We had a 1975 MGB. Sold it when we bought our house in 1981. We took that car all through New England on our honeymoon. In 2 weeks we only had to put the top up once. I can't recall any 50 year old cars when I was a kid. You did a great job on that 'B'.
I don’t know what happened, I went back to check the video editor to make sure I wasnt stupid and forgot music, but I guess TH-cam just totally skipped uploading the audio.
My daughter has a 1972 MGB roadster. I find that securing the top fastenings manually can be a challenge. I use pliers to carefully stretch the fabric and a small rubber mallet really does the trick.
What's your secret to getting the compound stage completed so quickly? To compound that with the issues it had, would of taken me twice the time you took.
Knowing your product and how far you need to go! 1-2 drops of classic cut from shine supply breaks down and cuts hard in 6-7 overlaps. Being that this is single stage paint I’m not chasing any deep scratches. Over the years I’ve learned also what customers can and can’t see. I’m not looking to impress other detailers just my clients, once you figure this out, work becomes a lot easier, but also 6 years of doing the same thing all day long. My employee has 12 years and he finishes compounding his side of the car and the rear end generally before I’m 1/2 down my side. Even I am not the fastest lol
@@Detailjesus you do amazing work and love the videos. In the very short time I've been doing this, strictly as a side hustlle, I've learned most folks don't see the imperfections like we do. Most, event if they used an inspection light, still couldn't see what our eye picks up. I'm trying to transition to doing more paint enhancements than doing full corrections based on that and that a majority of the clients I have, just don't want to take the time to wash the vehicle afterwards.
I apologize for the multiple posts -- but here's another - The wheels are original design and color. Don't do any "glazing" on these. If you want to clean these up, just repaint the black and silver, and replace the lug nuts with new ones. You can also add what was called "trim rings" made of aluminum and add a sharp, classy look to the wheels.
Wonder if the paint was just badly dried out. Watched a video recently with with Mike on auto geek about meguirs number 7 to bring some life back to old paint. Wonder if this might be a route fir this one. Too bad really old cars get badly neglected sometimes.
We rarely wetsand unless it is on a fresh paint job to level off orange peel. Original OEM paints or any paint you are unfamiliar with carries a large risk when wet sanding. Don’t recommend pulling out sand paper on random classic finds.
Ever notice on MGBs that the trunk never looks like it fits just right? The body gap is inconsistent and I suppose reflective of the limited precision manufacturing capability at the time although other manufacturers seemed able to do this. I had a 73 that I had a love/hate relationship with. That little 1800 cc 4 banger cast iron engine almost seems ridiculous by today's standards. Still, when the car was tuned properly (that meant the valves were properly adjusted and the twin SU carbs were synced, the car was a lot of fun to drive. Not fast by any standard... but nimble, and there are few things more fun than a top down on a twisty country road in an MG. To be young again...
It wasnt chemical damage. Most likely was repainted directly over old paint without taking off old paint down to metal, repairing where needed, primer 2 coats (not done either), and then finally painted with 2 coats & clear gloss 2 coats. This was just direct 1 coat paint over lightly sanded old paint...hence the haze because no depth of paint was done.
@@Detailjesus I need to patch a few of the bottom panels this next year and finally repaint it keeping "T" stripes on side as I replaced them already in 1984. I'm thinking '63 Austin Healey "ice blue" color with modified tiny flecks in lacquer (or) '64-'67 British Leyland BU-43 Aquamarine
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We had a 1975 MGB. Sold it when we bought our house in 1981. We took that car all through New England on our honeymoon. In 2 weeks we only had to put the top up once. I can't recall any 50 year old cars when I was a kid. You did a great job on that 'B'.
Thank you!!
That was some serious effort and it's great looking.
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The car is missing SS wheel trim rings
Thanks
I did the same with a 74 B and now gets all sorts of complements. :)
Nice!
Something is missing here. I didn't see any oil leaks as you pulled the car out of the garage.
😂
Great job!
Sounds great!
