68 paint colour

[dr_jayhart]

So I decided to start stripping the paint off today. Figure if I chip away at it a few hours a day by the time I go back to work the back of it will be broken. Using a sharpened wall paper scraper. Always wondered what the original colour was as the maroon wasn’t an option in 68. Guess it was white. 

[USAndretti42]

I wouldn't have thought about using a wallpaper scraper.  Aren't you worried about taking gouges out of the fibreglass?

[dr_jayhart]

Only seems to take off the paint leaving the primer which I will knock off with orbital. Saw 2 people doing it this way on YouTube and have heard specialist paint shops do it too. Fibreglass will need repairs and do on so I think some gouges I can live with. 

[jonwat]

16 hours ago, dr_jayhart said:

So I decided to start stripping the paint off today. Figure if I chip away at it a few hours a day by the time I go back to work the back of it will be broken. Using a sharpened wall paper scraper. Always wondered what the original colour was as the maroon wasn’t an option in 68. Guess it was white. 

So. what colour are you going to repaint it, have you found someone to do it or are you having a go yourself? 

[dr_jayhart]

I’m thinking the same maroon or ceramic grey. Will prep what I can then give to a body shop haven’t researched who yet. 

[jonwat]

Blue with silver roof looks pure elegance. 

Do you know that Paul Matty used to do convertible conversions for them? 

 

Edited April 3, 2020 by jonwat

[dr_jayhart]

I nearly bought a blue convertible 25 years ago but got spooked by it when it had diff issues so regrettably didn’t buy it bought the maroon one. The day after I bought it the chassis snapped when I hit a pot hole. Only chassis I could get 25 years ago was a spyder so quickly fitted it but it was an awful car and in the end I stuck it in a garage where it’s been for 20 years. Now want to do it up properly as I have a 5 month old done and we’d like to go out as a family when he is older and neither the sc Elise or the dry sump esprit fit 3. 

[USAndretti42]

On 02/04/2020 at 12:31, dr_jayhart said:

I’m thinking the same maroon or ceramic grey. Will prep what I can then give to a body shop haven’t researched who yet.

A friend of mine is restoring a S2 Europa.  He hadn't sprayed a car before but his attitude was, "If I mess it up, I can always sand it all off and have another go."  Seems to have worked as his paint looks lovely now.

[dr_jayhart]

Yeah I have thought about doing it myself I have the kit and dad used to have a garage and painted my Morris. I guess I experiment with primer stage and go from there. Once the paint is off to the gel coat the problem will be dealing with old damage which is being uncovered. If he body was straight it would be a different matter but I think it’s had a front end crash at some time and a nose grafted on poorly. 

[USAndretti42]

I must admit I'm hopeless at bodwork and would be very nervous about respraying a car let alone sorting out badly-done repairs.