Disco paiintwork and greenlaning.

Hello Tony :-)

Silver is the new white :-)

You could paint it in 2 pack, or alternatively, do what the europeans do, and cling film the panels before going out. I have discovered that the silver RR doesn't scratch easily *without* cling film :-)

Land Rover use white vehicles for the Land Rover Experience as white does not show up scratches and small knocks as much as other colours.

Richard

On or around Thu, 23 Jun 2005 07:26:13 +0000 (UTC), beamendsltd enlightened us thusly:

except that they're silver now.

All the ones we have been in have been silver - as are police cars now. Easier to sell on... Richard

Solid colours are much easier to touch-up and repair than metallics. You can't get a decent repair on a metallic panel without spraying all or part of it. A solid colour can be touched up and then polished back to smooth.

I don't think colour matters much, although something pale to match the base metal / primer would make sense.

I take it Black's not in then :-(

Caprise is a Mica or Metallic colour which has a lacquered finish, Lacquer finishes are notorious for showing up scratches simply because scratched lacquer always shows up as white which is exaggerated even more against the coloured basecoat background underneath.

Solid colours are slightly better because they can easily be worked or polished but watch out for certain solid none metallic colours that are still lacquered.

Most coloured paint finishes when scratched will still show as white without actually penetrating through the top surface. White probably is the best colour to go for because the pigment is after all still white and tends not to be as obvious when scratched.

Steve.

Is there a cure to scratched lacquer please steve?

Nine times out of ten yes, Lacquer and solid colours can nearly always be polished or compounded to remove minor scratches.

Steve.

This is interesting. Can you post any tips please? regards S

I've only got one website page dedicated to polishing but it does attempt to explain the basics of polishing paint finishes.

Steve.

Is there some kind of hard-bastard bomb-proof lacquer that can be put on with a reasonable scratch-proof finish that won't break the bank?

Regards. Mark.

Not really, the only sure way of having a tough finish is by stove enamelling, all car manufactures have their paint stoved or at least oven baked.

Although stoved colours and lacquers are more resilient to scratching, they will unfortunately still scratch.

Steve.