We think we have now mastered the blending method we needed to use on the front panels of our 1964 Land Rover. The key to the blending was in the thickness of the paint and also applying it with a roller. We needed to apply a further layer of watered down oil based colour with […]
We are not completely satisfied with the overall look and feel and this stage. It is very tricky to replicate the flaws in paintwork. It’s much easier to carry out a perfect paint job but when the car has years of battle scares that you are trying to preserve it takes time and effort to […]
Once the areas that were once concealed by the diamond plate were repaired we then hand painted a layer of red oxide onto the body. Please note, this is not the norm if you are looking at painting your own vehicle 🙂 This is very unique project. The car has bags of character that we […]
In our workshops ready for the beginning of the week we have our 1964 Land Rover. This amazingly quirky car is somewhat of a challenge for Tommy as we look to remove the diamond plate (checker plate) from the top of the front wings and bottom of the rear wings. The car has been hand […]
We had a special visit today from Mat and his 1964 Land Rover. Matt would like to see the checker plating removed from the car and has asked us to sympathetically repair the bodywork so as not to interfere with the current overall look. As you can see to the rear of the car the […]