Jenk wrote:
Thanks all for your responses.
Lindsay your'e not located in Sydney are you? Interested in painting another?
Clean lines is what I'm after, the only concern I would have is if when bolting the hinges etc back on would the paint not crack under pressure of the hinges tightened down against the fresh paint, or do the gaskets relieve the pressure?
No, I'm in Melbourne. Unfortunately I'm in the middle of a house renovation and currently don't have a garage to work on cars (this will change very soon), so can't take on anything extra yet.
The paint should not crack under pressure as this panel shouldn't flex as the hinge in tightened up. It is a double skinned panel with a strengthening bracket behind it for each hinge (door, not boot). You can't really tighten the hinges that hard to flex and panel enough to crack the paint, unless there is poor repairs under the paint. Besides I think the studs in the hinges would break.
Have you stripped the car back to metal? Unless there is excessive paint film build or bad repairs I would not worry about cracking paint.