How to Restore Fibreglass Bodywork (Osprey Restoration Guide

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The initial message was deleted from this topic on 21 February 2024 at 08:04

[ATE399J]

Have a look at this thread, it might give you the odd lead:-
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=61515&f=34&h=0
Incidentally, I've just looked on Amazon and the book is now up at £255 for a second hand copy!! Now who was it I leant my copy to......

[ATE399J]

Another search showed http://westfield-world.com/Fibreglass.pdf to be of some use. It contains the following para:-

Further Reading
"How to Restore Fibreglass Bodywork" and "How to Restore Paintwork", both by Miles Wilkins and published in the Osprey Restoration Guide series. Both of these books can be obtained direct from Miles at £7.95 each including postage and packing and his address is fibreglass Services, Charlton Saw Mills, Charlton, Singleton, near Chichester, West Sussex.

Don't know how old the article is though.

[ATE399J]

Mine is a Jaguar dark blue - non-metallic. In some lights it looks purple (not what was intended!) Choosing a Jag colour was a HUGE mistake as they don't sell their colours in aerosol cans. Eventually I found a place in Hastings that would take your paint and put it in an aerosol.

Unfortunately the paint on mine is not as good as it looks in the piccie, I sprayed it myself using an electric airless gun, I gave it 4 coats but should have done more as I ended up getting it very thin in places when flatting it off.

[ozzie dave]

for sale from here , www.lotus-books.com/html/additions.html , in dusseldorf
cost 25 pounds , $45 , never used but did notice

[threespins]

I have a copy of the Osprey paintwork restoration guide No 4.

[millard]

I think I have a copy lent to me by a good friend tucked away somewhere, if its the one with a yellow and orange cover, was there a particular section you wanted or the whole thing?

Alex

[ATE399J]

So THATS where my copy went

[unclemark123]

I have a copy!

[Moto]

Wow... 18 years late. I wonder if Neil still wants the book

Moto