Thread: Respraying a Defender

Thats the best description I have heard for the colour.

Might have to use that in future

Originally posted by lewy110
Thats the best description I have heard for the colour.

That's what my wife calls it, too. I don't mind the colour - it's very different to the boring whites. That's also why I like the blue colour of Paul's (bk).

I assume Paul's car is this colour:



Lewy, your avatar reminds me of a time I was stopped at the big merino. I was on my Honda CBR1000F and a bus full of Japanese tourists arrived. A number of the male tourists came up to me to look at the bike - "Ahh, 1000, very big!" was the common comment.

Ron

I have pic in the same spot but on the other wheel. I was playing there for a while and getting some strange looks.

Tinting the windows sound like a good idea to spuce the looks up a bit without costing a fortune.

I started looking at the respraying because blue was UV damaged a bit as the thing lived it first life up in North Queensland, but I will look into other choices. Maybe just doing the bonnet and roof in original colours.

I think black looks great as well, but it would be too hot up north.

Paul (bk)

Originally posted by bk
Tinting the windows sound like a good idea to spuce the looks up a bit without costing a fortune.

I started looking at the respraying because blue was UV damaged a bit as the thing lived it first life up in North Queensland, but I will look into other choices. Maybe just doing the bonnet and roof in original colours.

I think black looks great as well, but it would be too hot up north.

Paul (bk)

Now there is an idea Paul.

Why not have the roof sprayed white. This is authentic. The bonnet should be relatively easy to do in the original colour and if you want to stretch it to the front guards then that is not much more.

I am helping Cousin_John prepare his County for a complete respray. To do it properly requires dismantling which is what we were having to do anyway.

Originally posted by p38arover
My wife wouldn't let me buy Garth's baby poo brown County (RoverOne and seqfisho will know the car) - she didn't like the colour.

Ron

"Cadbury" was a great buy at the time, probably the best example of a County around, shame the new owner left it outside to deteriate so bad, Garth would be upset if he saw saw its state now.

Actually its a colour that does grow on you....eventually [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

I heard of A.J Corben Panelbeaters at Hurstville doing a full respray on a Defender after hail damage costing the insurance company $17,000, but they do an amazing job, masters come to mind. Every panel is removed from the car and sprayed and then reassembled when they are all done, looks better than new and literaly is 8)

Cheers
Bryce

Originally posted by RoverOne
"Cadbury" was a great buy at the time, probably the best example of a County around, shame the new owner left it outside to deteriate so bad, Garth would be upset if he saw saw its state now.

I was also very tempted when Jenny sold it but it was looking shabby then.

Originally posted by RoverOne
I heard of A.J Corben Panelbeaters at Hurstville doing a full respray on a Defender after hail damage costing the insurance company $17,000, but they do an amazing job, masters come to mind. Every panel is removed from the car and sprayed and then reassembled when they are all done, looks better than new and literaly is 8)

Wow. 8O

Ron

I paid about $3000 for a total respray of the county during the restoration (still in progress). I did it in zambisi silver. I picked the colour as it was coolest next to white. I removed almost every rivet and dismantled the body, taking bits to the spray painter in the trailer. It was a big job and not easy to put back together. You would think it would go back together the same way but it wouldn't (a 2 door would be a lot easier).

In hindsight I would have left it white as I probably would be finished the job by now and it is cooler than silver. White also takes damage easier and you can get replacement body panels without having to do a respray.

the only good thing about my colour is that it is very close to aluminium by white night and so easy to do minor repairs.

I recommend you trade it in for a white one or get the roof sprayed white.

good luck