hand painting

[cadetchris]

the paint work on primrose is looking very tired and in need of extensive repair in places (particularly the beading under the rear window and the top of the gutters.

As i dont have the facilities to spray (nor the money) i would like to hand paint the small bits.

However, i am slightly concerned about the finish. if it where hand painted, could i flat it back, thus ending up with a nice smooth finish or is this not a good method?

[bmcecosse]

You can only try......

[beero]

Try it somewhere it won't show first, under the bonnet or boot lid, to see if you are happy with the finish. You won't be able to brush cellulose though.

[Quendil]

Depends on the finish you want, you can brush cellulose with a 10% thinner but you will have your work cut out for a good finish.

[irmscher]

There are really good brushing enamels on the market and with a good brush and a steady hand a great job can be achieved . i remember years ago most classics were hand painted and you could not tell and with a finish second to none and nowadays the paint materials are better

[chickenjohn]

Look up the $50 paint job on Google. A chap in the US has brushed on 50% thinned Rustoleum and sanded it back and got a good finish.

I've found it for you! http://rickwrench.com/index79master.htm ... paint.html

Really though, why bother, lots of hours of work. If parts of the car need painting, then all the Minor colours are easily available in spray cans and provided you paint in a warm workshop you can get an excellent finish with modern cellulose spray cans. The rest of the paintwork, if flat but undamaged can be revived with the likes of G3 paste / Autoglym paint renovator etc followed by a good coat of glaze and then wax.

Whichever way you decide to go, good luck and please let us know how you get on!

[Village Idiot]

I brush painted an old Morris many years ago, after replacing a door and a bonnet reclaimed from a scrapyard. I seem to remember buying "brushing cellulose". Is it still possible to buy the stuff ? (The finish wasn't perfect, but it was ok from ten feet away and at least got the thing to the same colour on every panel.)

[bmcecosse]

I have brush painted a Morris 8E - many moons ago. Used proper Coach paint, with special thinners to delay drying and allow the brush marks to flow out. It was very good (considering) - but some dust inevitably settled on the slow drying paint......

[Village Idiot]

Many thanks. I bought a 1968 saloon last year and have spent a little time on the mechanics and the structure, so it now has an MOT for a year. The original colour was, I think, smoke-grey, but a previous owner has given it a quick blow-over with a lighter blue (close, but not close enough). In the areas where it has failed to take, there is an interesting piebald effect. I thought I'd get ready to do a simple paint job when the weather warms up, but I don't want to spend my life doing it. (I bought the car really to give my son a basic understanding of car mechanics, so perhaps my brush paint proposal would be considered sacrilege by purists.)

I've seen your contribution to the website -superb and thanks again.