My Dad rebuilt a 1952 MG TD, painted it English Racing Green with a tan interior. It was breathtaking. Eventually he sold it to a gentleman from Sweden who shipped the car there to drive in the summer months. We lost Dad in Sept 2020. This brought back some very fond memories.
Nice Job on a budget! I do have a few tips for the next time. First, if you are doing black, remember that black will absorb heat VERY fast, so doing it in the sun will cause the second coat to dry way too fast. That is why you got the orange peel on your second coat. An inexpensive pop up canopy will help keep the sun off. Second, Rustoleum is a very good paint for smaller projects, but the job you were doing is pushing the limits a bit far. Consider tractor paint instead, and a cheap spray gun. Here in Michigan we have Blain's, Tractor Supply, and Family Farm and Home stores that all carry quart and gallon cans of all the tractor colors you can imagine. It's less expensive than the spray cans and goes a whole lot further. Finally, black is a very un-forgiving color. It will show all the imperfections that the human eye will miss in any other color. Don't be too hard on yourself if you do find flaws, your only human after all. Just some thoughts and tips from an old diy-er.
I believe that you could spray on a two-stage clear coat. It's available in spray cans. You activate it before spraying by pushing in a plunger on the bottom of the spray can which releases a catalyst into the can. Then you shake the can and spray.
Great transformation! I was getting nervous when you were frustrated with the outcome after painting but then you turned it around. Thanks for taking us through the process with you!
One thing that might help when you do this next time... when you put the car in for the night put a fan on it. After all of that wet sanding you wanna get it as dry as you can for the next round. Residual moisture probably caused the paint problems. Couldn't hurt to run a de-humidifier in the garage as well. Love the project and I think it turned out great!
Alex your perseverance is so much needed for us all to see. I never had a doubt that you would overcome all the obstacles. As the daughter of a diesel mechanic and a long ago Saturday night figure 8 driver, I get your desire to test yourself and have lofty goals. When you said you would need to prime the carburetor, I was really hoping you wouldn’t. I watched my dad catch fire from that trick once and was just really glad you could prime it another way. AND it started! Then your paint from a can took EXTRA work, but it worked as well. AND it shined! With all the parts back together it is just really a great car. I actually had a 1981 MG that was the olive green and beige interior but hadn’t started for 12 years. It was going to be my project car as my kids were headed to college. But then realized that I would need to sell the car to pay for part of the college. So a neighbor from over the hill bought it and would drive it down the road in it all shiny and new. He painted it red as well. I was really glad it had gotten some TLC but I knew I would never get another chance to do this again. But today I watched while you made one beautiful and took us along for the ride. I’m proud of you Alex. Enjoy it till you sell it. Thanks for letting me watch from afar. Take care. 🤟🏼🤍
That is a Decent result for any spray can project The real secret to any home work is the prep, and the tedious finish work after. Well done Alexander.
Both of my Brothers were given one of these exact cars for Christmas. One was British racing green, and the other was yellow. Watching you revive this one took me back…including watching my 6’5” tall Brother fold his long legs into the low slung sports car. Good job.🖤🇨🇦
Better than some professional jobs that I have seen over the years and YES no question you will be doing it again...:) you love doing this stuff and we love following along with you, thanks Alex and family, once again the best u tube content out there.
Very impressive! Your perseverance really paid off! I've recently seen these inflatable spray booths that some home car builders are using. It inflates like a bouncy house and has room for a car and the painter along with a filtered exhaust fan. I believe you can rent or buy them.
Amazing result for a rattle can paint job - thanks to all your elbow grease. The black looks really snazzy - red MGs are a bit of a cliche. I remember helping my dad prep our '57 Chevy for painting as a kid - took a heck of a lot of masking. He painted it with a spray gun and compressor in our drive way. His summer vacation project. Came out pretty good to my 12 year old eyes. The next time he painted one of his cars he wasn't so fussy - he used a roller!
Yes, Alex, there are many shades of black. The number of shades is mind boggling. In a fabric store that caters to the Mennonite and Amish communities, you will find many bolts of black fabric. In some of these religions, each sect will use a specific shade of black. Thank you for all your wonderful videos. One day, I plan to binge watch your videos. ☺️☺️☺️
Used to know a guy in the Navy that had an MG. It was a fun little car. The thing I remember most was the right front tire coming off while we were driving on a highway! He brought the car to a gentle stop and it took us a few hours to walk back a few miles and find it in a field. You did a pretty good job for using spray cans!
