I have some experience in painting a complete TR 6 body after restoration and
can recommend the following:
Painting doors, hood, wings etc. off the shell is best, because otherwise it
would be hard or impossible to paint all the edges, mounting points and inner
areas.
Use some soft, soft staying, paintable, seam sealer.
After mounting of all the painted parts its time to install the engine with
gearbox, suspension etc.(bonnet comes after engine of course)
After this it will be neccesary to repaint some small, scratched areas with an
air brush. At this time the painter will paint the visible surfaces of the
sealing compound, - or a complete layer of paint will be sprayed on the body
now including sealed areas.
After this its a good opportunity for the last paint layers with clear paint
which protects the colour paint and gives a long lasting super high gloss
finish.
After all is done ask the painter what kind of wax he recommends for the paint
on your car. You can spoil a lot with a wrong product and a professional
painter
knows the best products. BTW the best products have usually zero.zero silicon
ingredients.
I hope this helps
Gerhard Wiederholl
CC 31998 LO
Harrymague@aol.com schrieb:
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> I am about to have my new British Heritage body painted but I have couple of
> questions for anybody who has done this before. My painting shop wants to
> paint all the panels, doors and hoods off the shell. In restorations I have
> seen in the past, the seams on the rear quarter panels seemed as if they were
> painted on the shell, ie there were no gaps or unpainted seams. The same
> appearance is seen in the front body panels on the lower side by the turn
> signal. If these panels are painted off the shell, how are those seams
> sealed? I have seen these areas rust out quickly in two other restorations.
> Thanks in advance.
> Harry M
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