Hi all, Quick question could someone tell me what the correct paint finish would have been on my 62 morris super, eg would it have had stone chip under paint or was it just painted as normal.
Thanks Paul.
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Re: Paint finish
Personally, I think just paint. A brushed-on seam sealer along panel joints followed by primer/paint - no more than a quick lick - more like overspray than a real finish
. Many people finish restored Minis now by using a stonechip (with good reason) but I don't think it is what was used on early cars.

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Re: Paint finish
From what I have seen they all had a bitumastic type black coating over the red oxide before paint. It is always a a point of fustration removing it on a restoration, so stonechip could be considered a modern substitute for to black goo I guess.
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Re: Paint finish
No the floor only got paint.Gray wrote:From what I have seen they all had a bitumastic type black coating over the red oxide before paint. It is always a a point of fustration removing it on a restoration, so stonechip could be considered a modern substitute for to black goo I guess.
I think the bitumin type spray coatings would have been a dealer thing.
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