Type of paint on a 1962 Rover P5

[Sunglasses_Ron]

@gally @Scrooge @Yellow Dave @detail1 @Detail Chris

Chaps,

A mate at work is restoring a 1962 Rover P5 and he's asked me if could sort out the paintwork for him ie decontamination, Polish and some sort of sealant.

My question is, due to the age of this car would there be any issues using a product like iron x?

And would machine polishing be ok? (I'd probably be looking to get a paint depth gauge before polishing) and would paint pf this age actually benefit from something like Hydro2?

Hope this doesn't sound stupid!

 

[Daniel]

It will probably be base coat only so for a start I wouldn't use a rotary. At least not unless you've got massive testicles.

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

It will probably be base coat only so for a start I wouldn't use a rotary. At least not unless you've got massive testicles.

I've only got a DA but do you think I should leave well alone? I was thinking of using a glaze to see how it comes up with just that?

 

[Daniel]

DA will be fine mate. Just use something like SRP or triple first to clean it up then work from there upwards.
I wouldn't use cutting compound or anything like that though. You never know what's been painted and by who!

 

[Daniel]

My Orion was base coat only and after some GTecniq P1, some SRP, some hydro 2 and a good coat of illusion, it looked brand new for about a year!

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

DA will be fine mate. Just use something like SRP or triple first to clean it up then work from there upwards.
I wouldn't use cutting compound or anything like that though. You never know what's been painted and by who!

Cheers Brosef :up:

Will iron x be ok on it or just go straight to triple?

 

[Scrooge]

All products will be fine on it. Do as you'd normally do then attack with DA, try different pads/compound combinations until you're happy

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

All products will be fine on it. Do as you'd normally do then attack with DA, try different pads/compound combinations until you're happy

Cheers Ant :up:

 

[Detail Chris]

Yep as above, just use your noddle. If parts look iffy just be careful. Good luck :up:

 

[Detail Chris]

Yep as above, just use your noddle. If parts look iffy just be careful. Good luck :up:

 

[Simon@SprayShack]

Its most likely cellulose.....personally id be very careful with any decontamination stuff like iron x etc, they are all made for the chemical resistance of modern paints that celly just doesn't have.

Paint depth wise you will probably be fine, as normally with cellulose there will be many coats, but just remember celle is a lot softer than modern paints so go easy on the compound you use.

 

[Daniel]

Tar and glue remover can cause older paints to quite literally fall off.