It's been about 14 years since the Count last had a respray, and even that one was done by myself in the hay shed on the farm. Humidity was high and so was the temperature when it was done as well, so there is no really great surprise that now it is living outside in the driveway and on the street that the paint isn't the greatest.
A few years ago the paint on the rear end surrounding the boot and below the rear window started to develop cracks and over the years the cracks just grew worse and multiplied. It had come to the stage that something had to be done or the car would start to rust below the paint. So we come to the weekend and what to do, like stripping paint is ever high on the list.
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| Starting point |
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| Guards off and ready to go |
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| A lot of load paint and primer layers there |
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| Back to bare |
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Etched and primed
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| Back in colour |
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| Nearly done, just needs lights |
Certainly looks a lot better thank it did with the cracking and flaking paint, though it's never a fun job.
