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.
Our workshop team have been working on getting the various boot seals installed in the 1987 Mercedes 500SL project. With that, our technician Jon has carefully adjusted the hole for the electric ariel so that the new seals fit in place and then the team could fit the ariel unit.
The Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ have always got something coming in and out – this time our 1998 Caterham Seven and 2017 Triumph Street Cup. Both of which will be future competition vehicles from 2 lucky winners out there to kick their summer off in style. 1998 Caterham Seven: 2017 Triumph Street Cup:
Our 1972 Rover P5 has been on the ramps here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration HQ in Suffolk. Jon has been getting the interior lights rewired on the classic Rover before going on to restick the door seals which had come loose. After that, he could move onto the next repairs for the classic […]