It's finally carnival red again

[pfreen]

After an unbeleivable number of hours and over a year's time, my Tiger is finally red!

 

[KettleCarver]

Nice work!!!

 

[CLIFF_MK1]

Very nice. I especially liked the use of your 4 post lift to reach all areas of your car. I notice the body rests on 4 blocks which you can't spay, but every thing else is exposed. Do you mind sharing the sanding/base/clearcoat schedule? Just briefly. I'll search out my schedule and share it too. Cliff

 

[pfreen]

I used dp90 lf epoxy primer 1-1/2 gallons
ppg k38 high build urethane primer 2 gallons
ppg concept single stage # 71243 1-1/2 gallons
I did the bottom of the car, trunk, engine bay and interior first.
The doors, trunk and doors I painted separately.
I really didn't miss too much with the support blocks. When the car rolls, I will touch up.

 

[CLIFF_MK1]

That detail is really helpful. Good luck with the rest of the restoration, and thanks for sharing the progress on your Tiger. It's very interesting to see what other Tiger owners are doing.

 

[michael-king]

Looks wondeful and great work on the body.. Good paint can only look good on a straight body 😀

 

[pfreen]

That's why it took a year. Every panel had some waves in the metal( it was stripped of all paint). I don't think it was from a collision. Either it was original or from age.
Thanks.
Now to color sanding and polishing.

 

[Warren]

That's why it took a year. Every panel had some waves in the metal( it as stripped of all paint). I don't think it was from a collision. Either it was original or from age.
Thanks.
Now to color sanding and polishing.

Equals, hand built cars 2 pint lunch. It's amazing what father time and his helpers and hindering humans can do. Thanks for the great content.

 

[michael-king]

Equals, hand built cars 2 pint lunch. It's amazing what father time and his helpers and hindering humans can do. Thanks for the great content.

There is also a lot of variation in panel quality in terms of the sharpness and consistency of profile on panel egdes that i think would have to do with the age of the panel stamps.
Ive noticed on accident free cars the early cross body cars the door fit is very good as in door to sill alignment... They look like they carved the door gap with a knife.
The later round corner cars just before they switch to square the door edges arent quite as crisp.
Its harder to know as production moves on when they changed stamps.. But you know the early square corner cars are new stamps and can assume the later round cars are older stamps

 

[Warren]

Michael study AC air cleaner housing's and you'll see the same crispness or lack thereof. Our first proof that was to be approved was so crisp and deep we sent it back.

 

[65beam]

One of the common things I've noticed on restored Alpines and Tigers is that the lower back corner of the door sets out past the sill / rocker. The door itself needs tweaking as does the body and sometimes the A post and hinge area. Doug spent a lot of hours getting the door gaps, hood and trunk gaps set on this car prior to final body work and painting. He and I actually put towels under the latch area of the hood and we pushed down on the corners of the hood to get it to set where it is now. It has a smooth transition of the panels at the door gaps. This photo was taken before the rear springs were replaced because the spring shop made a roughly 6 inch mistake when they rearched the springs. He also

spent a lot of hours on panel alignment of our white LeMans.

 

[65beam]

Doug had a harder time getting door gaps close to right on this one since he had to line up the back top of the door due to the fiber glass top setting on the original B post. The more I look at the red on pfreen's Tiger the more I like it.

 

[pfreen]

I was lucky with the door gaps. The fiberglass hood though took a lot of work. The trunk lid took a little bit of work to get it to fit nicely.

 

[michael-king]

. He and I actually put towels under the latch area of the hood and we pushed down on the corners of the hood to get it to set where it is now. It has a smooth transition of the panels at the door gaps. T View attachment 15164.

Is the bonnet open in this photo?

 

[65beam]

Is the bonnet open in this photo?

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It's probably on the safety catch. Notice the difference in this photo. The photo you're asking about was taken before a lot of final adjustments were made. Doug's reputation as far as the quality of his work on Sunbeams is well known.

 

[IvaTiger]

Yes you can see that the door is in need of adjustment by the way the reflections stagger and the large gap on the top of the door and fender Nice shine to the paint

 

[michael-king]

It's probably on the safety catch. Notice the difference in this photo. The photo you're asking about was taken before a lot of final adjustments were made. Doug's reputation as far as the quality of his work on Sunbeams is well known.

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Appears to still be open.. But photo is the same date... So maybe bonnet was still open or not adjusted right yet. Apppears to be up at trailing edge as corners are proud and the gap at the arc of the bonnet is wider.

 

[0neoffive]

That appears to be a very dark #86 ??

 

[65beam]

That appears to be a very dark #86 ??

Randy,
It looks darker than it really is. It's been 10 years since Doug gave me the restored body. This paint is a PPG product that was matched using original painted parts as the basis. Doug and Steve Mitchell worked quite awhile to come up with this mix. Mitchell was a rep for the local PPG distributor so there was availability of resources to do this. They painted several cars over the years using this mix. I believe it's PPG concept and there is no clear coat. Maybe that makes a difference.

 

[0neoffive]

Randy,
It looks darker than it really is. It's been 10 years since Doug gave me the restored body. This paint is a PPG product that was matched using original painted parts as the basis. Doug and Steve Mitchell worked quite awhile to come up with this mix. Mitchell was a rep for the local PPG distributor so there was availability of resources to do this. They painted several cars over the years using this mix. I believe it's PPG concept and there is no clear coat. Maybe that makes a difference.

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I remember the original olive drab showing in good sunlight which gave it a bit of murkiness.