Hi Jimmy,
I've found what I consider near perfect trim paint. Try your local NAPA and
ask for Martin Senour 7244 black trim paint. It is a large spray can with a
quality nozzle that dries to a nice matte black finish.
And for what it's worth, they also have black chassis paint, #7243, in the
same large style spray cans.
Rick Patton
Almost fuel injected
75 Delft Blue TR6
http://topshamautoparts.com/tr6/
> Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 15:40:29 -0600
> From: "JIMMY RICHARDS" <andr.jrsquared@verizon.net>
> Subject: paint details
>
> I'm new to the list. I've been lurking the mail and I'm in awe of the
> collective knowledge.
>
> My '74 TR6 has always been garaged. The body of the car is in good
> condition
> with no visible rust to speak of. I have recentlly been refurbishing the
> original pimento from years of negelect. I would like to renew
> the black on
> the rear and on the windshield frame. The original black paint is all but
> gone. On the rear valance, there is more pimento than black, and on the
> windscreen, it appears white.
>
> I assume that with the windscreen, (after removing and dismantling) one
> would
> just strip, prime and repaint. It would seem that stripping the
> paint from
> the back would not be necessary since the black appears to have been
> originally sprayed over the pimento, and that seems to be in as good of
> condition there as on the rest of the car.
>
> Am I on the right track? What supplier would have the closest to original
> paint (for the black) in an aerosol? Is the finish matt, satin,
> gloss? What
> would be the most straight forward procedure for a novice painter? What
> should the finish on the rocker panels below the trim be? On
> mine, there is
> a
> very rough, black material. It looks like the undercoat material in the
> wheel
> wells.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Jimmy Richards
> 74 TR6 CF16521 U
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