[Mgs] Paint

[Richard Lindsay]

Hello friends,
   I visited the painter yesterday, as planned, and recieved a nice
surprise. Management had all of the paint dispensers replaced so the mix
precision is now restored to new, not that it was ever bad. The paint guy
knows the PPG Shopline paint inside and out. I have worked with the manager
before on four previous jobs and she is fair and honest. She discounts the
costs for me and measures the labor honestly (repeat customer).
   The car requires very little body work so the labor charge is minimal.
There are four holes in the rear deck lid that will be welded closed (old
luggage rack mounts) and a small rust spot where water leaked in through
one of the holes. Other than that, there are just a few dimples on the
bonnet that will be flattened. And of course sanding to a stable base.
   The finishing process will then be: repairs > high build epoxy sealant >
block sanding > basecoat > 3 layers of clearcoat. All done in urethane for
a wet-look gloss. One week turn around and starting on a Monday. Paint by
the end of the week, final curing over the weekend.
   Triumph number '82 Carmine' red paint color is of course, not in their
color formula table. The car is 45 years old and as we know, somewhat rare
to boot. I have the PPG, Dupont and Ditzler paint codes as well as the
Triumph code but that doesn't really help. What I do have that will work is
a bottle of Carmine red touchup paint and the color is correct. So, I'm
going to paint a sample card with that paint and their color computer can
scan and match it! The paint guy is meticulous and will mix a test to
compare. After that its painting as normal. I will also save the formula in
case of subsequent work (gasp).

   Its Saturday morning so my junior mechanic, a.k.a. grandson, comes to
help at the shop. We have great fun on Saturday mornings. We first have
breakfast, then go to the shop. Sometimes we go to Harbor Freight together
to walk the isles and get the free doodad of the week. Once at the shop we
do actual work - for a while - then he rides his bike and visits with the
guy in the unit next door. That guy often brings his teenage daughter along
and she is great with Kelum...and she is a motorhead, restoring her old
pickup truck.
   That's it. Off to work and play.

Rick
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