Last month I concluded with the shell of the Minor saloon finally in primer, front suspension stripped and dash and engine bay painted. At the very next opportunity, I headed back to CBR Classic Restorations, pushed the car back into the paint booth and got masking. Out came the panel wipe, then the tack rag. I mixed up a couple of litres of HMG two-pack direct gloss and, as before, started by applying a thin ‘gripper’ coat over the whole car. Ten minutes later, it was on with the first thicker coat, then another ten minutes passed before the second. Another pot of paint mixed up, this time with a drop of lacquer, saw the final two coats applied and a stunning finish out of the gun resulted. Once hardened…