What to do with paintwork?

sprie · Aug 18, 2023

I don’t want to do any re-painting on the exterior panels of the car – partly as I am so bad at it. The panels have the usual bumps, dents, and scrapes (see photo), but I am hoping I can do something which makes it look better but also retaining the original patina.

With a “normal” car, I would

clean it with a pressure washer and brush.
clay it to get rid of the ingrained dirt.
use a DA polisher to apply compound and then a wax and polish.

Is this what I should do with my Landy paintwork?

kermit_rr · Aug 18, 2023

I don't think clay will fix paint that's not there.
Give it a wash and love it

Fatrover · Aug 19, 2023

Get a pot of bronze green and a brush and whack it on

lynall · Aug 19, 2023

I wash mine with some soapy water and a dust pan brush.
You can get the old paint to shine up quite well if you apply some stone tile floor polish, this kind of thing, https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/15461878...BAHGhQ9gZW/5Tifftjd+EuuA==|tkp:Bk9SR7K99NvBYg
I cannot find the make I used, but I was impressed how much better it looked, lasted quite well to.

Which just goes to prove you can polish a turd!

lynall · Aug 19, 2023

Found the make I used, Owatrol.
For the life of me cannot remember which of their many products it was!

sprie · Aug 20, 2023

lynall said:
Found the make I used, Owatrol.
For the life of me cannot remember which of their many products it was!

many thanks for the advice. i will investigate further

Anaconda · Aug 20, 2023

Wash it and leave it alone.
Or if you want it to shine a bit I imagine just about any polish and then wax will do.
Best not to worry to much, that look alot more in keeping than a newly restored trailer queen.

Turboman · Aug 20, 2023

sprie said:
I don’t want to do any re-painting on the exterior panels of the car – partly as I am so bad at it. The panels have the usual bumps, dents, and scrapes (see photo), but I am hoping I can do something which makes it look better but also retaining the original patina.

With a “normal” car, I would

clean it with a pressure washer and brush.

clay it to get rid of the ingrained dirt.

use a DA polisher to apply compound and then a wax and polish.

Is this what I should do with my Landy paintwork?

You could just wash it and polish it up with any waxy polish.

Or if you want to, you could wash it, paint it with etch primer, and go over it with Tractol enamel, bronze green.
Or you could just paint it with the Tractol enamel, most of it will probably stay on.

Bobsticle · Aug 20, 2023

I mostly ignore mine. I’ve had the paint for it on a shelf for about five years. I’m hoping it’s like wine.

codfather79 · Aug 20, 2023

I think you have 3 options.
A full professional respray
A bodged home respray
Leave well alone, washing and waxing if you must.
It's all down to personal choice

At the end of the day, old knackered paint work is still old knackered paint work with or without polish/wax.

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