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So here is the finished E type. I started a thread earlier about the paint. I only have a finished product photo I wish I had a before as well as the after. But none the less here it is. This car was a blast to work on, a great learning curve (old single stage paint), and you feel real awesome behind the wheel of one these. Definitely in the top 2 of my bucket list cars to own. Photo taken by me on my DSLR.http://i1159.photobucket.com/albums/...psz7ysqoro.jpg
Cool
Very nice !!!!
Nice
XK-E, nuttin like em
kenny.bacon- that`s the one that has *hard* paint, right?
I do think it`s *GREAT* that he kept it in single stage, IMO it`d look wrong in b/c (not that JCNA judges seem to ding people for it any more).
Looks great! What all did you end up doing to get the paint restored?
Yes indeed. It was painted 30 years ago. Not sure what all options they had for paint back then as I wasn`t born. Lol however for authenticity purposes I agree with you. But yea the paint was really hard on this thing. It took longer to work the paint down smooth than most other cars I do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Accumulator
Thanks! I buffed the orange peel out, full exterior detail really, my main amount of work was getting the paint consistent and then I sealed it. repainted his fender wells black again as the yellow paint had over sprayed. So that needed cleaned up and I went around and cleaned up anywhere that wasn`t taped off completely etc. I just did what I could to get it as perfect as I possible.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul@Autopia
I`m LOLing too, as for me 30 years ago seems like yesterday :oQuote:
Originally Posted by kenny.bacon
Actually, that was an interesting time paint-wise as b/c was just catching on while single stage had been "modernized" to the point where it was actually OK stuff to live with (didn`t oxidize overnight or crack as often).
30 years ago would have been 5 years before I was born. What caused the old B/C to oxidize so quickly and crack? I like learning about the older processes as well as modern processes as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Accumulator
AFAIK the paint just wasn`t as durable as today`s stuff and tended to dry out. But it`s not like that *always* happened; the single stage on my `85 Jag didn`t go bad because I`ve always taken decent care of it. But neglect and UV exposure can kill off old-tech paint pretty fast, and you know how most people are about this stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by kenny.bacon
Older *repaints* are often a different story, and lacquer could crack from any number of reasons (how it was mixed, how thick it was sprayed, etc.).
Thanks for the information. :)