Which paint?

On or around Tue, 4 Apr 2006 22:45:36 +0100, AJG <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>In message <[email protected]>,
>"[email protected]" <[email protected]> writes
>>Stephen Hull wrote:
>>
>>> However unbeknown to everyone Tekaloid although not stocked at paint
>>> stockist anymore almost disappeared overnight which left only two
>>> companies (to my knowledge) still manufacturing Tekaloid, the Avenue
>>> group and Breakwells paints,
>>
>>And the Avenue Group have been in my experiance very helpful in
>>supplying vehicle sized quantities, pleasant to deal with and capable
>>of supplying original LR colours!
>>
>I'd second that - even mixing to an obscure Pantone colour - well if
>you're painting it a different colour it may as well be *very*
>different!

I fancy a metallic deep wine red - the kind of red wine that's almost purple
- for the new project, if it ever gets done.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"Something there is that doesn't love a wall."
Robert Frost (1874-1963)

>
>I fancy a metallic deep wine red - the kind of red wine that's almost purple
>- for the new project, if it ever gets done.

That's pretty much what I went for with Burtt - a sort of metallic
burgundy. Damned if I can remember the name, but it was a standard
Freelander colour at the time and look very nice in the metal. My
spraying wasn't quite up to the task, sadly.

--

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'03 Volvo V70
'06 Nissan Navara aka "The Truck"

On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 09:50:44 +0100, Tim Hobbs <[email protected]> scribbled
the following nonsense:

>
>>
>>I fancy a metallic deep wine red - the kind of red wine that's almost purple
>>- for the new project, if it ever gets done.
>
>That's pretty much what I went for with Burtt - a sort of metallic
>burgundy. Damned if I can remember the name, but it was a standard
>Freelander colour at the time and look very nice in the metal. My
>spraying wasn't quite up to the task, sadly.

When the light catches it right though, it does look quite good on the
bits where the spraying was okay.

We're still debating the colour scheme. Had a quote for vinyl wrap,
as it meant I could get Burt, Ernie, Big Bird and the rest of the gang
onto bURRt, but it was £3k without doing the roof...... Might make
repainting bURRT a Year 10 GCSE product design project, as they're
doing Graphics after Easter ;-)
--

Simon Isaacs

Peterborough 4x4 Club Chairman, Newsletter Editor and Webmaster
Green Lane Association (GLASS) Financial Director
101 Ambi, undergoing camper conversion www.simoni.co.uk
1976 S3 LWT, Fully restored, ready for sale! Make me an offer!
Suzuki SJ410 (Wife's) 3" lift kit fitted, body shell now restored and mounted on chassis, waiting on a windscreen and MOT
Series 3 88" Rolling chassis...what to do next
1993 200 TDi Discovery
1994 200 TDi Discovery body shell, being bobbed and modded.....

On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 21:46:52 +0100, Simon Isaacs <[email protected]>
wrote:

>On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 09:50:44 +0100, Tim Hobbs <[email protected]> scribbled
>the following nonsense:
>
>>
>>>
>>>I fancy a metallic deep wine red - the kind of red wine that's almost purple
>>>- for the new project, if it ever gets done.
>>
>>That's pretty much what I went for with Burtt - a sort of metallic
>>burgundy. Damned if I can remember the name, but it was a standard
>>Freelander colour at the time and look very nice in the metal. My
>>spraying wasn't quite up to the task, sadly.
>
>When the light catches it right though, it does look quite good on the
>bits where the spraying was okay.
>
>We're still debating the colour scheme. Had a quote for vinyl wrap,
>as it meant I could get Burt, Ernie, Big Bird and the rest of the gang
>onto bURRt, but it was £3k without doing the roof...... Might make
>repainting bURRT a Year 10 GCSE product design project, as they're
>doing Graphics after Easter ;-)

Well, if that doesn't stop me wanting it back, nothing will!

The spraying was crap, mostly because I did such a good job on the
prep that I was thoroughly ****ed off by the time the metallic went
on! I take some comfort from the fact that it didn't peel or flake
off, apart from the rather dodgy bit above the drivers door.





--

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'03 Volvo V70
'06 Nissan Navara aka "The Truck"

Tim Hobbs wrote:

> The spraying was crap, mostly because I did such a good job on the
> prep that I was thoroughly ****ed off by the time the metallic went
> on! I take some comfort from the fact that it didn't peel or flake
> off, apart from the rather dodgy bit above the drivers door.

I haven't seen your vehicle, but IMO you are in no position to judge
the spraying because you KNOW the bits that are bad! One of my
pals was showing me his 90 which is nearing completion and pointing out
the poor bits - I could hardly notice them even when pointed out, and
when I did they were ALL in places that would be hidden - behind spare
wheel and the such like (it was also a metallic).

So, while you automatically look at the slightly dodgy bits, everyone
else sees the rest and thinks "oh, that's nice!" My MILs Ford Ka has
HUGE runs on paint in the INSIDE when I inspected it.... the big guys
don't always get it spot on either.

Regards

William MacLeod

(front wings in my case!)