If there is one thing that stands out about you, Alexander... you are NOT a lazy man! (grins) I'm exhausted just watching you work but that's likely because my middle name is LAZY. You did a magnificent job on that car, and I sure stopped underestimating you after the mouse and rat eaten Rolls you restored. As always, you are an inspiration to all of us. We are very proud of you and your Family. The house and property looks wonderful, and I'm sure you are all enjoying having that much space around you now. I know I would be. Until next time. Happy hunting the things of interest to you.
Orange peal effect may not be the brand of paint but the car surface wasn't dry enough any moisture the surface will do that best to do that on a hot day or at least 24 hours or more between wet sanding! If your in a hurry you could use a heat gun and make sure you get the moisture off the surface before the next paint coat, that is why most paint booths have heat lamps in them they will turn on the lamps just before painting and make sure it's good and dry! From what I can see from the video the paint job looks good!
@@tufalike1796 acytone would be way better in fact a was going to also suggest that in my post but totally forgot always wipe down the surface with acytone before painting!
Super job, always great to see someone not scared to try. It"s much easier though if you get a tankless vacuum sprayer and mix up 150.00 worth of paint and reducer, and put up a quick tarp tent with a fan vent. Regardless, it is all in the prep work and you did a fantastic job. Also, make sure you are using proper breathing filters and eyepro.
Strudel! I had a 68 bug back in 81-82. Even then I was amazed at how primitive sixties cars were, but they were solid and mostly indestructible. Our bug got rear ended by a speeding oversized pickup, I traded it in for a 411 VW station wagon and a year later I was back in York, Pa and I saw our bug running on the street.
When you said you were painting it black, I gasped! But you did it justice. It looks very sophisticated in black - especially on your Country Estate! Fantastic!
That was some seriously good content! I had been missing you guys. I love the little black car now, and I'm proud of you for sticking with it! It really has a luxury feel to it now, compared to the red color. Maybe sage green was the original, but black fits better now. Great editing, awesome episode! 🥰
The Porsche is German. It was making schnitzel lol I don't know if it's in your budget, but I think a racing stripe along the hood (bonnet) and the trunk (boot). It would contrast well with the black paint. Nice work on a great car.
The car looks great, just shows what perseverance and hard work can accomplish! Love your channel and you and your family. Looking forward to your next adventure! 😀
It looks stunning in black! 🙂 When you were driving it around in the yard, for some reason I had a flashback to driving one of the little cars in the Disneyland Autopia in the mid-1950s. If you could source another half-dozen or so little MGs, the neighborhood kids could have all kinds of fun!
It looks so much better black than red. I owned a 1972 MGB and it was British racing green. Although your MGA looks great shiny black, personally I think it would look pretty cool matte black. Either way, it's a huge improvement over the red it was. Great video, at first I didn't want to spend the hour plus to watch, but I couldn't stop watching. Thanks Alex for the video.
The black looks so much nicer than the red! Especially when the chrome went back on! Lovely! (And I’m not even a fan of MGs haha). Maybe being on camera helps, but you dealt with the frustration with the paint really well!
Wow ! Really impressive ! What ever you tackle is a huge improvement in a short time. I would hire you for sure. Love M.G and had one for awhile but got an offer I could not refuse. They always sell . Enjoyed this a hole lot and brought back some good memories. Hope you will keep it for awhile or maybe one of your kids would adopt it. Love it always when you take something of potential and turn it into a gem !...You are a treasure yourself and although frustration at times you seem to make the impossible a reality.
My first husband bought almost exactly that kind of (1960) MGA convertible roadster, many parts in boxes, some missing, only primer for paint, in need of upholstery and everything, back in 1982, I think it was. I helped him restore it to a beautiful car, doing some bodywork and all of the wiring myself. I installed a new harness just following the manual with its numbers for color-coded wires and pictures of parts. I knew *nothing* about cars at all, but back in those days, with those cars, you could do that and it was like paint by numbers. Now you can't. The parts are all out of reach unless you have special equipment and a computer to read codes and special training. Planned obsolescence, maximizing profits and protecting proprietary products have really adversely impacted people's ability to preserve and maintain newer cars.
