tony316

it is light blue, although i know mine was mixed with diamond white, when i get mine re painted it will just be light blue as intended my tina is a 69

the pics on the net of mine are from the guy i bought it from, mainly shows around the kent area, he had the car 13 years, longest of any owner. im in my 3rd year now

Cheers mate, appreciate your comment, not 100% decided, but leaning towards keeping it blue, dont really fancy taking the engine out and re doing the whole engine bay again, been blue 16 years now too.

cheers mate, just as i thought, looking forward to getting them done

Thats cool, might be worth a try, if you dont try , you'll never know right!

when I get mine re painted ill stick with Light blue, all been done properly in the past engine bay etc so, be less hassle to stay light blue, plus its always been that colour for me and i do like it, and its also been blue for 16 years now so!

cheers mate, yeah , could of spent £500, but really is worthwhile doing it your self, get much more out of it

Did you do the top strip edges of the cappings too? wonderd what you did on the curves? or did you just sand them back to wood and blend the veneer into it? (If that makes sense?) also what about the edges of the door caps? veneer those little bits and again fine sand them in? hope this makes sense? lol ill order more veneer this week i guess its easier to know what to do as your doing it really. yeah your right you defo have to cut the clove box door out and use the cut to cover the door to keep the grain matching.

well the Finished Dash is finally on the car! Must say i am pleased with the results, i will now gladly give the door tops ago to match.

Cheers mate, ive got the plaques from these shows, the owner i bought it from in 2013 gave me all the previous show plaques,he had the car 13 years, would love to find the ower before him. or any of the previous owners.

all very interesting mate, even if we never find out the full history, would love to find some old pics of the car still white! guess thats where old owners come in if they happen to still be with us or at their adresses.

Thanks Guys really appreciate ally your replies, all very interesting, even if i never find out, ill dig a bit more before giving up. thanks again

Cheers socket! will take pics when on the car too, this pic doesnt really do it justice (the light) im happy with my effort, really appreciate all the advice and info, without that i might not of atempted it! so a big thanks mate!

4-5 coats of lacquer later and i think im happy now! time to put it back together ready to go on the car, giving me another one to do along with the door tops.

hi mate, thanks, the veneer i bought had a sticky back on, so just peeled the paper off and stuck it, anything to avoid contact adesive has to be good lol saved alot of time and mess tbh The heat gun i used to help remove the old veneer and finish, took about 10-15 mins. will post more pics as I do more