I got the old wheels from behind the shed and put them on the axle so I could clean it off with the grinders easily. It was much easier to do, and I soon had it all looking shiny. I cleaned it all down with thinners, then masked up the brakes and the pumpkin nuts etc. ready to paint it. I’d run out of the cheap etch, so I bought some Lechler 2k etch and some 2k black to do the chassis and axle. It sprayed much better, and was a bitch to get off the metal cups I use to mix, so that’s got to be a good thing!. It’s grey as well, not yellow. I opened the big tin of black paint, which was really thin compared to the primers. I mixed it up and thinned it a little as well. It’s not the correct thinner, but it’ll be OK for the axle, as the only people who will see it will have been run over. It went on well, and I put a thick coat on and did not worry too much about runs or sags. I only got two where I was trying to spray inside brackets, and overall it looked good. While I was painting, it started to rain and the shell got soaked on the drive. There are a few bare metal patches that have got rust spots on now, but they’ll get done as soon as it’s back on the chassis.