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Thanks Guys, I have about 85 photo's of the re-spray the main work of course was the preparation which took weeks then the black sealing coat followed by two grey primer then three grey undercoat all rubbed down each time before the top coat and finish. Only two small welding jobs required a small pin hole at the bottom under the centre of the rear screen rubber which used to blow air out under the rubber when closing the boot lid and a small pin hole under where the chrome finish panel goes behind the front bumper & grille. Both cut out and re-welded then finished off.
It is back to the original colour opalescent silver grey, in fact I had the boot well only re-sprayed as I knocked some dents out before hand leaving the rest original and apart from the shine on the new paint the colour is the same. The company that did the re-spray have since completed a 65 E type in the same colour as the owner like it better than his original gunmetal grey which needed a re-spraying also.
I must admit they have done a good job slightly over budget as they fitted all the door seals as all the doors came off at one stage plus the windscreen & back screen the rubbers & chrome. They use a specialist for the front & rear glass & chrome as that's all he does but has a 2/3 week waiting list but worth the wait. I am glad I have it back 21 weeks is far too long, but getting bumped all the time for more important customers with numerous expensive classic's is understandable I suppose but frustrating at the time. They did account for every hour of time and the various consumables etc but paint is expensive compared to when I did it 35 odd years ago.
Regards
Dave J.

Yes, that looks terrific, Dave. You must be very pleased with it. And I can see from the 'in progress' pix that they have taken real care over that. Congratulations.

Perhaps you could hire a marquee for a month or two.

That's a lovely paint finish you have there Dave. Love the mirror finish, very smooth.
What is the paint colour and is it the original colour to the car?
I had the same problem as you for space and ended up using about six different workshops for all the work. At your stage I was lucky to have a large dry workshop to be able to get all the chrome on, interior in and make it water tight but as soon as I had completed this I lost the workshop and had to finish the car off on my driveway. Not ideal but the weather was kind to me and I did not have a lot to do.

A selection of pictures of my finished re-sprayed S Type still a lot of chrome to go back on and the Webasto roof replacement to be fitted but it's slowly coming together. My main problem now it garage space and the weather as not enough room to work on the car unless to car is out of the garage.

Thanks guys, I never thought my original post would have generated so many different posts giving so much information on the S type all interesting stuff I hasten to add. Alas I have no problem with the roof lining having the Webasto continental sun roof which once renewed should be fine.
I have checked today incidentally and I do have the two dimples with the thumb screws to secure the radio frame my car built 15th July 1965 & 1st registered at Henley's London N.W.1 21st April 1966.
Dave J.


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Thanks for the tips regarding the leather I will take your advice, will let you know how it works out.
Cheers
Dave J.

If you need to put colour back into your leather at any time then Gliptone is the answer. They will match anything perfectly & even have a data base that goes back forever.

https://www.liquidleather.com/

Their care & restorative systems are top notch & superior to many that should know better. Take a good look at their "ADVICE" section.

BTW, go easy on the leather cleaner/food/stuff. It's all too easy to take the colour out of these old leathers, especially red. Try a hidden area first to see how 'fast' it is.

Yes, the originality of your car is a huge plus. I can see why you went for it and I'm pleased you'll be retaining its originality. Do keep us up to date as the jobs you do on it progress.

Yes, looks like a good sound buy and a great colour combination; my dad's Mk2 was the same. Got a bit of a stiff neck, now, though, looking at your photos! . The result from the MOT is especially pleasing; it's hard to get a 50-year-old car through a modern MOT without something to worry about.

As well as the door seals, which do look a little crusty, I agree, I also found wind noise from the No-Draught Ventilator seals and gaps along the top of the door panels between the chrome and the steel sections. They were originally sealed with dum-dum putty, but it usually goes hard and falls out over the years. You will never get it as devoid of wind noise as a modern car, though.

Although I like the look of wires and converted my car, it is nice to see one on the original discs. Back in the day, it was quite unusual to see one on wires.