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#Post#: 16717--------------------------------------------------
Ageing paint.
DIR By: spudgun
Date: March 23, 2012, 4:20 pm
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My 2a has a lovely faded/scratched/lived in look that only comes
from decades of managed neglect but the old girl needs, that is
REALY needs a new back door. Is there a way of falsely ageing
the paint so it won't stand out too much?
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Re: Ageing paint.
DIR By: rbrtcrowther
Date: March 23, 2012, 4:48 pm
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Flat it back with wet and dry and get creative....A log with the
bark still on will put a realistic scratch if pushed hard
across the paint. Best bet would be to paint your old door up
then experiment on that one then do your new door the same. Be
creative
#Post#: 16721--------------------------------------------------
Re: Ageing paint.
DIR By: prof-pat-pending
Date: March 23, 2012, 4:49 pm
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you dont say why it needs a new back door ?
if the skin is ok why not just replace the frame from a good one
and re-do it with your skin ? :)
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Re: Ageing paint.
DIR By: spudgun
Date: March 23, 2012, 5:29 pm
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It needs a new back door because the frame has rusted and also
has eaten the ali skin where it can and so the skin itself is
full of holes and that horrible white powder crap.
#Post#: 16746--------------------------------------------------
Re: Ageing paint.
DIR By: Orbitalpear
Date: March 23, 2012, 6:08 pm
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I would rather got the sympathetic and honest route and slap a
new door on with new paint. Let folks know its new and that it
has some time to go to catch up. I'd advise against
artificially ageing the replacement as it'll always look
glaringly wrong, even if you get it sorted properly and it looks
right the uneducated. You'll still always know its not right,
so why try hiding it?
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Re: Ageing paint.
DIR By: The_Resurrection
Date: March 24, 2012, 1:21 am
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Do a winch challenge in reverse ;-)
#Post#: 16760--------------------------------------------------
Re: Ageing paint.
DIR By: NoelC
Date: March 24, 2012, 1:42 am
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--- Quote from: spudgun link ---
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> Is there a way of falsely ageing the paint so it won't stand
out too much?
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In a word, yes, however it isn't easy and depends how badly you
want it done. Assuming you're happy to pay a few quid you could
take the door to a decent automotive paint supplier, I use Colur
Match Centre in High Wycombe. Match a swatch to the faded colour
and ask for flatting agent/matting agent to be added to the
paint. An experieced chap will know how much to add to match
what you have. Obviously the paint you'll get is 2K so not
suitable for home use unless you have the right gear however a
bodyshop won't charge much to fire a coat of paint on a Landy
door if you supply to door prepped and supply the paint too. You
can buy very small quantities of 2K so it's not too expensive,
£13.00 for half a litre seems to be the going rate for the above
place.
All of this assumes your Landy has factory paint or has been
resparayed with 2K and has not been painted with synthetic 1K
crap with a yard broom, if it has then it's a fairly pointless
exercise trying to match it as 1K fades so fast.
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Re: Ageing paint.
DIR By: daugs
Date: March 24, 2012, 1:44 am
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I had this problem when I went from hard top to tilt on my lwt
and replaced rear door with tailgate off ebay but needed
painting, was always going to suggest painting the rest of it -
now I have got used to it and indeed concensus in lwt circles
seems to be to leave as is, pics explain far better than I
can............now having picked up a sankey, I have the same
problem again just on a bigger scale
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Re: Ageing paint.
DIR By: ChrisChallis
Date: March 24, 2012, 3:59 am
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--- Quote from: Orbitalpear link ---
>
> I would rather got the sympathetic and honest route and slap a
new door on with new paint. Let folks know its new and that it
has some time to go to catch up. I'd advise against
artificially ageing the replacement as it'll always look
glaringly wrong, even if you get it sorted properly and it looks
right the uneducated. You'll still always know its not right,
so why try hiding it?
>
--- End Quote ---
WHS, let new parts look - after a few coats of mud a few scraces
running across a number of panels it'll blend right in.
In regards to getting the right shade of paint B&Q have a colour
dection device, providing you can get a sample to the counter
(or identify an object that is the same colour) they should be
able to make it up.
#Post#: 16784--------------------------------------------------
Re: Ageing paint.
DIR By: NUGGETT
Date: March 24, 2012, 5:37 am
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If the rest of the paintwork is original and you have matched up
a suitable part of it down at the paint shop ( I used the short
sill part and polished it ). I would go ahead and paint up a new
door and T Cut the rest of the motor to bring the shine back to
that of the new paint. Then just don't wash it for ages, it'll
soon blend in .
Plus you can always expect an oil seal to go in the rear drive
train somewhere which will decorate the back end with flecks of
oil anyway.
I recoloured a bonnet and cat flap last autumn. I T Cut the wing
tops to shine and the bonnet didn't look too out of place then
and even less so now. The cat flap stands out still cos the tail
gate paint colour is slightly wrong but it doesn't look too out
of place with the colour on the rear quaters.
Remember, there isn't a great deal of colour on the back end
anyway , the door being the largest area and it'll only stand
out against the quarters which have lights, sticker etc on
anyway.
It not as though its a mid passenger door on a 109 SW. !
PS How did Chris insert those LWT photos ??? - xmas is coming
fast ! ;D
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