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Well, here goes then...

Initially I wasn't totally convinced with my colour choice so I sprayed a little on both sides of a sheet of paper and compared it... the colour appears to be a good match:





Although I was advised it would not be needed I decided to apply a white plastic primer, this was mainly to fill in some of the small scratches/imperfections before painting:






I let the primer harden for a while then 24hrs later.... on goes the green...



Amazing how different the colour looks under different lighting/flash..??







I decided to put the badge on it temporarily just to see how the (almost) finished product would look:












Well,

On the whole I am really pleased with the result, I like it and it's staying the way it is.

I'm a little sad to have to paint such a good white dress cowl but I'm also really pleased with the finish and hope it resembles what it would have been for this machine when it rolled off the production line, it matches the underside of the zip starter perfectly when I look at it so.... although the rest of the machine has some sunburn... this is the colour.

Ok, another question, I want to seal it now so should I put on a matt or gloss 2k finish to protect it from petrol?

Thanks again everyone for all your input and suggestions, I wouldn't have got this far without them.

Once I get this part finished.. it's on with the rest of it..!!

Cheers

Alan.