[Pepper (Steve)]

Hi all.
Just thought id share the rbuild im doing on an 8 inch newt i bought to go in my observatory(when its finally built!)
With a bit of time on my hands having a few weeks away from the grindstone, I figured i may as well give it a freshen up.

Stage one was stripping everything down.
The black is a bit boring, and ive already got a black scope, so i thought a paint job will be in order and do a bit of bodywork on the poor old girl.
I decided to order some paint a few weeks ago and have been waiting for a nice day to do the deed.
Well today is the day.
I applied a couple of coats of black basecoat until the tube was completely black, then put on 6 coats of the colour, then 4 coats of 2k clear.

had a couple of nasties where i had paint spatter cause some minor runs, but nothing a sticker or two wont fix..

i did the finder scope holder with only a couple of coats of the colour so it had a bit of a duller look. Might take a few days to dry proper then i can start reassembly..

pics coming.