Jonmac,
Thank you for your comments about British paint of the seventies. I have a
'73 6 with the original Pimento Red paint. The car has never been hit and
has very few door dings, as well. The only rust is on the muffler and
exhaust pipes. When I bought the car the paint was extremely oxidized, so
much so that I had to rub it out over and over again with very aggressive
rubbing compound. I was very happy with the thickness of the paint and got
away with removing a lot of it. The paint looks best in direct sunlight and
it will never have the depth of shine like a fresh repaint or a brand new
car, but still looks pretty good. Having said that, I'll keep it as it is
as long as possible. Is this car's paint condition a rare anomaly?
Gary
'73
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From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of jonmac
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 1:22 PM
To: TR250Driver@aol.com; 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: TR6 paint type
Darrel Floyd wrote:
I have never had any problems with any judges deducting any points for
modern
paint finishes. They may however be just a little more forgiving for minor
flaws on a car that still has it's original paint that was sprayed in
England.
Darrell, the point I was trying to make without resorting to the vernacular
was not relative to points deduction for modern paint finishes. In response
to
another lister's query and knowing the interest among many for originality,
I
was really saying the paint used almost throughout the seventies by BL group
companies was utter c**p, when compared to earlier and later paint types.
This
assessment of quality is not my own but I think substantially endorsed by
all
past and present Body Shop staff who had to justify to customers why their
cars had paint flaking off and corrosion spreading like the Black Death
(Bubonic Plague). Contrary to popular opinion, paint was not a continuous
evolution of ever-improving quality. For about ten years, it slipped back
into
the dark ages and I feel that any enthusiast owning a car made in this
period
would be better advised to forego the 'originality' theme and adopt a modern
two-pack synthetic. That said, if the purists want the 'original' paint type
and are happy to see their cars rust and flake in the 'original' way - who
am
I to argue :)
Jonmac
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