Blue paint

 

The other area I was going to be responsible for was paint. While Dad is happy enough splashing a coat of cream inside with a brush, the exterior really wanted spraying. 

My choice was a Halfords rattle can. Can't remember the colour as all this was a couple of months ago, and we used it all up. 

Lessons learned on the first coach was that even after sanding sealing, the wood, and especially MDF, really soaks up the paint. The trick is to apply several coats over a couple of days, paying particular attention to the sides of the framing and insides of the windows. 

By letting the paint dry, it seems that this stops the material acting quite so sponge-like. Perhaps it dries in the pores, and each subsequent coat fills them up. Dunno, but if you don't, the edged all look rubbish compared to the flat panels. 

This was supposed to be an easy job...