Alex...buy a foam buffing pad and use Maguires scratch and swirl remover. The buffing pads are available to fit a hand drill or offset buffing wheel. You can make it shine really well without so much hand work. The drill or buffing wheel does all the work. The foam pad will "cut" the paint to a smooth shine. Move around often so you don't burn through the paint.
Looks great!! I remember years ago my husband painted our Eldorado, it was blue, he did the body work which was not bad just some rough spots he sanded then primed, he used Krylon white spray paint, then put pin stripes, all the guys could not believe it was a rattle can paint job. It looked so good. They teased him about it being the Krylon car, but said, man it does look good!
Didn't the movie "Rosemary's Baby" have a character named Laura Louise? I remember Ruth Gordon, playing the sneaky neighbor, chattering away and frequently mentioning her friend "Lahra Louise", as she pronounced it. I'm wondering if you chose that character name for your RUclips identifier.
Beautiful. Great job Alexander. I had an MG midget for my first car, can't remember the year though, it was pale yellow with a black top convertible. So much fun to drive.
Wow what a difference a few bucks and a lot of arm work makes. This car went from the crusher button to the show room in 3 days. I enjoyed the heck out of watching this transformation and the process.
I grew up in a small town and I remember my parents decided to buy me a car for my 1976 High School graduation present!!! I was going to be going to college in the fall and really needed a car. I do not know why it was in my small midwestern town, but there was this beautiful baby blue MG and I (for some silly reason) thought that I could convince my Dad that this should be my reliable, sensible car to drive for my 4 years of college! Dad thought differently AND instead bought me a Ford Pinto. Now I ask you, which would have been a better purchase...only one of which might explode into flame if rear-ended!!!! LOLOLOL I never got my MG, but did later have a 280ZX!!
I think you did an amazing job, I love the black! And yes, I watched every minute lol... I would have been thrilled to have an MG in my younger days but I definitely couldn't get in OR out of it now.
Hi Alexander, what a beautiful job you have done with this car, my Father had one and I can remember him having his picture taken with it. I love these cars. It was a brilliant thing to paint it black . Hope your arms feel better soon, but it was great to see the finish. Amazing job.👍😃
I completely understand your complaints about rustoleum. I attempted to repaint an old sewing machine and had nothing but issues with it wrinkling. I called them and they gave me very bad advice. I bought Krylon paint, called the manufacturer first, and she gave me great advice. The colored spray paint is enamel. Most clearcoat is lacquer. They absolutely do not mix. You have to find an enamel clearcoat to go on top of it. Krylon unfortunately does not make one. However rustoleum does so I ended up using Krylon as the base and rustoleum as the clearcoat. The Krylon paint went on much smoother and prettier than the rustoleum did. Also, I learned from another RUclipsr that if you want to test paint combinations, hang up an old drink can and test it out on that first.
The black paint with the cream or tan interior looks really nice. Considering your expenses, your results just go to show that you don't have to spend $20k on a paint job.
❤️LOVE this 1961 MG. Old classic cars with those sleek sporty lines are my cup of tea. Understand why you painted it black as per the original color, but I prefer RED personally.❤️ Thank you for sharing this auto restoration. Very interesting❣️
No, really .... Fantastic job, as usual. You're so good @ this car resurrection thing, you may just have found your next profession! Best of luck with every classic car you decide to save from the scrap yard !! 💕
I really like the black color, it is classy. What a cool little car. My guess the orange peel happened because the sun got hot on the second coat, especially with it being black paint. Great job, it turned out nice because of your hard work , you didn't give up.
The car turned out quite nice. to see it road worthy (after the brake work that is lol) is great. Good job! you mentioned "if you had a paint booth" I'm sure you already know this but in case you don't. There is what is a called Prep booth. that would basically hang from the garage ceiling like heavy plastic curtains to be opened and closed as needed (similar to that as a hospital room curtain between the beds) to do paint/body or even wood sanding/staining jobs. Anyway, great job and video Alex always looking forward to your next one. :)
I haven't had much luck with Rust-Oleum rattle cans. I think a cheap spray gun and some 2 stage paint & clear would have been a little less polishing, but it turned out great!
