Mitsubishi Delica Owners Club UK™

[noirenex]

Hi all,

Just thought I'd come throw my hat in the ring with something I've been planning for a while now, my Deli bodywork has been a little worse for wear, I've welded up the underneath and most of the mechanical issues have been fixed now, theres some scuffs, scratches and dings over her, so i figure it's time for a face lift soon.

I am going to go for a matte black bonnet and boot with a purple decal on the bonnet, and a violet/purple body. Bonn et/boot would be done first, then the body. Will be using Cellulose paint because it is a bit easier to work with in preventing dust and flies

I have the tools I need to do the job and some limited experience spraying my old cars, the way I see it:

0. Get her hand washed
1. Sand down the paint and rough up the top layers using orbital sander (Clarke CROS1) and hand block sander where needed
2. Seal off and mask windows, lights, seals and Tyres
3. Spray down and wash
3b. Move Deli into a marquee with plastic floors, keeping floor wet to prevent dust
4. Put a layer of high build primer, check for any high spots and dings
5. Body fill and prep and dings and scratches, sand down high spots
6. Put down additional layers of primer and repeat step 5/6
7. Leave time for primer to set properly (overnight)
8. Wash, wipe down to remove any contaminent
9. Spray first colour coat down
10. Sand and wipe down if required
11. Spray next 2 coats
12. Leave overnight
13. Wash and wipe down
14. Check if any further sanding or colour coat is required
15. Apply clear coats
16. Leave overnight
17. Enjoy?
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Delica Royal Exceed

Starter motor failure! - 2013-07-20

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[noirenex]

I did a digital mockup of what I think it would look like:



There's still some green in there but you get the idea?

What are your thoughts and feelings on this, what other colour combos do you think would look good? I did look at all black, but it looked a bit too much like an FBI wagon!
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Delica Royal Exceed

Starter motor failure! - 2013-07-20

[chrisreah]

a friend of mine is intending to paint his townace in a burnt orange colour. the mock ups he did looked very impressive. looked at a similar main colour to the one you are planning and felt its a bit overbearing on such a large vehicle... but its all personal preference....

[Eddie M]

Have a look at PlastiDip before going to the expense of a re-spray. I have done my wheels, rear quarters and turbo scoop so far with great results. Easy to use and if you don't like it you can peal it off. I will post some pics tomorrow.
Cheers
Eddie

[skiorsail]

you are going to struggle to find a nice warm dry, well ventilated  place to paint it in winter . paint won't stick to frozen Delica . if this is your first attempt at car spraying pearlessent  or  metallic paint is a lot harder to get right
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[noirenex]

Righto, well, I may delay my spraying pending a house I am trying to buy that has a double garage that would fit the Deli in, then I could spray in that if needed. That being said, I'll be using cellulose paint now, I've decided on a dark purple matt finish for the body and a black matt for the bonnet, I've already got all the tools to shoot with, just need some more gear for prep work.

If the house doesn't go through then its back to my original idea of using a 3x6 marquee and extractor fan setup to spray with, since I'm going to use cellulose there's a smaller chance of fumes, though I have my respirator and full body suit anyway so shouldn't be an issue, it's just I heard many bad things about that 2k paint if you aren't in a booth

I'm estimating about 7L of paint for the beast, what do you guys think?
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Delica Royal Exceed

Starter motor failure! - 2013-07-20

[Deker]

[noirenex]

Thanks deker, appreciate the advice and perspective,  I'm spraying matt so will need matt lacquer if I apply any, though the paint provider suggests it doesn't need it?
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Delica Royal Exceed

Starter motor failure! - 2013-07-20

[Deker]