[Mg-t] [Mgs] Painted tub

[Rick Lindsay]

Yes Dan, that was the earlier motif. I then surfed examples on Google images and changed my mind. Thanks for the kind words.

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From: Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase at yahoo.com> 
Date: 12/18/2013  6:26 AM  (GMT-06:00) 
To: Richard Lindsay <richardolindsay at gmail.com>,mg-t at autox.team.net,"mgs at autox.team.net List" <mgs at autox.team.net> 
Subject: Re: [Mgs] Painted tub 
 
Why was I thinking that you were going to have the fenders a different color - black? - from the body? Looks good....

Dan D
'65B '76B
Central NJ USA


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From: Richard Lindsay <richardolindsay at gmail.com>
To: "mg-t at autox.team.net" <mg-t at autox.team.net>; "mgs at autox.team.net List" <mgs at autox.team.net> 
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 2:39 PM
Subject: [Mgs] Painted tub


Hello Friends,

As you may know, I had MAACO paint my TD's wings, doors, bonnet and
running boards. Those bits had enough surface rust to need
professional refinishing. Here's how the wings came out.

http://aubard.us/MGTD/20131211_104621.jpg

When I got everything home I realized that the new paint didn't match
the old paint that I put on the tub. The old paint didn't match the
color chart either. It was close but a bit too dark. Must have been a
mix problem - and the primer beneath the tub paint was a little
different. I already reported these facts to you but I now have
remedied the problem.

Here are a couple of pictures of the TD tub, sanded and ready for
(re)paint. I didn'tB  respray the part under the bonnet as the color
difference is just not that great.

http://aubard.us/MGTD/20131216_161654.jpg

http://aubard.us/MGTD/20131216_161705.jpg

Today, I repainted the tub using DuPont Nason urethane paint supplied
by MAACO. Here's how it looks. The color match is perfect.

http://aubard.us/MGTD/20131217_111735.jpg

http://aubard.us/MGTD/20131217_111745.jpg

I am quite pleased. By tomorrow the paint will be hard and I can begin
mounting wings and doors and things!

-rick
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