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More issues ... managed to drop the body while hanging it up to dry, not very far (about 200mm) but enough to re-break an existing crack & chip the paint I'm not going to strip it for a 3rd time, so glued the crack up & touched in with paint decanted from the aerosol ... result isn't that great, but I've had enough & I'm hoping I can hide it a bit more by putting the front sticker lower than it should be (looks rubbish over the screws anyway).

It doesn't look so bad.

Jonny man ,
That's a heart breaker, I was going to hit the "like" button on your post but I don't think that is right ..is there a "cry" button?
The touch up looks very good and I bet if you step back a metre or so it is almost gone. I like to sticker idea too.
Normal for me would be to drop it, still wet, on to something very dusty.......grrrrrrr

Calling this done ... colour varies depending on light level & distance - it looks good in the photos, in low light levels, and in very bright sunlight (especially close up), but under average Northwest European grey skies & at a normal viewing distance it looks a bit anaemic, TBH I think VW Brilliant Orange would be a better choice for the 99.9% of the times when you won't see the spangles

Love it!!

I did want to compare this to my other Sand Rover (the 2010 version went, undriven, a long time ago) ... I think I have "too dark" & "too light" Maybe I should be looking for a 3rd vintage car, or maybe two as I'm undecided whether VW Mars Red or Fiat Rosso Orancio is perfect boxart

Brilliant JR