I love it! You did a wonderful job, Alex. I didn’t notice until the end when you opened the door that there is no door handle on the outside. Such a different way to open the door. Thanks so much!!!!!
Melissa is probably like me, and just putting a lot of Elbow grease into it, when she’s trying to clean your cars..We maybe small, but we are mighty..That MG is awesome…i love it..i used to have a 1976 Triumph Spitfire, fire engine red..i loved that car. Have an awesome week 😊
Alexander I think you did a Fab job Elvis would be proud! You're a stick-too-attive kind of person and I admire that it gets the job done. Never was much of a car geek but I could change my oil I think can't anymore but I think you did a fine job nice car to ride ride around in get some fresh air before the cold weather sets in. Thanks for sharing your adventures as always, best to Melissa and the family.
You make it look so easy Alex. It's actually dangerous watching these😅. I am tempted to sand some dried paint drips on my 1974 VW Beetle now. My husband would LOVE that.
Hey Alex, great job on bringing the MG back to life and beauty! Even though you weren't finished with the paint, just by adding the chrome pieces the beauty could be seen to be coming back. Do you think a spray booth/shed might be in your future on your property, even if it is a temporary setup? Who knows, maybe Stephen will have a friend or two that wants some art work painted on their car? 🙂
Amazing job! Totally helped finally kick my fear of doing body and paint on my own stuff. I'm doing a 1937 Opel Olympia and I was going to just send it to a shop. But I want to at least try and do some panels (since they're so easy to remove) to get started on knowing how to work the tools, the materials, etc.
I was always a big MG fan and enjoyed this video. I'm currently working on my '53 MG TD myself. Please post more videos of this car when your doing the top and brakes.
Alexander I'm totally amazed at the great job and outcome of your persistent hard work on the car. I'm looking forward to another great video from you. Say hello to Melissa for me.
I think that particular grill will look much better, even GREAT, with the car painted black. Amazing condition on that old beauty. I'm still obsessed with the Citroen though!
I know someone that turned their garage in to a spray booth. There are also spray booth tents that you use outside. I don't know how much it'd cost to do a setup like that, but it might be worth it if you do this a lot.
As an airbrush artist, I did work on a Ford van that was extensive...The owner painted the van himself but didn't follow my instructions to use a lacquer paint...When I applied my clear-coat it was a flat as a pancake...I ran cold water on the van, that has a drying and hardening effect on the paint....Then I dusted clear lacquer with about 75% thinner (it was a thinner that wouldn't burn the paint again) at a distance. Gradually, I applied a more applications, ( in between coats I ran the cold water) gradually adding more pigment until I got a finished product that wasn't too bad...Hope this will give you a heads up if this happens to you in the future. I learned this technique from an expert custom car painter.
I think with all the car restorations you are doing, you need one more item to get the work done properly….a spray booth. I know I mentioned this before about the paint jobs, where rattle can painting just doesn’t make the grade when it comes to a decent paint job. This could have been a Rory free paint job, with probably an extra few dollars to make it professional looking. My worst fear is the first time out on the road, you will get a rock chip, or scrape a tree branch and the paint is ruined, due to no clear coat, and no hardener in the paint. Just something to think about on your next big project! Overall, as per your usual, you have turned a tired looking vehicle into something worth driving! It’s always a treat to see the cars you grab to fix up. You seem to find the beautiful rare gems! Keep up the good work!
Hats off to you Mr. Archbold. Your little MG is light years ahead of where you started. Calls for a ROADTRIP with the missus. Teach those kids to drive a manual. Good to see Patrick.
I'm really not interested in cars. They are useful to get one from point A to point B. But, I admit that I watched the whole video and thoroughly enjoyed it!! Listening to how a car took you back to when you and Melissa was younger was like what good music does. You are a great story teller and I learned some car stuff too! (What orange peeling is) Thank you for sharing the adventure!!!
My Dad rebuilt a 1952 MG TD, painted it English Racing Green with a tan interior. It was breathtaking. Eventually he sold it to a gentleman from Sweden who shipped the car there to drive in the summer months. We lost Dad in Sept 2020. This brought back some very fond memories.
