Friday, 17 August 2012

MG PA Supercharged with Rolls Royce Phantom II painted and restored

David and Goliath. Little and large. Two totally different cars recently repainted and restored to a common high standard by Mitchell Motors.
Rolls-Royce advert from 1930. Mitchell Motors aim to bring
 back the grandeur to wonderful cars whatever their size

Rolls-Royce Phantom II and MG PA Supercharged

Bristol 100 series 6 cylinder 2 litre engine

Bristol 100 series 6 cylinder 2 litre engine

Alfa Romeo Guilia Sprint GT before and after blasting with plastic media

Alfa Romeo Guilia Sprint GT - Wings removed and ready for paint removal

Alfa Romeo bodyshell AFTER plastic media blasting and PRIOR to primer stage
Plastic media blasting - The sensitive way to remove paint from your pride and joy
As the pictures above show, plastic media blasting finished off with a light grit etching produces a surface devoid of paint but in a sensitive way that does not destroy car bodywork like other methods, or leave behind chemical residue that can appear at a later date ruining a restoration.

The finish left is so good that it looks like the car has been primed, but it was not at this stage.
If you need this kind of work carrying out on your car, then please let us know.

Monday, 16 July 2012

Classic car paint removal with plastic media blasting

Removing old paint is our speciality and we have used all the methods you can think of, including chemicals and mechanical stripping, grit and soda blasting. The most effective way to remove paint is - in our opinion - by use of plastic media blasting - the gentle yet effective firing of plastic beads at the area of paint needing removal treatment.
Check out our advert (reproduced below) on page 14 of this month's (August 2012) The Automobile...or better still book your car in. The result is superb.

Plastic Media Blasting now offered at Mitchell Motors

Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT FIA restoration

Alfa Romeo Guilia Sprint GT
We have a personal interest in this car and you will see over a number of future blogs how it turns from a restoration project into a solid, full blown racing car.

Inspiration below:
Alfa Romeo racing

AC Ace - Correction of previous workmanship

Another AC Ace entrusted to us for aluminium repairs and repaint.

AC Ace corrected by Mitchell Motors
If you want a car restored by traditional methods but to an award winning standard, then please contact us.

Vintage meets 50's period.

Old and older. If you require paintwork for - or restoration of - your classic, then call Mitchell Motors.
Skilled in all eras of classics from a 1980's Fiat Strada 130TC to a prewar period piece, call Mitchell Motors for any paintwork or restoration requirement.