Under £100 paint job

[andrew34ruby]

I was going to do a quick touch up but making the most of lockdown I have completely stripped my Pearl for repaint. Halfway through now using Craftmaster coach enamel and Purdy brushes as recommended by them. The finish is way better than I expected and you really struggle to find brush marks. Lots of time needs to be spent on prep and you learn as you go. This involves repainting the first panels several times as you learn from your mistakes.
My previous brush painting being in the early 1960s when I painted my Ruby with Valspar paint with any brush available so expectations were not high.

I used Valspar in 1970 on my first 750 sidevalve. It had a smell all it's own and was really good paint. later it became just like any cheap modern household gloss.