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Nice Job on a budget! I do have a few tips for the next time. First, if you are doing black, remember that black will absorb heat VERY fast, so doing it in the sun will cause the second coat to dry way too fast. That is why you got the orange peel on your second coat. An inexpensive pop up canopy will help keep the sun off. Second, Rustoleum is a very good paint for smaller projects, but the job you were doing is pushing the limits a bit far. Consider tractor paint instead, and a cheap spray gun. Here in Michigan we have Blain's, Tractor Supply, and Family Farm and Home stores that all carry quart and gallon cans of all the tractor colors you can imagine. It's less expensive than the spray cans and goes a whole lot further. Finally, black is a very un-forgiving color. It will show all the imperfections that the human eye will miss in any other color. Don't be too hard on yourself if you do find flaws, your only human after all. Just some thoughts and tips from an old diy-er.
Yeah, Patrick is back! Great to see him. I look forward to seeing the car all pretty.
I believe that you could spray on a two-stage clear coat. It's available in spray cans. You activate it before spraying by pushing in a plunger on the bottom of the spray can which releases a catalyst into the can. Then you shake the can and spray.
Great transformation! I was getting nervous when you were frustrated with the outcome after painting but then you turned it around. Thanks for taking us through the process with you!
One thing that might help when you do this next time... when you put the car in for the night put a fan on it.
After all of that wet sanding you wanna get it as dry as you can for the next round.
Residual moisture probably caused the paint problems.
Couldn't hurt to run a de-humidifier in the garage as well.
Love the project and I think it turned out great!
Alex your perseverance is so much needed for us all to see. I never had a doubt that you would overcome all the obstacles. As the daughter of a diesel mechanic and a long ago Saturday night figure 8 driver, I get your desire to test yourself and have lofty goals. When you said you would need to prime the carburetor, I was really hoping you wouldn’t. I watched my dad catch fire from that trick once and was just really glad you could prime it another way. AND it started! Then your paint from a can took EXTRA work, but it worked as well. AND it shined! With all the parts back together it is just really a great car. I actually had a 1981 MG that was the olive green and beige interior but hadn’t started for 12 years. It was going to be my project car as my kids were headed to college. But then realized that I would need to sell the car to pay for part of the college. So a neighbor from over the hill bought it and would drive it down the road in it all shiny and new. He painted it red as well. I was really glad it had gotten some TLC but I knew I would never get another chance to do this again. But today I watched while you made one beautiful and took us along for the ride. I’m proud of you Alex. Enjoy it till you sell it. Thanks for letting me watch from afar. Take care. 🤟🏼🤍
That is a Decent result for any spray can project The real secret to any home work is the prep, and the tedious finish work after. Well done Alexander.
Wonderful to see Patrick back! I hope we see him (and Ghost Patrick) in some episodes soon. Good job with the car, Alexander!
Both of my Brothers were given one of these exact cars for Christmas. One was British racing green, and the other was yellow. Watching you revive this one took me back…including watching my 6’5” tall Brother fold his long legs into the low slung sports car. Good job.🖤🇨🇦
Great job. So impressed with your attention to detail and your talent with fixing, anything from toys to homes!
The MG looks much classier painted black than it did red. You did a very decent job restoring it, Alex :-)
Absolutely love the little MG. She came up a treat. Job well done Alex ❤
Im from a family of car body/painters in Detroit , the motorcity, and thats how they all started . Very impressive ! Came out really nice !
Better than some professional jobs that I have seen over the years and YES no question you will be doing it again...:) you love doing this stuff and we love following along with you, thanks Alex and family, once again the best u tube content out there.
Very impressive! Your perseverance really paid off! I've recently seen these inflatable spray booths that some home car builders are using. It inflates like a bouncy house and has room for a car and the painter along with a filtered exhaust fan. I believe you can rent or buy them.
You did a great job Alexander. Never sell yourself short on your ability to accomplish any project that comes your way. 💖
You did wonderfully, Alex! It's a load of work! It is more than presentable. You'd be rightly proud. Thank you for the content! Sweet MG!