I don’t know what happened, I went back to check the video editor to make sure I wasnt stupid and forgot music, but I guess TH-cam just totally skipped uploading the audio.
nice clean job
Thank you!
My daughter has a 1972 MGB roadster. I find that securing the top fastenings manually can be a challenge. I use pliers to carefully stretch the fabric and a small rubber mallet really does the trick.
Just has to warm up usually lol
Nice MGB
Ty!
Nice job
Thank you
What's your secret to getting the compound stage completed so quickly? To compound that with the issues it had, would of taken me twice the time you took.
Knowing your product and how far you need to go! 1-2 drops of classic cut from shine supply breaks down and cuts hard in 6-7 overlaps. Being that this is single stage paint I’m not chasing any deep scratches. Over the years I’ve learned also what customers can and can’t see. I’m not looking to impress other detailers just my clients, once you figure this out, work becomes a lot easier, but also 6 years of doing the same thing all day long. My employee has 12 years and he finishes compounding his side of the car and the rear end generally before I’m 1/2 down my side. Even I am not the fastest lol
@@Detailjesus you do amazing work and love the videos.
In the very short time I've been doing this, strictly as a side hustlle, I've learned most folks don't see the imperfections like we do. Most, event if they used an inspection light, still couldn't see what our eye picks up. I'm trying to transition to doing more paint enhancements than doing full corrections based on that and that a majority of the clients I have, just don't want to take the time to wash the vehicle afterwards.
@@georgebeato5702 exactly!
ALso - you need to loosen the front of the soft top and partially unfold it before attaching the D rings and hooks.
Thanks for being the owners manual. Just a car I worked on once, not my project car.
I apologize for the multiple posts -- but here's another - The wheels are original design and color. Don't do any "glazing" on these. If you want to clean these up, just repaint the black and silver, and replace the lug nuts with new ones. You can also add what was called "trim rings" made of aluminum and add a sharp, classy look to the wheels.
So many posts god
Wonder if the paint was just badly dried out. Watched a video recently with with Mike on auto geek about meguirs number 7 to bring some life back to old paint. Wonder if this might be a route fir this one. Too bad really old cars get badly neglected sometimes.
It was definitely super dehydrated. First few passes just got eaten up quick
Did you consider wet sanding to see what that would do?
We rarely wetsand unless it is on a fresh paint job to level off orange peel. Original OEM paints or any paint you are unfamiliar with carries a large risk when wet sanding. Don’t recommend pulling out sand paper on random classic finds.
Ever notice on MGBs that the trunk never looks like it fits just right? The body gap is inconsistent and I suppose reflective of the limited precision manufacturing capability at the time although other manufacturers seemed able to do this. I had a 73 that I had a love/hate relationship with. That little 1800 cc 4 banger cast iron engine almost seems ridiculous by today's standards. Still, when the car was tuned properly (that meant the valves were properly adjusted and the twin SU carbs were synced, the car was a lot of fun to drive. Not fast by any standard... but nimble, and there are few things more fun than a top down on a twisty country road in an MG. To be young again...
I’ve only worked on 1
One more --- the top is vinyl. The bumpers are polyurethane - not "plastic".
Thank you
Soft top incorrectly installed, very poor detailing
Wow you sound like a dumb ass
I didn’t even install the soft top, freakin TH-cam idiots
It wasnt chemical damage. Most likely was repainted directly over old paint without taking off old paint down to metal, repairing where needed, primer 2 coats (not done either), and then finally painted with 2 coats & clear gloss 2 coats. This was just direct 1 coat paint over lightly sanded old paint...hence the haze because no depth of paint was done.
Is this your car?
@@Detailjesus I need to patch a few of the bottom panels this next year and finally repaint it keeping "T" stripes on side as I replaced them already in 1984. I'm thinking '63 Austin Healey "ice blue" color with modified tiny flecks in lacquer (or) '64-'67 British Leyland BU-43 Aquamarine
BTW, MGB & MG Midget & MGT were all made by British Leyland motor company...not British Motors
Okay