Thread: my 80" R06102728 Paint Scheme

I am not too sure where the coach paint story came from for S1s.
(Coach painting is using hot paint with a brush and when it dries and in some cases cools it shrinks to give a smooth gloss finish. This was common place in England and special coach paint is still available)
May be some early S1's where painted like this but the majority that I have seen where sprayed and I think the product was some form of enamel and pretty glossy.
My proof for this look under any S1 that is original and what do you see overspray under the wings, bonnet etc. You don’t get over spray from a brush.
Dennis
PS. back in the late 70s I spoke to an elderly gentleman that to that point painted all the trucks for a still large transport company, it was his view that spray punters should have their hand removed. All of his jobs where done with a brush using the coach paint method.

i sprayed my recently finished 55 s1 in satin, i it looks splendid....!