[TR] Original Paint

Brian Kemp bk13 at earthlink.net
Mon Sep 17 23:27:31 MDT 2018


I used a three step process from cleaner, polish, then wax from 
Meguiars.  I didn't see the product on their website, so maybe it is 
gone.  The cleaner was lots of work.  A few years later, I discovered 
clay bars to remove some over spray.  The clay process made the finish 
like glass.  I highly recommend a clay bar as part of the process.

Brian

On 9/17/2018 3:51 PM, Jeff Scarbrough wrote:
> So, I'm the proud owner of a 1975 TR6 and a 1976 Spitfire that have
> the original paint.  (I'm sure of the TR6, and if the Spitfire's had a
> respray, it was as good as the factory).
>
> I'd like to preserve the finish as best I can.  The TR6 is in pretty
> good shape, but the Spitfire (with an alleged 35,000 miles) was well
> taken care of until it was parked (indoors, I'm sure), maybe ten or
> fifteen years ago.
>
> Thus, the questions:
>
> 1.  What kind of paint was used on these cars when new?
>
> 2.  What's the best way to clean off the old wax, schmutz, etc., and
> start from scratch to put a good protective coat on them?
>
> 3.  What's the best kind of paint to use for minor touch-ups, or for
> selected areas (the top of the scuttle on the Spitfire, for instance
> [if scuttle is the right word for the panel on which the brake and
> clutch cylinders sit])
>
> Thanks,
> Jeff Scarbrough
> Corrosion Acres, Ga. -- now with less corrosion!
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