'CREAM' Coach-line
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bluemoggie1970
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'CREAM' Coach-line
Ok, I'm currently doing a respray, and now want to find a stick on coach-line for my Trafalgar blue Traveller. My problem is I can't find a cream one anywhere, I can find every colour under the sun bar cream. Can anyone please help?
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aupickup
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Re: 'CREAM' Coach-line
paint it on . gives a much better job
Re: 'CREAM' Coach-line
They were done 'freehand' at the Works by high skilled craftsmen. Stick-on tape will look dreadful. As I have little skill - I used twin lines of masking tape carefully arranged to leave a gap between - and then painted in using a little tin of Humbrol model paint and a fine brush. I believe special tape can be bought now, that once applied has a centre strip that is peeled away to leave a strip ready for painting !



Re: 'CREAM' Coach-line
If you want to keep it original, the coach line on a trafalgar blue car would have been pearl grey (light silver/grey) not cream.
Eric - 1971 Traveller
Re: 'CREAM' Coach-line
Did you ask this ebay seller? Says other colours available:
http://is.gd/1FMPoM
http://is.gd/1FMPoM
1956 Morris Minor Series II
1959 MGA 1600 Roadster
1966 Jaguar Mk2 3.8 MOD
1959 MGA 1600 Roadster
1966 Jaguar Mk2 3.8 MOD
Re: 'CREAM' Coach-line
1956 Morris Minor Series II
1959 MGA 1600 Roadster
1966 Jaguar Mk2 3.8 MOD
1959 MGA 1600 Roadster
1966 Jaguar Mk2 3.8 MOD
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bluemoggie1970
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Re: 'CREAM' Coach-line
Thanks everyone for ideas, I may have a go at painting it. Any idea of the exact width it should be?
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IaininTenbury
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Re: 'CREAM' Coach-line
You could stick the double tape on which will give a consistant 3mm gap, paint in the gap and then pull the tape off and you've got a nice 3mm painted line. Just a thought. Never tried it myself...
You can get pinstriping paint tools, basically a roller with a pait feed that you simply run down the side of the car and it leaves a neat painted line. Beugler, I think the maker is called. Never tried one, but probably a bit extravagent to buy for just one car.
You can get pinstriping paint tools, basically a roller with a pait feed that you simply run down the side of the car and it leaves a neat painted line. Beugler, I think the maker is called. Never tried one, but probably a bit extravagent to buy for just one car.
cheers
Iain
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Fairmile Restorations.
'49 MM, '53 convertible, '55 van, and a '64 van.
Marina p.u., '56 Morris Isis Traveller, a '59 Morris JB van, a'66 J4 van, a '54 Land Rover, Land Rover 130, Renault 5, '36Railton, '35 Hudson, a Mk1 Transit and a Sherpa Camper...
A car can be restored at any time, but is only original once!
