I am the proud owner of the Alvis t f 21in the u tube film and you can see it at lot's of the local car shows especially the ones run by southern classics your more than welcome to introduce yourself and have a real look at it
This stunning result takes hard work, skill and a heck of a lot of time. Fabulous work guys, and to the original Alvis designers in the 50's and 60's, your artistry lives on!
Phenomenal finish, Chris. I have been looking forward to this final chapter and it as lived up to all of my expectations. The devil is in the detail and, my word, there has been no shortage of that throughout this car's comprehensive ground up restoration. This series has been a terrific window to the world on the exemplary skills you and your staff have lavished on this customer's car. I would also like to thank him / her for permitting us a front row seat on the proceedings. Your car is truly stunning in every respect and I hope you enjoy it for many trouble-free years to come.
A fantastic finish on a really wonderful car, (although I prefer the TD 21 headlight design), it is good that you show just how much effort that goes into producing a "better than new" finish, worth more than just money! Chris B.
Good evening Chris, excellent results. All of your patience blocking the flat surfaces really payed off. Your paint booth is very interesting. I noticed that the paint overspray went under a door or special panel. Looked like it really allowed you to get some really clean paint work. How does it work. Thanks for a great video. Take care and good luck.
Want to see this car in it's best ever show come to the alvis southern area concours at michelam priory this coming Saturday 10th of September come and introduce yourself and tel me what you think I have spent 50 hours getting it ready
The dark layer is guide coat - either a dust type one or an aerosol. They do the same job to indicate the areas that still need block sanding, it’s very good at showing pin holes and low areas etc. Thanks for watching
I don't understand how a hard-edged rigid sanding block can work on a concave part of the body. And could not much of this extremely tedious work be automated?
In the right hands it’s surprising what works and what doesn’t and bear in mind it’s all in a cross hatch direction when it’s being blocked so there’s no straight line blocking where it could easily leave lines in the surface. Plus I’ve got the benefit of having done it for 40 years so for me it comes a lot easier and to be honest, to me it’s not remotely tedious - bordering therapeutic at times and I’d find it difficult for what we do to be automated simply because of all the little nuances necessary for the outcome.
I am the proud owner of the Alvis t f 21in the u tube film and you can see it at lot's of the local car shows especially the ones run by southern classics your more than welcome to introduce yourself and have a real look at it
This stunning result takes hard work, skill and a heck of a lot of time.
Fabulous work guys, and to the original Alvis designers in the 50's and 60's, your artistry lives on!
Phenomenal finish, Chris. I have been looking forward to this final chapter and it as lived up to all of my expectations. The devil is in the detail and, my word, there has been no shortage of that throughout this car's comprehensive ground up restoration. This series has been a terrific window to the world on the exemplary skills you and your staff have lavished on this customer's car. I would also like to thank him / her for permitting us a front row seat on the proceedings. Your car is truly stunning in every respect and I hope you enjoy it for many trouble-free years to come.
Words can’t describe the beauty of the finished project.
A fantastic finish on a really wonderful car, (although I prefer the TD 21 headlight design), it is good that you show just how much effort that goes into producing a "better than new" finish, worth more than just money! Chris B.
Thank you for your kind words Chris.
All the best Chris
Speechless, the love radiates in the end result.
Thank you for the kind words 😊
Lovely car, great slo-TV ☺️
A lot of polishing!
Thanks! 😊
Absolutely superb work and incredibly detailed work too, well done everyone
Thank you very much!
Good evening Chris, excellent results. All of your patience blocking the flat surfaces really payed off. Your paint booth is very interesting. I noticed that the paint overspray went under a door or special panel. Looked like it really allowed you to get some really clean paint work. How does it work. Thanks for a great video. Take care and good luck.
Fantastic result thanks for the video.
Why are you rubbing down with the bumpers on ?
They were left on until most of the blocking had been done, they were having improvements made to how they fit the car.
Want to see this car in it's best ever show come to the alvis southern area concours at michelam priory this coming Saturday 10th of September come and introduce yourself and tel me what you think I have spent 50 hours getting it ready
Whats the darker layer he's removing there?
The dark layer is guide coat - either a dust type one or an aerosol. They do the same job to indicate the areas that still need block sanding, it’s very good at showing pin holes and low areas etc.
Thanks for watching
I don't understand how a hard-edged rigid sanding block can work on a concave part of the body.
And could not much of this extremely tedious work be automated?
In the right hands it’s surprising what works and what doesn’t and bear in mind it’s all in a cross hatch direction when it’s being blocked so there’s no straight line blocking where it could easily leave lines in the surface.
Plus I’ve got the benefit of having done it for 40 years so for me it comes a lot easier and to be honest, to me it’s not remotely tedious - bordering therapeutic at times and I’d find it difficult for what we do to be automated simply because of all the little nuances necessary for the outcome.
Why do you grit the clear cut it looks so good?
To make the finish even better 😊