The Meatwagon: Missing, presumed..?

[cwspellowe]

Ok, so here's the plan. No more pristine paint, no more shiny lovely bits on show (well except the wheels), the car is instead going to be prepped in a Dawn of the Dead/Mad Max Armageddon-esque style.

Why?

Because I can. Because it's a plaything, and because at the end of the day, it's only a car

I'm not going to spend every Spring painting and tarting up bits for a couple of months of anal cleaning over the Summer, then letting it become neglected again in the Winter. Nope, now it's time for the estate's swan song, a bit of fun that should turn a few heads and hopefully bring out the child in people.

Today was D-day, the day the angle grinder came out. Let's face it, there's going to be rust in a Post-Apocalyptic Britain, so before the paint came out I set to work with the grinder and a 40grit sanding wheel. Front NS wing has been completely stripped back, along with some random details. The idea is to paint over them at the edges and let the rust bubble through. It'll take time but I figured i'd have a better chance of rust if I did it now, than wait til the Summer when it's warm and dry out.

Tom, look away now fella...

First off, removing the stickers





Use your imagination. Anything shiny and silver WILL be rusty.

Next up came the first application of paint. The observant will notice the bonnet is already black, the engine bay is also going black, nothing but black EVERYWHERE. If you need help, search google for the Volklinger S14.

I'm using Montana Gold graffiti paint, colour is NATO green. This stuff is AMAZING. It took FOUR cans to put down enough paint to cover the whole car, and i'm going to use another two tomorrow to get an even finish. It's acrylic paint that sticks to anything and everything, I painted the grille and wingmirrors a few weeks ago outside, in the snow, and the finish is perfect.















Yes the finish isn't perfect but tomorrow's another day. The important thing is the heavy base coat is now down and just needs one more coat. Then i'll go at the bare metal with some sandpaper to take off the nato paint and allow the steel to get oxidising.

Every rat/scene/whatever car needs accessories, right? Right. Two of these:



One of these:





A jerry can, a gas mask, lots of military chic stuff ready to be strapped on, and a lot of stencilled detail a-la aircraft carrier to be done.

You'll see a lot happening the next few days as i'm off work for the week, but remember this is a marathon, not a sprint. This will be constantly evolving and will probably never be finished, but know this..

..this WILL end with the car being scrapped one day.