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 Bridge Classic Cars team have welcomed a new arrival to the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop – this 1972 Austin 1800. The team dragged the car out of long term storage and loaded it into our enclosed transporter to bring it safely back to HQ, that gave the team the chance to check everything […]
Our classic car restoration technician Ben has been working hard on getting all of the brightwork together, catalogued and then beginning to repair the pieces individually. Some parts have has to be remade in brass to be sent off for chroming. ‘Repairing dents in the brass and crash damage such as the crumpled bonnet trim […]
The team have welcomed a new arrival to the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop – a 2012 Aston Martin Virage which the team will begin work on in the next few days for its owner.