Thread: LANDY'S LAST RESTORATION BY ME

I had intentions to get lots done today so was up early & did a couple of jobs for my wife. Mixed up some paint in my small touch up gun to fix up a couple of things I stuffed up yesterday. Then the phone rang , it's the son-in law .( i've got today off & I found a Cubbyhouse on gum tree & I have got it home & I can't get it into the back yard.) I think we need to pull it apart then reassemble once it is in position . I went over & had a look & decided if we lifted the whole roof off we could take it through the garage as they have a roller door at the rear as well. Unfortunately with my son- in law we is not a plural, so I removed all the screws holding the roof then we lifted it off. Then using pipes I rolled it through the garage. I then rolled it onto its back because i had noticed the floor under the carpet seamed to have dry rot. So there it stays until he gets some ply to replace the floor & some bearers .
Now back to Landy, I did my paint repairs , sand blasted the engine side plate & etch primed it along with the new brake pipe clips i had bought, left it in the sun for a couple of hours then sprayed the side plate gloss black & dipped the clips in some yellow enamel mixed with hardener. as per James Taylor's book that says they should be yellow.

Hi Wayne,

The hand throttle was painted a light green, similar to the original light green land rovers.
I am almost 99% sure but cant get to an example to make sure.
Hope this helps

Brendan

I noticed that in one photo in James Taylors book but thouhht it was of a 48 LR. May paint it silver if I cant find small can of correct colour
. Thanks Brendan

Originally Posted by 1950landy

I noticed that in one photo in James Taylors book but thouhht it was of a 48 LR. May paint it silver if I cant find small can of correct colour
. Thanks Brendan

Wattyl make a green, which is a perfect match for the hand throttle. Not sure what they call it though,

Cheers Charlie

Originally Posted by chazza

Wattyl make a green, which is a perfect match for the hand throttle. Not sure what they call it though,

Cheers Charlie

Thanks for that I will have a look at my Wattle colour chart when I get home on Thursday.

We have been away for the last week up Maryborough way. We called in to see
123Rover50 on the way through & had a look at his latest project.
This afternoon managed to get a little done. Etch primed some of the new 1/4" BSF bolts , nuts, & washers. After allowing a couple of hours for the primer to dry I painted some of them Black , some Silver & the rest DBGreen.
I have also started to bolt some of the fittings back on the bulkhead.

Wayne, you have caught my painting disease, LOL good to see cheers Dennis

Originally Posted by Dinty

Wayne, you have caught my painting disease, LOL good to see cheers Dennis

The last time I painted Landy I went through all the bolts with an artist brush & painted the heads of the bolts after fitting. Very time consuming .