The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum

I painted my Elan in International Yacht Paint (ideal for fibreglass) with a brush, then flatted it and polished it by hand. Looked fabulous. Then I sold it - the only car I made a profit on.

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Mike
(1969 MGB GTV8, 1977 Dolomite 1850HL, 1971 MGB roadster now all three on the road)

Following deterioration & peeling of the black vinyl roof that was retro-fitted in late-1974 or early-1975, to my 1974 Triumph Toledo 1300 "HL Special", my father and I removed it in 1991, to find rusty areas where the fitters had been over-enthusiastic with course sandpaper or emery cloth in keying the surface for the adhesive.

We completely removed the brittle, textile-reinforced, black vinyl cloth, removed the adhesive residue, sanded, roughly feathered and treated the rusty areas, coated the rust-affected areas with primer, and then working on opposite sides of the car, my father and I painted the entire roof, rear-quarter C-pillars, B-pillars & A-pillars and window surrounds, down to the bottom of the vertical sill (to which the bright-work trim was attached - removed and never replaced!), below the side windows, using various brush sizes ranging from small up to circa 4 inch, using two-coats of original hammer-finish, black Hammerite paint, bought by mail-order, direct from the manufacturers Finnigan's Speciality Paints Ltd., in Prudhoe, Northamptonshire.

https://www.hammerite.co.uk

https://www.hammerite.co.uk/product/dir ... ed-finish/

https://www.toolstation.com/hammerite-m ... lsrc=3p.ds

This contrasted nicely with the original Mimosa yellow paint and gave the car a very distinctive appearance. The hammer-finish, Hammerite paint, hides any underlying blemishes and the surface finish still looks good after more than 30 years, but might benefit from a little freshening up.

Hammerite has been taken over several times since then, by companies which include Hunting Engineering, ICI and AkzoNobel.

https://www.akzonobel.com

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Regards.

Nigel A. Skeet

Independent tutor of mathematics, physics, technology & engineering, for secondary, tertiary, further & higher education.

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Upgraded 1974 Triumph Toledo 1300 (Toledo / Dolomite HL / Sprint hybrid)

Onetime member + magazine editor & technical editor of Volkswagen Type 2 Owners' Club

its called either 2pack or 2k
And invest in an airfed respirator and do not spry it near anyone else, in a ventilated booth is best. even very low level exposure can cause isocyanate asthma

or use cellouse and a good quality spray mask much less risk to your health

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Some people are like Slinky's, they serve no real purpose in life but bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.

I used a Glasurit 2 pack paint when painting my last car. An excellent paint choice. The agents were able to give a perfect colour match.

The standard practice in this country is to spray within a well ventilated dust free booth and to use either an airfed respirator or one of the very excellent 3M face masks.

I found the 3M mask a much better choice. It filtered out all the fumes very satisfactorily and was not as cumbersome as having a second air hose trailing behind me. Most of those with whom I shared the facility chose the 3M option.

Robert