Morris Minor Owners Club

whats the cheapest way to paint a car?
is tekaloid paint any good ? its coach enamel
i can't afford a pro paint job,,, but willing to
have ago myself

I did once use coach paint on a Morris 8E. It did a good job - but it takes so long to dry that it's difficult to keep dust off the surface.

drying time is key really if you dont have a spray bay i use 2k its dry in an hour well enough to move it (were a mast with 2k)

dannyj1979 wrote:drying time is key really if you dont have a spray bay i use 2k its dry in an hour well enough to move it (were a mast with 2k)

and warn everyone within 500 yards to close the windows and take their pets inside. Don't use 2k at home ,its intended for pro use only with appropriate filters.and air fed breathing systems.To answer your question, these no cheap way any more all of the paint now costs an arm and a leg. If you can't spray there are various brushable auto paints,but to be honest brushing is much more skillful than spraying.A badly brushed car will look cr....p.very difficult to get the brush marks out,and difficult to rectify later,depends how good you are with a brush.There are several cheap and adequet spray sets ,use celly and do a panel at at time after a bit of practice on old sheets of metal,or even the garage door, like my multicoloured several layered interior

I used brush painted Tekaloid for my old MG which was a rolling restoration.. there was a matt base coat which went on extremely well with a brush or roller and could be easily flatted back, then a gloss that went on top. It was very presentable but you could tell it had been brush painted. The advantage was that it was quick and easy to do as I worked around the car doing individual panel repairs. When the repairs were all finished it was quite easy to strip off for a celly respray.

Taupe

Even the large spray cans will do a perfectly good job if used carefully,one panel at a time. Buy a dozen and get started. Warm dry air conditions, and warm the can in a bucket of v hot water....

hi

re your painting . i remember as an apprentice coach painter (15yrs old) standing wet behind the ears and watching my mentor derek burns(sadly now passed away) paint two wings on a bedford lorry in black. he prepared them as i would today in the workshop. then produced a tin of tornol coach paint. with a tack rag in hand he carefully removed all dust from the surface. then with his 2 inch noble brush laid on the black enamel . once he had coated the panel up he proceeded to comb the wing with the brush. left to right,then all upward strokes, then finally all downward strokes. before my young eyes was a wing you could shave in. still almost 40 years later i have that image in my mind. stunning! so in answer , yes you can do it. good prep,good paint,and a gooood brush and a fine result can be had. oh by the way . i remember tekaloid paints. they were very popular in the seventies coach painting trade. good product. you can still get good brush enamels. search the net. sad to say today i use all 2 pack paint on my restorations. as i think you have been told. its a no for that if you have not got the right conditions. good luck

----- the guy you mention probably had 50 years experience, that might have something to do with it!