Don J. Howard wrote:
>
> George Richardson wrote:
> >
> > Bob and Nancy wrote:
> > >
> > > Yo,
> > >
> > > After nearly 11 years of ownership (and 3 years of
> > > restoration--that's the first 3 years..the car has sat for 8 now) I am on
> > > the verge of having my '61 TR3A painted. But I have never understood how
> > > you can get the engine bay, front fenders, and front apron painted with
>the
> > > engine in and fender bead on. Or how you can get the engine and fender
> > > bead on a car that has the fenders, engine bay and front apron painted.
> > > What is the sequence for repainting and reassembling this whole mess?
> > >
> > > Bob
> >
> > I'm currently prepping my car for painting & have the body removed. I
> > don't believe that the TR3 was painted with the body on the frame,
> > simple because the bottom is painted body color, but the frame is black.
> >
> > I'm goint to paint the bottom of the car first, then the wheel wells,
> > engine compartment, passenger interior, bott interior, scuttle, tonneu
> > and doglegs together, then therear apron. Doors, boot and bonnet lid,
> > spare tire cover and wings will be done apart from the car.
> > --
> > George Richardson
> > '57 TR3, TS15559L
> > (getting ready to paint - and now on the web!)
> > http://www.merlingroupinc.com/tr3.htm
> George, TR2 & 3 frames were painted with whatever was in the gun. No
> attempt was made to paint them any particular color. If yours is black
> this was essentially happenstance. Good luck with your paint job.
> Since you are painting the wings off the car they should be painted in
> the same physical orientation as they would have been if they were
> actually on the car. Check out <http//www.jht.com/Autopaint>
>
> Cheers, D. Howard 62 TR3A 67 TR4A , continuous TR Sports owner since
> Haloween 1963
Since the frames, after the initial batch were made by Standard, were
made by an outside company, there would have been no reason to paint
them any color other than black, at least until near the end of
production, when they would have been painted whatever was convienient.
--
George Richardson
'57 TR3, TS15559L
(getting ready to paint - and now on the web!)
http://www.merlingroupinc.com/tr3.htm
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