Dave, et. al.,
I had a base coat/clear coat Autumn Red applied to my
52TD. That was a mistake! It is virtually impossible to do a minor 'touch
up' of dings and scratches. Were I to do it again, I'd use another form of
paint.
Bud Krueger
52TD (great shine, just ignore the scratches)
Dave Houser wrote:
> When I painted my TD myself back in 1966-67, I went with a nitrocelulose
> lacquer BRG, a Ditzlac paint. Ten coats on top, five underneath. They
> didn't have the 2-pack then. To this day, the shine is still very deep
> but it has taken it's share of rock dings and chips from use through the
> years. If I were to do it all again, I would go with the clear coat/base
> coat as I did with my 67-BGT Special.
> It is the factory Tartan Red and I look forward to many chipless miles
> over it's life.
> I got smarter as I got older. Didn't half kill myself painting this one,
> it's a Sikkens paint and comes with a 6-year paint guarantee.
>
> Cheers,
> Dave Houser
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