Anumator Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 Hi everyone , its been a while since I've posted - been busy welding , cutting and repainting. Here's the story , I bought this red 1970 Herald 13/60 in 2005 because I needed a cheap second car, it had an MOT and the insurance was very cheap. I drove it around for 7 years then in 2012 decided to take it apart to do a full restoration - should take a year or two ( so I thought! ). Eleven years later after new outriggers all round , floorpans , spare wheel well , door skin , rear wheel arches and nearly every panel repaired and much de rusting and welding - and fitting a 1500 Spitfire engine , I have finally given it a respray , ready to be put back together. Hoping to have it on the road by next summer. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anumator Posted October 9, 2023 Author Share Posted October 9, 2023 De rusted and sprayed up headlamp bowls and sidelights this week . Rust was pretty light - but I've got two different types of sidelight lenses ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shepsy Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Looks like you are doing a great job. What paint did you use on the body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulB Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Looking good. Getting to the best part of a restoration as it all comes together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anumator Posted October 21, 2023 Author Share Posted October 21, 2023 Hi Shepsy , I used a non isocyanate single stage 2k paint from Jawel paints , its very easy to spray and come out super shiny . although it takes a long time to harden properly, its touch dry within a few hours but stays plastic for about a month then hardens up over the next few months! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shepsy Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 5 hours ago, Anumator said: Hi Shepsy , I used a non isocyanate single stage 2k paint from Jawel paints , its very easy to spray and come out super shiny . although it takes a long time to harden properly, its touch dry within a few hours but stays plastic for about a month then hardens up over the next few months! I’ll check it out now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anumator Posted November 2, 2023 Author Share Posted November 2, 2023 Started fitting the front valence this week, trying to get the gaps as close as I can , had trouble with the brackets being too flimsy so I reinforced them with a piece of steel bar - much stronger now. Also did a test fit of the front grille resprayed it gun metal grey to see how it would look! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shepsy Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 Looks like a good job for both cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt306 Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 Looks lovely. I miss my Herald, had the most comments when driving my Herald vs Spitfire and TR7. The TR7 does attract comments from gents of a certain age though. Looks great work .... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 On 21/10/2023 at 18:13, Anumator said: I used a non isocyanate single stage 2k paint from Jawel paints That's interesting. Sprayed several cars over the years and always used cellulose. My Vitesse I sprayed a few years ago took a year before you couldn't leave a fingernail mark in the paint, a nightmare really, especially after all the restoration and new panels up to that point. I don't think cellulose is the same chemical mix as it used to be. My Dad was a paint sprayer, using cellulose through the 60's and 70,s until it all went 2k and never used cellulose again. I would help him as a boy, and he would spray the car in cellulose one day unmask the following, and then leave it out in the open with no issues. The other problem I have found with cellulose is that it shrinks, and can develops hairline cracks along seams. I'll have to look into the non Iso paints, got a spitfire to paint at some point and don't want the nightmare I had with the Vitesse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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