Paint is being applied! The engine bay, the trunk, and all four wheel wells of the Duetto have been painted. We started with the trunk, which was not media blasted. That necessitated a bit of prepwork.
First, the trunk was scrubbed down to solid surface or metal, and spot primed. The single-stage paint was supplied by the body shop who will shoot the body in 2-stage. I certainly paid a premium to do it that way, but now I can hold them accountable for matching when the time comes.

Two coats of epoxy primer were applied.

Finally the finish coats of AR008. i am quite satisfied with the result!
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The Duetto's engine bay and nose interior had been media blasted and immediately coated with two coats of epoxy primer. Starting up after three months, I decided to apply a few coats of epoxy primer after some small details were addressed (extra holes) . With a new prime to bite into, I applied the finish coats of AR008.




The wheel wells presented a challange. I wanted them in body color white for "show", but I did not look forward to getting that chipped up when driving. The areas were media blasted, and given the 2 prime coats at AR. I scuffed that down a bit, applied a few coats of 3M Body Schulz to provide a resiliant layer. First photo, the front wheel well in panitable undercoating.

Three coats of single stage body color.


Same process on rear wheel wells

And the final outcome.



I also started assembling the front suspension, putting back on the steering rack, shocks, front control arm and brake hoses.


The engine bay is comming back together, also.