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Triumph TR6 - Black paint on rear

I was checking the archives for the limits of the black paint on the rear panel. I found that there were some pictures floating around a year ago by Henry Patterson. If anybody has them could you email to: jbrunatti@cogeco.ca

I am about to paint and wish to be accurate.

Thanks guys,

John B
JOHN BRUNATTI

I thought I had them but can't find them
Henry reupload them please.
DON KELLY

John
On CDII I added a topic for correct painting of the rear valance.
I just e-mailed you the directory of pictures.
Rick
Rick Crawford

I sent you the pic's John. They may be duplicates of what Rick sent. I don't remember if he loaded mine on to the CD.

These pic's are from a TR6 with original untouched factory paint.

Henry
HP Henry Patterson

Thanks everyone, I appreciate the help.

John
JOHN BRUNATTI

OK, from Henry's photos, we know where to paint. Anyone know what paint to use? Name brand and code number?
db
Doug Baker

Doug,

When I researched mine I could never find an actual color code and I got people saying flat black and others saying satin. I though flat would be just too..well...flat! So, I went to the automotive paint store and had them give me their good satin black enamel (they called it matte black) and had them load it into their good spray can with the fan type spray nozzle and shot away at rear! It came out great. With satin or flat spraying is very forgiving. You wouldn't know I used a spray can.. Don't tell anybody!

Henry
HP Henry Patterson

Henry,
Thanks for the tip. I just prepared my windscreen for repainting. The black was pretty well worn away in many places and since all the rubber needed replacing, I decided to take the entire thing down to clean metal and start over. I washed all the gunk off then bead blasted to clean metal, etch primed and fill primed (several coats each) both from rattle cans. I'll further prep the appearance surface areas with final sanding and sealing primer. Had some misgiving about the durability of paint from a spray can so must ask, since you've gone that route, what's the reliability/durability/persistence of using a spray can application?

I don't really want to get into the spray booth just to do the windscreen and the bobtail if a spray can'll work, I'm all for it, but I want to do it well and right and have it last for a very long time.

Thanks for your thoughts.
db
Doug Baker

Hi Doug,

I did my windshield frame with the same paint and spray can. I didn't think much about durability since it's the same paint that the auto paint store sells weather you shoot it with a professional spray gun or a rattle can. It's possible that it is thinned a little different but I figure once the paint gets on the surface and dries it's the same stuff.

So, I think if you go to the pro auto paint store and have them mix some up in a spray can you're likely to get better paint than if you bought a spray can of satin black off the shelf. As I recall it was quite a bit more money than off the shelf cans.. But then what's money when it comes to our TR's? :)

Mine came out great and looks professional. I remember applying lots of coats.

Good luck

Henry
HP Henry Patterson

Henry,did you sand the back between coats?
DON KELLY

Don,

I just layed it on.. It dried fast and since it was satin (no gloss) I didn't think sanding between was needed. After 3 years it's still hanging on.
HP Henry Patterson

Henry,
You're the man. Thanks. Now to see if my local auto paint store has spray cans!! That's news to me, but I'm learning every day with this adventure.
db
Doug Baker

Doug,
There was comment on a thread about the windscreen frame some time ago, and a couple of us powdercoated ours. I've put about 27000 miles on my car in 5 years, still haven't seen a chip on it. Even killed a quail with it, no marks! There are at least a couple of options for satin or flat, and (IMHO) I think it's worth it to go that way!
Rod
Rod Nichols

Doug, Had my Anderson French door unit fall on my windscreen while it was attached to the car. Didn't chip the PC'ing paint. Though it did scratch the film on the Anderson Glass.
DON KELLY

Don't normally show my rear John but here it is FWIW and likely too late to help. Ken

Ken Shaddock

Ken I've heard the way you drive that's all most people see! ;)
DON KELLY

Hi Don... I wish I could agree and send a pic of the blur behind me but my car is a year late coming from restoration just north of you in BC. I bought it as a "to be restored by a pro" car in fall of 06 expecting it by spring 07. Well here we are in spring-soon-to-be-summer 08 and no car. I'll do a 'show & tell' when this new baby arrives. I should send Rick out there to shake things up a bit. ;)

My dash is in so we're getting close! See image.

Ken Shaddock

I wasn't sure that anyone sent you a picture of the inside sills. If not, this image is the correct way of over painting the edge. I personally verified this to be correct by examining quite a few original tr6's. Let me know if you need a image of the correct way of painting the trunk lid.

benji

This thread was discussed between 27/05/2008 and 12/06/2008

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