What’s in the paint shop today?
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This popped up today. Apparently someone backed into it so my colleague has been ironing out a couple of dents.





I'm sure I remember these being bigger, but it's barely taller than the Mercedes EQC in the background of the last pic
My grandmother drove these back in the 1960s and 70s before moving on to a 412 LE Variant and then a...Fiat Uno? We never understood that, but I have good memories of being ferried about in the back of a Type 2 together with a Great Dane, a German Shepherd and a Poodle
I'm sure I remember these being bigger, but it's barely taller than the Mercedes EQC in the background of the last pic

My grandmother drove these back in the 1960s and 70s before moving on to a 412 LE Variant and then a...Fiat Uno? We never understood that, but I have good memories of being ferried about in the back of a Type 2 together with a Great Dane, a German Shepherd and a Poodle

C5_Steve said:
Ooo that's minty fresh!
The photos flatter to deceive, believe me - there's a pit of sorrows hiding under the paint 
C5_Steve said:
Can't get over how cool (no pun intended) the ice cream van is inside and out. Funny how in design terms it's quite similar to the VW.
The Electrofreeze just reminds me of my childhood in the UK, breathing diesel fumes while waiting to get a 99 Flake 

I think the VW was more progressive though - it's crazy to think that the Microbus made its debut in the early 1950s, around the same time as the Bedford CA. I can only imagine the reactions it got from people used to post-war light commercials from Morris and co

trails said:
BrownEaredDog said:
I hate a mate called Martin that owned one too - he was a "robust" chap and the bike almost disappeared when he sat on it. I had an RD50 at the time. Ah, the memories of two-stroke fumes and skinny-tyre burnouts in the multi storey carpark 
We always said he should have got a DT...would have been more in scale, good fun times. Feel privileged to have grown up in those years 

BrownEaredDog said:
Me too! I don't have any problem with modern vehicles at all, EV or ICE - if it has wheels then I love it - but I still get all misty-eyed when I see/smell/hear a two-stroke or an old V8.
Same, same...nothing like those smells to make you feel super old and young all at the same time 
No special point to this post, I just want to say thanks to those that follow the thread for your kind words this past year or so - they've meant a lot to me in dark times
I'll do my best to post some interesting stuff in 2025.
My new year looks like this:

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all

My new year looks like this:
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all

Cheers guys 
Back to work, first job was sorting a couple of Mercedes 300SL rear wheels. Nothing too demanding, but like any old car there are layers of paint and primer. The owner just wants the pitting fixed so there will be one more layer of paint to add to the story


Today was considerably less fun...mask and gloves on, using copious amounts of thinners to rid a shed-load of truck parts of any kind of silicone - normal degreaser/surface cleaner isn't always enough. Any painters reading will know that any kind of silicone is anathema to paint shops
Nightmare job, and there's more waiting tomorrow.

Back to work, first job was sorting a couple of Mercedes 300SL rear wheels. Nothing too demanding, but like any old car there are layers of paint and primer. The owner just wants the pitting fixed so there will be one more layer of paint to add to the story

Today was considerably less fun...mask and gloves on, using copious amounts of thinners to rid a shed-load of truck parts of any kind of silicone - normal degreaser/surface cleaner isn't always enough. Any painters reading will know that any kind of silicone is anathema to paint shops

Edited by BrownEaredDog on Friday 10th January 20:26
BrownEaredDog said:
trails said:
When everyone got 50s in the fifth year one of my friends got a brand new Fizzy...he was into body building and at 16 he was a shade over 6ft, 16stone with 17inch biceps and all the rest to match. Looked hilarious riding around on it 
I hate a mate called Martin that owned one too - he was a "robust" chap and the bike almost disappeared when he sat on it. I had an RD50 at the time. Ah, the memories of two-stroke fumes and skinny-tyre burnouts in the multi storey carpark 

Mikebentley said:
My brother had an AP50, RD50 then an RD80 in that order. He the had a GT250 X7.
Oooh, the RD80, I'd completely forgotten about the existence of 80cc bikes. Another friend had an MBX80, but I never saw the point in them - most of us went 50->125->250/350->hospital 
On the subject of bikes, this tank and mudguard were rusty and badly dented when they came in a while back; it took me way too long to sort them, particularly the tank - dents in tanks are a complete pain to get right but I'm very happy with the result. No "before" photos I'm afraid as I try to keep the bike stuff to a minimum, this being a car forum and all that

I'm hoping to get to work on the Fizzie soon as the owner has just delivered the rest of the parts. I'll take photos so let me know if you'd like to see them.
The BMW 320i in all its slightly matte glory

I've been slacking with the updates, sorry. I'll do this in bits because of things and stuff.
Let's get started
I only work part-time, so this little minx managed to sneak in and get painted while my back was turned. As regular readers will know, I love an Ascona
My colleague said that it hardly needed prepping so they turned it around in two days...

...to my dismay, because that just left a pile of wheels for me to prep. Grr. I strongly dislike prepping wheels. It's a fiddly and time-consuming job to get right.

Here are a few more pics of the 320i pre-prep. I haven't really been involved with this one unfortunately.



Surface rust in the normal places, but it really isn't that bad given the age of the car and our salty-road winters.


...and who remembers the roof-mounted consoles that BMWs of the time had? I thought they were so space-age when I was younger

That's it for now, some FS1E and a little P1800 goodness on the way. See you soon
Let's get started

I only work part-time, so this little minx managed to sneak in and get painted while my back was turned. As regular readers will know, I love an Ascona

My colleague said that it hardly needed prepping so they turned it around in two days...
...to my dismay, because that just left a pile of wheels for me to prep. Grr. I strongly dislike prepping wheels. It's a fiddly and time-consuming job to get right.
Here are a few more pics of the 320i pre-prep. I haven't really been involved with this one unfortunately.
Surface rust in the normal places, but it really isn't that bad given the age of the car and our salty-road winters.
...and who remembers the roof-mounted consoles that BMWs of the time had? I thought they were so space-age when I was younger

That's it for now, some FS1E and a little P1800 goodness on the way. See you soon

Edited by BrownEaredDog on Thursday 30th January 18:30
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