question Recommendation for someone to paint a Land-Rover

[utt61]

A friend of mine is hoping to get an ex-military 109 GS hardtop Landrover painted in an authentic military camouflage scheme, either standard or possibly exercise Bright Start '85 style, however she doesn't feel confident enough to tackle this unaided and is looking for someone or somewhere to help.

 

Can anyone recommend somewhere or someone, preferably in the Plymouth area, which or who might be able to do a decent quality, good value repaint?

 

Many thanks.

[paulbrook]

In 1985 the "standard" of paint finish on your average GS landrover was - er - average and probably applied with a brush straight from a very large can of paint IRR spraying/brushing black and green. It was only later (much later) that all that sort of thing was frowned upon and contracted out to specialists.

 

The SOP for instance, for repainting tank transporter trailer decks was to tip about 20 ltrs of brake fluid on the deck and spread it out with a bass broom. Once all the paint had peeled it could be scraped off with a GS shovel and disposed of (environmentally obviously - it was Germany after all). It was then replaced with green or black (depending on what the QM was giving away that week) applied (probably) with the same bass brush....

 

When spraying took place it was usually done using airlines from the trucks, and the only nod to any damaging physiological effects was the issue of 1/2 litre of milk to those involved in the spraying.

 

Anyway to the matter in hand - I am sure that there will be plenty of folk who can help you out! Good luck!