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Hello All

I am in the process of performing a full nut-and-bolt restoration on my TR5.

I now am at the point of spraying the Chassis and Suspension parts - What is the original sheen of black paint that was used: Gloss Black or Satin Black?

 

Many thanks

Dave Thomas

South Africa

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That should do it, time you`ve Waxoyled it and driven it up the road a few times it will look perfect. ;)

Stuart.

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I remember as a teenager in the 1960s being sent off from Uncle Tug's garage to pick up a can of 'chassis black' from the local factors - my suggestion of gloss black was greeted with derision . . . . . As far as Tug was concerned, Standard Triumph would never have wasted money on gloss black when semi-gloss 'chassis black' was several shillings a gallon cheaper !

 

Cheers,

 

Alec

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Dave,

 

I can appreciate you wanting to restore your car back to the way

it came out of the factory, but - think ahead - and realise that the

factory were producing a mass-produced car to try to make a few

bob profit.

 

Just about every restored car (and I'm NOT just talking about concours

restorations) are way way better than how they came out of the factory.

 

I have heard of owners requiring restorers to match the orangepeel

of the paint to how it was originally, i.e. not high spec.

Each to his own - just saying - think ahead to what you want.

 

AlanR

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