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MG TD TF 1500 - The TD 1250 is now back for assembly

It's been two years since it was painted and put into storage




L E D LaVerne

And I have been making a little progress





L E D LaVerne

I knew we kept some of the original paint finish on the license plate light bracket of the original finish for posterity but I thought we had none of the original lighter green on the body tub. I was mistaken as I found that the door checks were clearly in place when the tub was painted so after removing the nuts I gave them a bit of clear while cleaning everything else up to hold some of the original light green




L E D LaVerne

It really does look nice. Bill Reid should like the color.
Christopher Couper

LaVerne. What is the blue on the left rear shackle?

Thanks for the picture of the door check. I have to put those in prior to painting.
Bruce Cunha

That is in memory to his late father who painted it ...the spring platform on that side is red for the same reason and the owner did not want them painted black.

I thought you might like the tidbit on the painted door checks....even though it's hidden.

L E D LaVerne

Ahh I remember when I was at that stage not too long ago. I also usually save a spot of original paint somewhere on a panel. Generally under the fender welting as I did with my car. But with the total powder coating of the sheetmetal on dad’s car it wasn’t done. The SSG was just so thin and degraded that it wasn’t worth the effort. Three wipes with a soft rag and polishing compound and the color was gone.

The poor durability of the early metallic paints such as SSG, Sun Bronze, and Ash Green were quick to failure. According to my late father, many cars soon after purchase were back in a body shop for repaints into different colors that were less prone to degradation. Likely why so few cars survive today repainted their original colors.

Bill Chasser
TD/c-8151
W A Chasser

Beautiful car! George
George Butz III

Bill: "The poor durability of the early metallic paints such as SSG, Sun Bronze, and Ash Green were quick to failure."

According to my father the solids were not much better. He repainted our red TD after 3 years too. the paint had faded and oxidized almost immediately in the SoCal sun.
Christopher Couper

Chris I agree but there has been evidence to suggest that the metallics were failing in short of 6 months time. This was likely due to the metallics on the surface being unprotected by clear binders in the formulas. This was true with all the paints during this time but the metallic elements were lost very quickly. Reds were notorious for color “sun bleaching” as well and would turn orange with time.
W A Chasser

As a restorer, it is so satisfying for me to see a classic MG being restored with such a quality finish.

Time consuming expensive but oh so gratifying!

Well done!

Maurie P
R M Prior

This thread was discussed between 20/11/2020 and 21/11/2020

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