Process of painting a Defender

[lotus_esprit_s1]

I`ve been rebuilding my 300TDI defender and now have a kit of parts waiting to go back together. Almost all the panels apart from the bonnet and roof are brand new.

Does anyone know the process that Landrover paint the Defender (apart from badly!) Do they assemble the body first then paint the whole lot in one go inside and out, then fit out the bulkhead etc?

I was intending on painting the bulkhead first, building it up, then painting the individual panels / doors etc on the inside before assembling, then giving the whole vehicle a once over with 2k then laquer - is this the way to do it?

Do I need to laquer the inside panels/ bulkhead etc?

Thanks

 

[steveo3002]

base coat needs clearing yes

what colour do you have in mind...maybe a solid /direct gloss colour would suit you

 

[Shox Dr]

Paint them individually other wise the paint will crack on the joints

 

[Chickenjohn]

Yes, I would paint the parts individually and then assemble the Land Rover.

 

[Bingy]

Hiya pal, im rebuilding a defender and im doing the panels one at a time off the landy.
The list is as instructed by a mate at a well respected bodyshop in our area.
Bulkhead looks brown but all the landy is going to be Rimini Red. The pic is a shot of the bulkhead just after the final topcoat of laquer had been put on.

HTH

 

[lotus_esprit_s1]

I'll paint them all separatly then, seems more sensible. I have another 300tdi 90 I bought as needed one to tow and it has been resprayed dark mettalic all in one hit and is coming off in places, and also blistering - I''m trying to avoid the "obviously rebuilt" look with my rebuild

I intend to paint it Tonga green metallic, been quoted about £400 for all the paints etc I need, does that seem reasonable?

(I'm used to spending now - new chassis, new bulkhead, new panels, new doors, new gearbox, new transfer box, new 300TDi block; It didn't look too bad when the gearbox gave up at 73,000 and all this began, wish I'd sold it then!)

 

[madkayaker]

I plan to reprint my defender this summer. But as its MOD the process is much easier. Wash the big bits of mud off then find a cleanish yard brush and paint! my lightweight I have sprayed each panel Defoe constructing then touch up. That's matt green as well!

 

[Robotstar5]

Does anyone know the process that Landrover paint the Defender (apart from badly!) Do they assemble the body first then paint the whole lot in one go inside and out, then fit out the bulkhead etc?

They hang all the bits on a big vaguely Defender shaped frame and send it through the same process as all the other models. E-coat dip, robot paint followed by manual paint, they even was inject the bulkhead to stop the dreaded tin worm older models suffered from.

I worked in the paintshop at Solihull for a couple of years