At Bridge Classic Cars, all preparation and painting is carried out in-house by our experienced team. From minor scuffs and scratches to complete bare-metal repaints, every stage is handled with the same care and attention to detail.
Our body and paint shop uses our Dalby booth. This controlled environment allows the team to achieve the high-quality finish our restorations deserve, ensuring consistency, durability, and a finish that complements the work carried out on the rest of the vehicle.
Alongside this, we have comprehensive paint mixing facilities, including a specialist vehicle colour matching service.
Traditionally, paint colours are mixed using original factory colour codes. While this provides a starting point, it is not always the ideal solution. Over time, paint naturally fades due to exposure to sunlight and weather conditions. Paint technology has also evolved significantly, meaning modern materials can produce subtly different finishes compared to those originally applied decades ago. In addition, variations between paint suppliers can result in slight tonal differences. In many cases, achieving the perfect match ultimately relies on experience and a trained eye.
To support this process, we use Automatchic Vision, a revolutionary digital colour matching system developed by AkzoNobel. This advanced technology allows us to precisely measure and match the existing colour on any area of a vehicle.
The system combines two key elements: the Automatchic Vision handheld device, which digitally analyses the colour of the surface, and Automatchic Smart Search software, which retrieves the optimum matching formula. The compact device uses the latest digital technology to deliver accurate and reliable measurements, even on curved panels that have traditionally been more challenging to read.
The team have had the 1981 Porsche 911 in the workshop to begin checking over the classic aircooled sports car. Oscar, one of our technicians has noted down a few areas which are going to require attention. To start with, there are a few areas of the interior which have begun to come away from […]
Oscar has been working away in the workshops here at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop to get several repairs done on the 1989 Volkswagen Golf GTi. To start with Oscar replaced a broken knock sensor, coolant temperature sensor pipe, a broken bonnet earth strap as well as a new cam cover gasket. Plus, we test […]
Our fabricator Greg has been continuing with the rust repairs on the 1958 Rover 90. He’s been focusing on more of the lower side of the car with rust repairs to the OSF lower valance as well as the B pillar and sill, cutting out the corroded area and replacing it with handmade fabrication panels.