I called Julian at Sublime Restorations this afternoon to check up on GBMINI#3 and he confirmed that the bonnet stripes were being painted … When I visited Saturday we agreed on the design, based on another mock-up panel he had done for me:
(I abandoned the original idea of chrome stripes due to the complexity and expense of reaching a reasonable result)
So with luck I will soon be driving GBMINI#3 again, and I can return the rental [yuk!]
I spent the morning at Sublime Restorations, where GBMINI#3 had been prepared by Julian to have the “S” design on the roof reworked by Scott (from Thin Air Grafx).
Scott began by masking off the main “S” design, and airbrushing overspraying the “streaks” to make them softer and closer to the original design concept; once this was finished, Scott removed the mask and worked on the edges of the “S”, to mostly remove where the original “streaks” had overlapped. The finished design is much closer to what I had hoped to see, and should look good when clearcoated next week:
I dropped off GBMINI#3 at Sublime Restorations this morning, so they can prep it ready for touching up the “S” design on the roof on Saturday morning – the plan is for me to be present with Scott (the graphics artist) so that hopefully I will be happy with the results this time.
Meanwhile, I get to drive this:
Surprising how big the “A” and “B” pillars are, blocking more view than I am used to. On the other hand, the stereo has loads more bass than GBMINI#3 (with its aftermarket head unit but stock speakers) – I think it must have a sub somewhere in the car …
Hopefully I will get GBMINI#3 back next week, with a finished “S” design on the roof, and (finally) bonnet stripes too!
M&I / GBMINI 
