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 here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ have been diving in deeper to the 1973 Triumph TR6. Rob, our resident Triumph specialist, has been carefully taking apart the drivetrain of the classic British sports car. Once arrived, the car was diagnosed with a starter motor issue, clutch issue, release bearing issue and a […]
Our paint and body team have worked their magic on some of the final pieces of the 1996 Bentley Continental R. Our paint and body manager Chris has had the centre sections of the wheels in the Bridge Classic Cars paint booth to be finished as part of the aesthetic refresh of the 1990s luxury […]
Our technician Steve has been working through the job list on the 1970 VW Dune Buggy here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration HQ. Steve has located the source of the reported oil leak to a drive shaft boot seal. Being based on an aircooled Volkswagen, most after market driveshaft boots are a split design […]