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1952 MG - Original Paint!
Mike and I corrected the *original* paint on this 1952 MG HD show car:
I met the owner of this beauty at last year's "Run To The Pines" show in PineTop, AZ in September 2009, in which it placed 2nd in its class. At that time I performed a test spot by hand with M105 and the owner was sufficiently impressed to stock up on Meg's products and started working by hand.
After having some success, he contacted me about correcting the paint, and the rest, as they say, is history
The paint is original lacquer - 58 years old! This paint correction would call on all of our skills, techniques, products, pads, and machines! We approached this correction with a healthy amount of caution. We worked each panel with the least aggressive combination and gradually moved up in aggresiveness until we found the right combo for each panel.
You can see the amount of swirling and level of defects on this original paint:
We started with the passenger side fender. After several passes of M83 via G110 and white pad we achieve about 80% correction. We then adjusted our polish mixture by using 2 drops of M83 and 1 drop of M95. This improved the cut yet continued to be a relatively gentle combo. We spent 8 man-hrs on this fender perfecting our process and technique for maximum results while removing as little material as necessary.
This car was particulary challenging due to the compound curves and tight spaces. We used M105 by hand wherever the G110 wouldn't fit (which was alot!)
Fender 50/50:
On the bonnet we gradually worked up to the Flex and a purple foamed wool pad to remove the defects.
Bonnet 50/50:
The doors and rear fenders were corrected with M95 on 4" LC white pads.
Further testing revealed M205 to be the very best finishing polish for this paint. We tested M80 as we theorized that the rich oils would reinvigorate the paint, but M205 once again proved to be the best product on the planet.
Befores and Afters
Bonnet
Fender:
We sealed the paint with M20, layered with M26 12 hours later. Some final afters:
And finally, the proud owner
Thanks for looking
I met the owner of this beauty at last year's "Run To The Pines" show in PineTop, AZ in September 2009, in which it placed 2nd in its class. At that time I performed a test spot by hand with M105 and the owner was sufficiently impressed to stock up on Meg's products and started working by hand.
After having some success, he contacted me about correcting the paint, and the rest, as they say, is history
The paint is original lacquer - 58 years old! This paint correction would call on all of our skills, techniques, products, pads, and machines! We approached this correction with a healthy amount of caution. We worked each panel with the least aggressive combination and gradually moved up in aggresiveness until we found the right combo for each panel.
You can see the amount of swirling and level of defects on this original paint:
We started with the passenger side fender. After several passes of M83 via G110 and white pad we achieve about 80% correction. We then adjusted our polish mixture by using 2 drops of M83 and 1 drop of M95. This improved the cut yet continued to be a relatively gentle combo. We spent 8 man-hrs on this fender perfecting our process and technique for maximum results while removing as little material as necessary.
This car was particulary challenging due to the compound curves and tight spaces. We used M105 by hand wherever the G110 wouldn't fit (which was alot!)
Fender 50/50:
On the bonnet we gradually worked up to the Flex and a purple foamed wool pad to remove the defects.
Bonnet 50/50:
The doors and rear fenders were corrected with M95 on 4" LC white pads.
Further testing revealed M205 to be the very best finishing polish for this paint. We tested M80 as we theorized that the rich oils would reinvigorate the paint, but M205 once again proved to be the best product on the planet.
Befores and Afters
Bonnet
Fender:
We sealed the paint with M20, layered with M26 12 hours later. Some final afters:
And finally, the proud owner
Thanks for looking
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