Disco paiintwork and greenlaning.

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The Doctor ToGeR

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Hi,
I appreciate that all paintwork suffers from the rigours of
offroading/greenlaning.
I am looking at buying a younger Disco and wondered if anyone could advise
me of what is the "best" production colour paint on a Disco that will
weather greenlaning marks and scratches?
My current Disco is Caprice Turqoise and scratches as soon as you look at it
:-(
I have been told that white is the best but It crossed my mind that it's the
type of finish and not the colour that counts.

Can someone give me their opinion please?
thank in advance.
tony


 
Hello Tony :)

Silver is the new white :)

You could paint it in 2 pack, or alternatively, do what the europeans do,
and cling film the panels before going out. I have discovered that the
silver RR doesn't scratch easily *without* cling film :)

--
Neil


 
In message <[email protected]>
"The Doctor ToGeR" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi,
> I appreciate that all paintwork suffers from the rigours of
> offroading/greenlaning.
> I am looking at buying a younger Disco and wondered if anyone could advise
> me of what is the "best" production colour paint on a Disco that will
> weather greenlaning marks and scratches?
> My current Disco is Caprice Turqoise and scratches as soon as you look at it
> :-(
> I have been told that white is the best but It crossed my mind that it's the
> type of finish and not the colour that counts.
>
> Can someone give me their opinion please?
> thank in advance.
> tony
>
>

Land Rover use white vehicles for the Land Rover Experience as
white does not show up scratches and small knocks as much as other
colours.

Richard

--
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On or around Thu, 23 Jun 2005 07:26:13 +0000 (UTC), beamendsltd
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>
>Land Rover use white vehicles for the Land Rover Experience as
>white does not show up scratches and small knocks as much as other
>colours.

except that they're silver now.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
"Quos deus vult perdere, prius dementat" Euripedes, quoted in
Boswell's "Johnson".
 
All the ones we have been in have been silver - as are police cars now.
Easier to sell on...
Richard


"beamendsltd" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:ac316c7f4d%[email protected]...
> In message <[email protected]>
> "The Doctor ToGeR" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> I appreciate that all paintwork suffers from the rigours of
>> offroading/greenlaning.
>> I am looking at buying a younger Disco and wondered if anyone could
>> advise
>> me of what is the "best" production colour paint on a Disco that will
>> weather greenlaning marks and scratches?
>> My current Disco is Caprice Turqoise and scratches as soon as you look at
>> it
>> :-(
>> I have been told that white is the best but It crossed my mind that it's
>> the
>> type of finish and not the colour that counts.
>>
>> Can someone give me their opinion please?
>> thank in advance.
>> tony
>>
>>
>
> Land Rover use white vehicles for the Land Rover Experience as
> white does not show up scratches and small knocks as much as other
> colours.
>
> Richard
>
> --
> www.beamends-lrspares.co.uk [email protected]
> Running a business in a Microsoft free environment - it can be done
> Powered by Risc-OS - you won't get a virus from us!!
> Helping keep Land Rovers on and off the road to annoy the Lib Dems


 
On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 21:28:19 +0000 (UTC), "The Doctor ToGeR"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Hi,
>I appreciate that all paintwork suffers from the rigours of
>offroading/greenlaning.
>I am looking at buying a younger Disco and wondered if anyone could advise
>me of what is the "best" production colour paint on a Disco that will
>weather greenlaning marks and scratches?
>My current Disco is Caprice Turqoise and scratches as soon as you look at it
>:-(
>I have been told that white is the best but It crossed my mind that it's the
>type of finish and not the colour that counts.
>
>Can someone give me their opinion please?
>thank in advance.
>tony
>

Solid colours are much easier to touch-up and repair than metallics.
You can't get a decent repair on a metallic panel without spraying all
or part of it. A solid colour can be touched up and then polished
back to smooth.

I don't think colour matters much, although something pale to match
the base metal / primer would make sense.


--

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'77 101FC Ambulance aka "Burrt"
'03 Volvo V70
 
I take it Black's not in then :-(


"Neffalump" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hello Tony :)
>
> Silver is the new white :)
>
> You could paint it in 2 pack, or alternatively, do what the europeans do,
> and cling film the panels before going out. I have discovered that the
> silver RR doesn't scratch easily *without* cling film :)
>
> --
> Neil
>
>


 
In message <[email protected]>
"The Doctor ToGeR" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Hi,
>I appreciate that all paintwork suffers from the rigours of
>offroading/greenlaning.
>I am looking at buying a younger Disco and wondered if anyone could
>advise me of what is the "best" production colour paint on a Disco
>that will weather greenlaning marks and scratches? My current Disco is
>Caprice Turqoise and scratches as soon as you look at it :-(

Caprise is a Mica or Metallic colour which has a lacquered finish,
Lacquer finishes are notorious for showing up scratches simply because
scratched lacquer always shows up as white which is exaggerated even
more against the coloured basecoat background underneath.

