[TR] Paint/restoration shops in Seattle

[P Caffrey]

Nick,
I'm having a TR4A restored, currently, at a garage.  The exterior paint
(white) is very good, but I thought about having it repainted to BRG, becasue
I love that color.  Well, the cost of the restoration is enough for me without
a paint job, but if the car needed a paint job, I'd go with BRG.  Your
interior situation can be resolved at a later point....Easy for me to say....
Pat




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From: "nwolf at u.washington.edu"
<nwolf at u.washington.edu>
To: triumphs at autox.team.net
Sent: Thursday, May 14,
2009 4:11:31 PM
Subject: [TR] Paint/restoration shops in Seattle

Listers,
  I
am contemplating a new paint job for the TR4.  Can anyone recommend a good
body/paint/restoration shop in the Seattle area?  The car does not need much
body work (if any); just a good frame-on sanding and re-painting.
  If it
makes a difference, I am more concerned about rust-proofing than concours
perfection.

  The current color is Signal Red, which is not really my thing. 
I also have no way of knowing whether it is the original color (body was
pickled long ago, and also lost its commission and body number plates;
currently wearing TR4A tags).
  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.  Also not really my thing.
  So, I'm considering option C, which is
to go to a darker shade of red:  Carmine Red, which was used on the TR6 and
other later cars.  Has anybody ever seen a TR4 in this color?

  Thanks!
-Nick
Seattle
'62-ish TR4
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