tao724 said:
Trevor,
Great great photo!
You BE looks so cool in that color, if/when you repaint, it would be slick in a similar color.....note the gun metal color of the Midget Moss uses in their catalog , (I think to showcase their oil cooler kit), only the front end is seen, but a great color..............your darker version even better.
Aside from the color,
Great photo for your personal album.
I'm glad I was not the only one that noticed that.
I bought this car as "rolling restorer" something I could drive and work on at the same time. But more importantly, I'm a much smarter person based on what I've learned while owning this car!
One of the things I want to learn is auto paint. I'm pretty good at finishing furniture and can do some pretty cool paint finishes, but I've never done much in the auto field. I know it's an art learned through practice. I've got a bunch of parts (trunk lids, door skins etc that I plan to practice on. I see myself mastering the "matte" finishes before any glosses, so the "gun metal" and black are some of my options. I was even thinking of doing a two tone with both. Problem is, I live in San Diego, black and silver are Oakland Raider colors..... I don't want that.
The real problem is that the car is now green (or the Earl Sheib equivalent to BRG) It looks ok but is real tough shape. I can still see the original BRG in all of the usual places and really like it, but I'm not sure if I'm ready to get that color looking right. Green is the "Holy Grail" of British cars, so painting anything other than that is sacrilegious.
This picture really makes me realize how cool the matte black really looks! Make the thought of going away from green a little easier.