I have the same kit, and when I went to spray it in primer a weird wrinkling showed through it did it only on the body not any other parts and I sprayed everything the same day, I have the kit with the metal parts and mine was missing a pin that holds the axle in place double bummer!! Since they are not in production anymore and it is an expensive kit. Also was your body like a weird brittle plastic? It was strange to me as I have never seen a kit like that. I have the triumph TR2 or 3 high tech model kit and the plastic is completely different. I think I am going to leave that one alone and just hold on to it, that to was an expensive kit.