Peugeot Paint Prep
September 22, 2020
Darren in our specialist in-house paint shop has undergone the mammoth task of prepping the entire shell of our 1972 Peugeot 504 ready to continue
September 22, 2020
Remove Rinse Replace Repeat
September 22, 2020
Our good friend Mary’s 1971 Triumph Spitfire is a little lighter this week as her engine has now been fully removed. Work continues to get
Peugeot Paint Prep
September 22, 2020
Darren in our specialist in-house paint shop has undergone the mammoth task of prepping the entire shell of our 1972 Peugeot 504 ready to continue her restoration.
The car came into us for work on the bodywork, interior, brakes and chrome. Now that her engine is ticking over nicely and her rusty parts are fixed, the bodywork is next to undergo the transformation.
There were two main stages to this phase. “The inside needed to be blacked after the welding” Darren explains, “then I’ve prepped the entire body ready for sprayable filler.”
Darren also stripped the bonnet back to the bare metal, removing all the previous layers of paint. The next stage will be to add the primer.
The customer is opting for a VW ‘Zinn Grey’ for the paintwork and a red leather interior – what a combo!
Remove Rinse Replace Repeat
September 22, 2020
Our good friend Mary’s 1971 Triumph Spitfire is a little lighter this week as her engine has now been fully removed. Work continues to get her oil leaks and unusual noises diagnosed and repaired.
Our expert Technician Peter has cleaned and blacked the engine bay whilst the engines out. Hereafter work can begin repairing the engine itself.
The team have started with replacing all the lower engine gaskets and have sent the gearbox away to our specialist gearbox team.
Otherwise, there’s lots more planned on this little convertible sportscar. Including; fitting a new sump gasket, a new timing chain cover gasket, new valve cover gaskets and a new oil filter and fuel pump gasket.
Phew! That’s a lot to do! Looks like we have a busy time ahead with our little red Spitfire.
