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[crumbly65]

Just welding in 2 replacement footwells, and I need to get some Marine Blue Paint.  Not too sure how much I need

Anybody care to recommend a good quality paint?  I've noted the paint codes put up in another topic on here, so some idea of suppliers/manufacturers, even costs if you've bought some recently, would be very helpful....

[Porkscratching]

I've used Tractol on mine , not too expensive and it's stayed on quite well...

[winchman]

I have ordered Tekaloid for ours, supplied by
https://www.smithandallan.com/products/tekaloid-paint/1442-tekaloid-318-single-pack-coach-enamel-all-colours/

[oilstain]

I have ordered Tekaloid for ours, supplied by
https://www.smithandallan.com/products/tekaloid-paint/1442-tekaloid-318-single-pack-coach-enamel-all-colours/

good paint and good service and the oil they sell is good as well

[Wittsend]

... and club members can claim a discount 

[Doona]

I used Paintman for my engine paint. Not overly cheap, but a quality product

[Dave M]

Paintman uses HMG Paints? That's where I go for coach enamel

[agg221]

Another vote for HMG. Very helpful advice on which product will give the best results in a given application and high quality products. Minimum order 1litre. Can anyone confirm that Paintman are supplying HMG paints?

Alec

[Series2ajosh]

I can't vouch for paintman, however when I ordered some DBG for another project from paddocks it arrived in a HMG tin, no issues!

[Bradfordseries2]

I have used Smith and Allen for all the paint for my restoration. Good quality paint and easy to use.

Tractol has been used for the chassis and running gear.

The engine was painted in Tractol machine enamel and looks fantastic

The bodywork is in Tractol grey primer and Tekaloid coach enamel.

Very helpful and knowledgeable staff.

[KLR875]

I am really pleased with the Paintman paint.
Easy to apply either brush or spray. High cost is usually ‘upped’ by postage but you can collect from their place Retford- and they are very helpful. Also have some of their panels - looking good so far

[milesr3]

If I was doing another restoration then I would use Paintman for body panels. Simply because the colour is more accurate than Tekaloid or Tractol.

[Formerlyjeremy]

If I'm brushing the panels I'd use Paddocks paint - its HMG synthetic which brushes well and colour is correct and the stuff doesn't need a xylene solvent like Tractol or Hammerite.  (White spirit seem to work.)

[talljohn]

I started with Paintman and then discovered LKQ Coatings who sell the same synthetic coach enamel at less than half the price!  They also do spectra colour matching for about £20, which gave me a really good colour match.

[bethpaintman]

Just welding in 2 replacement footwells, and I need to get some Marine Blue Paint.  Not too sure how much I need

Anybody care to recommend a good quality paint?  I've noted the paint codes put up in another topic on here, so some idea of suppliers/manufacturers, even costs if you've bought some recently, would be very helpful....

There are multiple grades of Coach Enamel paint, the lower grades are mixed through machine and the highest grades are mixed by hand. Paintman are proud to sell the highest quality of this paint. You only need 1 or 2 layers of paint with either brush, roller or spray gun. The different grades of Coach Enamel are usually reflected in the price.

I have attached images showing before and after one coat of our Coach Enamel red (on the left), in comparison to one of our competitors (on the right), directly on to the green. Out of interest, red is one of the most difficult colours to get a one coat finish. To build the competitors coat, it took 3 coats, in comparison to only 1 of ours.

Our Marine Blue paint has been matched to an original panel.

If you have any more questions please feel free to message me. :)