[TR] Paint/restoration shops in Seattle

[Geo Hahn]

On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 4:11 PM, <nwolf at u.washington.edu> wrote:

> I'd like to switch to BRG, but I doubt I could afford a full frame-on
> restoration, so I'd be stuck with a green car with red innards.


Nick --

I would think you could get a credible all-over paint job w/o removing the
engine or even rendering the car undriveable (at least for the ride to the
shop).

For my TR3A I pulled the various ancillaries (wiring harness, voltage reg,
wiper motor, air cleaners, solenoid, flasher, and what-not) from the engine
compartment (and lossened the brake lines and propped them away from the
body) and, of course, stripped out everything in the way of trim inside &
out.  Drove it to the shop with a one-wire hot wire and pulled the battery &
drivers seat when I got there.

More work but would be your work and not as time-consuming as you might
think.

You could even save some dough by spraying the engine compartment and
interior yourself in the color that the pro will use on the important
exterior.

Just my thoughts -- hoping you can avoid a 2-tone version even if both tones
are shades of red.

Geo