SER1 FW: bare metal prep.

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From: ibalcom
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I have my bulkhead down to bare metal after being sand blasted and I was 
planning on having it painted by a local shop.  However, after bringing it 
to them the lady behind the calculator had a frenzied exchange with the 
buttons and ended up telling me it would cost $1000 USD just to paint the 
bulk head and $600 for the remaining steel pieces (only 5 as you know).  
that is before even touching the body pannels.

My question is: what the heck can I do now? Can I paint this myself?  do I 
need to use etching primer?  Have the paint fumes gotten to this bunch  and 
they are way off?
I want to go for the original bronze-green but I am having a terrible time 
finding anyone who has any idea what the paint codes mean here in southern 
california.
Maybe I should just have the bulk head powder coated black?
Would be a shame as it is a great little 55 86" with all the matching 
numbers.

Basically I need advice from an old Landy expert as this is my first rover 
and the oldest car I have delt with.

I have a bunch of bare metal parts in my garage waiting for me to get a 
clue.
thanks,
Ian

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