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.
There’s been a new set of arrivals to the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops here in the Suffolk countryside. Both from 1963 and both made here in the UK but they couldn’t be more different! First up we have a 1963 Austin Healey 3000 Mk2 which has come in for our team to go through […]
The Bridge Classic Cars restoration team have been slowly but surely cutting for the To-Do list on the 1987 Mercedes 500SL. This particular restoration is one of our personal cars in the collection so it’s being done as and when the team have time. Both our Workshop Manager, John, and our restoration technician, Jon, have […]
Our 2007 Porsche Cayman S has made its way from the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops to its new home with lucky new owner Daniel. All of the team want to wish him many happy miles with his bright orange pride and joy.