MG
The Classic Marque

Y3348 was bare-metalled just a few years ago, and yet I've found rust bubbles at the lower outside edge of the boot lid. Not a spot of rust anywhere else on, in or under the car. Annoying.
This looks to be the cause - not great photos, but the double-skin around the bottom edge of the lid has separated; water can sit (even in warm Qld) along the bottom body channel, and weeps into the separate...

Bit hard to say without seeing it but yeah maybee the surface 'might' have been a bit hot but more likely the primer was too thick or the pressure too low not atomizing the paint enough, so yeah more thinners, and wind the pressure up to 40 or so and wind the gun up so you get plenty coming out and get back off it a bit so your spray area is larger and blow a big mist at it

Yeah I agree. Drying in the air before it hits the car. More thinner. I thin celly 50%. But I use a pop pop electric gun, not a proper compressor.

I use premium celly thinners. It's not that much more.

Red nose there Guy. Were you on the whiskey, or was it the sun? 😉

Gord … there is additional information in the box (left side) under the heading details. Seems clear to me.

Just a standard thinners, David.
Its warm and dry here, but not as hot as in the south. 24 degrees today. Are you thinking that the paint is drying before it hits the panel? Or perhaps that the surface I am spraying onto is too hot?

What thinner are you using? In this weather it should be slow thinners so it doesn't flash off as quickly. Of course you may be being timid and not spraying a heavy enough coat for fear of orange peel or similar and it just isn't enough for it to flow out.

I need to improve on my paint spraying quality for the next primer coat. It didn't matter for that last primer coat but it wasn't spraying cleanly and dried to a gritty surface. Now all flatted smooth and ready for what should be the final primer coat before some colour.

But what would cause it to go on and dry like that? What should I be looking to change to get a better final coating?

Bruce,

Not convinced that those Regulators are solid state. Couldn't find anything that said so.

Gord Clark
Rockburn, Qué.

For those who want to mount a reverse light on their TD or TF, I've found an affordable one that will fit the opening provided on the TD/TF gearbox (= Moss 04-606) - >$2.

Gord Clark
Rockburn, Qu╬.

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I have made quite a few of ABVs over the years for a number of specialist vehicles where 1/4" or larger thread sizes (BSF/UNF/Metric) are applicable but use a simplified version for smaller sizes where only a stainless steel ball but with no spring is used.
All ABVs are subject to pressure and leak testing at 2000psi.
Cylinder ports need to be carefully cleaned to ensure a suitable seating...