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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Nigel A. Skeet
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Upgraded 1974 Triumph Toledo 1300 (Toledo / Dolomite HL / Sprint hybrid)
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