think?

I was going to paint them light green but now I am not sure...

Marlin Rear - wings loose fit.jpg

Marlin Front - wings loose fit.jpg

[bryannewell]

Re: Inner Wings, Which Colour?

Hi Robert
As you asked I would say the light green!
Your doing a fantastic job by the way!!
Cheers
Bryan

[Robert in Cumbria]

Re: Inner Wings, Which Colour?

Thank you Bryan, the inner wings will of course be quite visible from front angles.

[christopher.bogue2011]

Re: Inner Wings, Which Colour?

Hi Robert,
Light Green! What a fantastic job you are doing. Can't wait to see it finished.

[mark westbrookwhite]

Re: Inner Wings, Which Colour?

Looks great, I am in the dark green camp myself.

[Robert in Cumbria]

Re: Inner Wings, Which Colour?

Perhaps I should have made it a poll?

Thanks for the responses guys, keep them coming... I want to paint them this evening after dinner.

Keen to see it finished too! LOL While I am loving doing the job I am very keen to see it on the road, then I can relax a bit.

[listerjp2]

Re: Inner Wings, Which Colour?

Hi Robert

Yep I would go with the light green to.

Just an aside, are you rubbing down between coats?

Adrian

[Robert in Cumbria]

Re: Inner Wings, Which Colour?

Looks like light green up to now.

Between coats? I'm only applying one good coat!!!

There is a bit of dust when viewed close up but it looks OK for now. The bonnet could do with another coat, it was badly beaten up, and it shows. I might give it one but it's so cold now that may be a summer job, if we get a really nice day I might treat it... I am painting the body panels in the house so there is quite a bit of dust about from the dust sheets I have put down. Better that than risk paint on the carpet.

[listerjp2]

Re: Inner Wings, Which Colour?

Now thats even more impressive, that type of shine with only one coat.

Many thanks for the infomation Robert.

Keep up the good work.

Adrian

[terryreed1664]

Re: Inner Wings, Which Colour?

Hi Robert, I'm in the light green camp too, if its between the to greens, but maybe yellow would go well with the nose cone.

Terry

[Robert in Cumbria]

Re: Inner Wings, Which Colour?

Now thats even more impressive, that type of shine with only one coat.

Many thanks for the infomation Robert.

Keep up the good work.

Adrian

What I do is put a good coat on then leave it 20 or 30 minutes then put a bit more on where it's a bit thin. That really brings the shine up, it orange peels at first but that seems to disappear overnight, It's not going to give you a cellulose paint job but for what I want, presentable, functional, robust and easy to touch up when scraped or damaged. It's never going to beat a proper spray job but it's exactly what I want.

It can be obtained in a very wide range of mixed to order colours, not just the 'off the shelf' range. At the very least the entire RAL range is available.

[Robert in Cumbria]

Re: Inner Wings, Which Colour?

Hi Robert, I'm in the light green camp too, if its between the to greens, but maybe yellow would go well with the nose cone.

Terry

I was going to do the wings yellow but I felt it was too extreme. A compromise was two shades of green, since green is thought by some to be unlucky, I took a leaf out of BRM's book and made the nose cone yellow.

My first Rally mini was Ford aquatic jade with a yellow roof, you may remember. First run on the KLMC January rally 1978. Started from Burton services.

[lizbillings]

Re: Inner Wings, Which Colour?

I fancy yellow. Then we can see you coming up Bamford Clough next year?

[Robert in Cumbria]

Re: Inner Wings, Which Colour?

You will see me OK! LOL Probably hear me too!

[Robert in Cumbria]

Re: Inner Wings, Which Colour?

Deed done, light green it is.

Will be very happy when I have finished painting and I can have the front room back to some sort of normality.

Inner wings wet paint.jpg