Painting the Chassis

The chassis rails and centre-framework of the MGA is solid and has lasted very well during storage. In 1989, Dad painted the fore and aft ends of the chassis with black Smootherite [now just called Hammerite 'Smooth'] to protect the bits sticking out under the wheel arches while the car was being moved around and this still looks as good as new. The rest of the chassis, round the footwells and cabin haven't been painted since my parents got the car in '73 and they just used a black coach-paint, so it hasn't lasted and I thought I would make time to get the messy job of filling in the gaps out of the way while Dad and I are struggling to find time to get together on the car and sort the mechanicals...