Edmonton Motor Show

Look what we saw in the Volvo booth at the Edmonton Motor Show.

Did a bit of a double take, then took a bunch of photos

Finally - Painting

While the car was still up on it's side I sprayed the underside with the new "Old English White" body color.  Despite the tarping and a really powerful barn ventilation fan, the overspray in the garage was pretty bad.  Not recommended

For painting the rest of the car I decided to up my game a bit and build a spray booth inside the garage.  The furnace filters along the top draw filtered air in, while the heavy duty barn fan was set inside a plenum box I built with cardboard and scrap lumber.  It worked beautifully as a negative pressure enclosure, and kept overspray and fumes to a  minimum.  It's hard to get photos of the booth because it took up a large portion of the garage.

Once the body was painted, I partially disassembled the booth and rolled the car outside of the booth so I could tackle all the other panels and parts

Overall I'm very pleased with how the paint job turned out.  As a first time painter, in a home made booth I made some mistakes.  Any pro or car judge will see them instantly, but my goal is to have a "showable driver" car.  I think with some color sanding and buffing the car will get there.