Bare metal lacquered? Anybody done a defender?

ProjectX · Oct 29, 2019

Hello chums!

just bought my second defender. It’s on a D, and I ain’t is looking awful, although not much sign of tin worm.

ive always liked things a bit rough and ready (just gotta look at er indoors to confirm that) and for a brief while was looking at doing a rat rod.
Maas wondering what your view is and the practicality’s seems of doing a total bare metal look to a 110? Of course would need sxxt loads of laquer!!

many photos of a110 with this done would’ve gratefully received!

cheers

mark

swisstoe · Oct 29, 2019

Better of painting it silver...

LUKBENPHI · Oct 29, 2019

depends on the level of scruffy yours is, I quite look the faded paint on a well used landy especially the ones with the side stripes from the 80's

for example on a well worn example of a vehicle id personally just give a good coating of clean engine oil with a dash of linseed oil and leave it which is what I'd do with this if I had it

https://classicsworld.co.uk/news/lost-land-rover-series-1-rescued/

but if you want the bare meal look the dunsfold collection have a bare metal and polished 90 ton their website and tbh it looks absolute gash...

http://www.dunsfoldcollection.co.uk/collection/defender/1998-show-car-for-50th-aniv#v

ProjectX · Oct 29, 2019

I hear you, but there’s just something that you get from a bare metal look, and I’m looking at some really cool metal custom bits. Ps. Chelsea tractor this ain’t- I’m an arborist and this will do some graft.

swisstoe · Oct 29, 2019

By the time you've spent hundreds on stripper and consumables it aint worth it.
You could also wrap it...

ProjectX · Oct 29, 2019

Just looking at the Dunsfold bare metal one, and that looks like it’s had a further layer added to it....

can anybody clarify that?

ProjectX · Oct 29, 2019

Wrapping don’t last... like a say, I fully expect it to get a lot more war wounds in its stint with me- wrapping can stand the gun fire...

mick 1986 · Oct 29, 2019

LUKBENPHI said:
depends on the level of scruffy yours is, I quite look the faded paint on a well used landy especially the ones with the side stripes from the 80's

for example on a well worn example of a vehicle id personally just give a good coating of clean engine oil with a dash of linseed oil and leave it which is what I'd do with this if I had it

https://classicsworld.co.uk/news/lost-land-rover-series-1-rescued/

but if you want the bare meal look the dunsfold collection have a bare metal and polished 90 ton their website and tbh it looks absolute gash...

http://www.dunsfoldcollection.co.uk/collection/defender/1998-show-car-for-50th-aniv#v

Just looked at that defender. It does look ****, but surely it isn’t road legal? “Panels were removed from press shop, and glued instead of spot welded as it would spoil the finish”?

haza88 · Oct 29, 2019

Lotus Elise’s are glued together with air craft glue ‘‘tis fine

Bare metal is not to my taste but where all different

Put some pics of your one in its current state up so we can ponder over the idea

mick 1986 · Oct 29, 2019

haza88 said:
Lotus Elise’s are glued together with air craft glue ‘‘tis fine

Bare metal is not to my taste but where all different

Put some pics of your one in its current state up so we can ponder over the idea

They have been for some time. My point is the defender was never glued, or intended to be glued, so had all of its “spec testing” done with spot welded panels. If we miss a spot weld at work, that can’t be added manually off the line, then the body is scrapped.

ProjectX · Oct 29, 2019

Here she is

swisstoe · Oct 29, 2019

Take some while to get that old battle bus down to bare ally..
Spend your money on worthwhile improvements...

ProjectX · Oct 29, 2019

swisstoe said:
Take some while to get that old battle bus down to bare ally..
Spend your money on worthwhile improvements...

Like??

swisstoe · Oct 29, 2019

Security, Wheels, Tyres, insulation. seats, suspension, endless improvements out there...

ProjectX · Oct 29, 2019

swisstoe said:
Security, Wheels, Tyres, insulation. seats, suspension, endless improvements out there...

Security- check
Wheels- check
Tyres- check
It’s a good old beast but to me, maybe different to other, but to me, the paint let’s her down. There’s ALOT I’ve got to do to her... that’s for sure, but getting it looking the right way is important...
My V8 is the rough old pig. Here’s a picture from last week.... (my copyright- OK!!!!)

swisstoe · Oct 29, 2019

Ok !!!

ProjectX · Oct 29, 2019

Bet you never seen a booty like that before?

swisstoe · Oct 29, 2019

I wouldn't drive down the road like that'' Thats for sure...
See plenty of Pikeys loaded like that but normally in a Transit...

Oh hang on, You're not a country Pikey are you ?

swisstoe · Oct 29, 2019

If you did eventually get it shine'y in bare metal it certainly would attract the Pikeys. They love a bit of bling like ferkin magpies...

haza88 · Oct 29, 2019

How many twigs can u get in that trailer?

Joking aside I think Uve made ur mind up n fair play do a project thread on it may pursued others to do the same looks a nice Landy to make what u want of it

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