RobT_75 wrote:
Clove Brown is the poo colour on that Allegro, another great BL shade.

I may be wrong Rob but I think you'll find the Allegro is Russett Brown..

Ian Mac wrote:
I may be wrong Rob but I think you'll find the Allegro is Gussett Brown..

Dirty Boy!

I definitely said Russett....

Ian Mac wrote:I definitely said Russett....

You could be right Ian, Clove might be a darker shade than gussett!

Yeah, that 'leggy looks like Gusset Brown to me.

Back to beige with this 'leggy 3.

i think this has got to be done now ive thought about it
ive got the paint guns just need to borrow a bigger compressor ive got plenty of time till September and a place to spray it
ill be using matt paint as i like the hard finish plus its easier to spray
one thing is how many layers of primer will it need i will just be keying the standard blue paint
as its in very good condition and i dont want to make a hash of this i want to do it right but as usal on a tight budget
any tips or websites you guys know

Clove is about the same tone as Gusset brown, but is a metallic, the 'leggy is deffo Gusset.

mat_91 wrote:i think this has got to be done now ive thought about it
ive got the paint guns just need to borrow a bigger compressor ive got plenty of time till September and a place to spray it
ill be using matt paint as i like the hard finish plus its easier to spray
one thing is how many layers of primer will it need i will just be keying the standard blue paint
as its in very good condition and i dont want to make a hash of this i want to do it right but as usal on a tight budget
any tips or websites you guys know

Flat Nato Sand is pretty beige.

And cheap.

And you can rock it with a roller.

Add beige steels for ultimate beige win.

We're not going for Concours then...

buy far this is not going to be concours i dont like that for a start
i just want it to look good so no paint brushes or rollers lol as this is my daily and love it
ill do my best with the paint guns just ive never painted a car done little things
so it just how many layers etc

Fair comment mate. I must confess I've never painted a car in matt but i guess the same rules apply - lots of preparation and don't mask what you can take off.

Good luck with it and look forward to seeing the pics

if you're spraying the matt-black paint, don't roll on the primer....

if you want a cheap respray; clean it very very well. scotch-bride the entire car; that will roughen up the surface of the paint without making a big mess. 2 coats of primer to get an eaven coat; wetsand the primer with p600/p800, 3 or 4 coats of mattblack (it is allways better to spray thin and eaven layers and do a layer extra than very few layers and thick spraying..) followed by a single or 2 coats of clear to protect it.

Think it's beige rather than black, but the same principles apply. Good advice Anjo.
I was toying with the idea of rollering mine, as the paints scratched up quite a lot. But the prep and work involved in even just a good flat roller job put me off. Rub fill rub mask paint wait paint wait paint.
I don't have the time.

But I've always fancied a beige 300.

Chances of finding one with origonal paint? Slim.

volvodspec wrote:if you're spraying the matt-black paint, don't roll on the primer....

if you want a cheap respray; clean it very very well. scotch-bride the entire car; that will roughen up the surface of the paint without making a big mess. 2 coats of primer to get an eaven coat; wetsand the primer with p600/p800, 3 or 4 coats of mattblack (it is allways better to spray thin and eaven layers and do a layer extra than very few layers and thick spraying..) followed by a single or 2 coats of clear to protect it.

cheers pal thats what i was looking for but in beige

Also a Metro City lover here too!

Adam Slaters Metro Turbo sleeper *drools* wonder who owns it now?