[Mgs] Paint

[Dan DiBiase]

Sounds like a great way to spend a Saturday, Rick!

Dan D
Central NJ USA
http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/


On Sat, Sep 14, 2019 at 7:38 AM Richard Lindsay via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> 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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