Solid colours are slightly better because they can easily be worked or
polished but watch out for certain solid none metallic colours that are
still lacquered.

Most coloured paint finishes when scratched will still show as white
without actually penetrating through the top surface.
White probably is the best colour to go for because the pigment is
after all still white and tends not to be as obvious when scratched.

Steve.


--
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Coach painting tips and techniques + Land Rover colour codes
Using a British RISC Operating System 100% immune to any Windows virus.
"Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble". Henry Royce
 
Is there a cure to scratched lacquer please steve?

"Stephen Hull" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In message <[email protected]>
> Caprise is a Mica or Metallic colour which has a lacquered finish,
> Lacquer finishes are notorious for showing up scratches simply because
> scratched lacquer always shows up as white which is exaggerated even
> more against the coloured basecoat background underneath.
>
> Solid colours are slightly better because they can easily be worked or
> polished but watch out for certain solid none metallic colours that are
> still lacquered.
>
> Most coloured paint finishes when scratched will still show as white
> without actually penetrating through the top surface.
> White probably is the best colour to go for because the pigment is
> after all still white and tends not to be as obvious when scratched.
>
> Steve.
>
>
> --
> Vehicle Painting Pointers: http://www.stephen.hull.btinternet.co.uk
> Coach painting tips and techniques + Land Rover colour codes
> Using a British RISC Operating System 100% immune to any Windows virus.
> "Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble". Henry Royce


 
In message <[email protected]>
"The Doctor ToGeR" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Is there a cure to scratched lacquer please steve?
>
Nine times out of ten yes,
Lacquer and solid colours can nearly always be polished or compounded to
remove minor scratches.

Steve.

--
Vehicle Painting Pointers: http://www.stephen.hull.btinternet.co.uk
Coach painting tips and techniques + Land Rover colour codes
Using a British RISC Operating System 100% immune to any Windows virus.
"Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble". Henry Royce
 
This is interesting.
Can you post any tips please?
regards
S


"Stephen Hull" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Nine times out of ten yes,
> Lacquer and solid colours can nearly always be polished or compounded to
> remove minor scratches.
>
> Steve.
>
> --
> Vehicle Painting Pointers: http://www.stephen.hull.btinternet.co.uk
> Coach painting tips and techniques + Land Rover colour codes
> Using a British RISC Operating System 100% immune to any Windows virus.
> "Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble". Henry Royce


 
In message <[email protected]>
"nukiwi" <[email protected]> wrote:

>This is interesting.
>Can you post any tips please?
>regards
>S
>

I've only got one website page dedicated to polishing but it does
attempt to explain the basics of polishing paint finishes.
http://www.stephen.hull.btinternet.co.uk/polish.html

More tips or methods will be added to the site later this year,

Steve.


--
Vehicle Painting Pointers: http://www.stephen.hull.btinternet.co.uk
Coach painting tips and techniques + Land Rover colour codes
Using a British RISC Operating System 100% immune to any Windows virus.
"Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble". Henry Royce
 
In message <[email protected]>
MVP <mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net> wrote:

>>
>>Most coloured paint finishes when scratched will still show as white
>>without actually penetrating through the top surface.
>>White probably is the best colour to go for because the pigment is
>>after all still white and tends not to be as obvious when scratched.
>>
>>Steve.
>
>Is there some kind of hard-bastard bomb-proof lacquer that can be put
>on with a reasonable scratch-proof finish that won't break the bank?
>
>
>Regards.
>Mark.

Not really, the only sure way of having a tough finish is by stove
enamelling, all car manufactures have their paint stoved or at least
oven baked.

Although stoved colours and lacquers are more resilient to scratching,
they will unfortunately still scratch.

Steve.


--
Vehicle Painting Pointers: http://www.stephen.hull.btinternet.co.uk
Coach painting tips and techniques + Land Rover colour codes
Using a British RISC Operating System 100% immune to any Windows virus.
"Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble". Henry Royce
 
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