Amazing result for a rattle can paint job - thanks to all your elbow grease. The black looks really snazzy - red MGs are a bit of a cliche.
I remember helping my dad prep our '57 Chevy for painting as a kid - took a heck of a lot of masking. He painted it with a spray gun and compressor in our drive way. His summer vacation project. Came out pretty good to my 12 year old eyes. The next time he painted one of his cars he wasn't so fussy - he used a roller!
Yes, Alex, there are many shades of black. The number of shades is mind boggling. In a fabric store that caters to the Mennonite and Amish communities, you will find many bolts of black fabric. In some of these religions, each sect will use a specific shade of black. Thank you for all your wonderful videos. One day, I plan to binge watch your videos. ☺️☺️☺️
Used to know a guy in the Navy that had an MG. It was a fun little car.
The thing I remember most was the right front tire coming off while we were driving on a highway! He brought the car to a gentle stop and it took us a few hours to walk back a few miles and find it in a field.
You did a pretty good job for using spray cans!
Yea, that might be something one would remember.
Wow, lost the tire! Lucky you didn't lose the wheel as well.
If there is one thing that stands out about you, Alexander... you are NOT a lazy man! (grins) I'm exhausted just watching you work but that's likely because my middle name is LAZY.
You did a magnificent job on that car, and I sure stopped underestimating you after the mouse and rat eaten Rolls you restored. As always, you are an inspiration to all of us. We are very proud of you and your Family. The house and property looks wonderful, and I'm sure you are all enjoying having that much space around you now. I know I would be. Until next time. Happy hunting the things of interest to you.
Orange peal effect may not be the brand of paint but the car surface wasn't dry enough any moisture the surface will do that best to do that on a hot day or at least 24 hours or more between wet sanding! If your in a hurry you could use a heat gun and make sure you get the moisture off the surface before the next paint coat, that is why most paint booths have heat lamps in them they will turn on the lamps just before painting and make sure it's good and dry! From what I can see from the video the paint job looks good!
I would also think to use a little dishwasher soap to make sure there is no grease of any kind left on the surface after a good rinse?
@@tufalike1796 acytone would be way better in fact a was going to also suggest that in my post but totally forgot always wipe down the surface with acytone before painting!
I love how you just do things with the tools at hand, Alex. Looks great!!
Super job, always great to see someone not scared to try. It"s much easier though if you get a tankless vacuum sprayer and mix up 150.00 worth of paint and reducer, and put up a quick tarp tent with a fan vent. Regardless, it is all in the prep work and you did a fantastic job. Also, make sure you are using proper breathing filters and eyepro.
Great job Alex! You have an OCD'ish gift that won't let you skimp on what you can make better.
Alex you never cease to amaze me,it was a fun episode and the car looks good 👍
Strudel!
I had a 68 bug back in 81-82. Even then I was amazed at how primitive sixties cars were, but they were solid and mostly indestructible. Our bug got rear ended by a speeding oversized pickup, I traded it in for a 411 VW station wagon and a year later I was back in York, Pa and I saw our bug running on the street.
When you said you were painting it black, I gasped! But you did it justice. It looks very sophisticated in black - especially on your Country Estate! Fantastic!
That was some seriously good content! I had been missing you guys. I love the little black car now, and I'm proud of you for sticking with it! It really has a luxury feel to it now, compared to the red color. Maybe sage green was the original, but black fits better now.
Great editing, awesome episode!
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I don't usually watch these types of videos, but this was interesting. You are too modest, great job, Alex!
What a great video, Alex!! The MG looks outstanding...well worth the effort. Crazy how great it turned out!! Love all your videos! Cheers from Ontario
The Porsche is German. It was making schnitzel lol
I don't know if it's in your budget, but I think a racing stripe along the hood (bonnet) and the trunk (boot).
It would contrast well with the black paint. Nice work on a great car.
The car looks great, just shows what perseverance and hard work can accomplish! Love your channel and you and your family. Looking forward to your next adventure! 😀
It looks stunning in black! 🙂
When you were driving it around in the yard, for some reason I had a flashback to driving one of the little cars in the Disneyland Autopia in the mid-1950s. If you could source another half-dozen or so little MGs, the neighborhood kids could have all kinds of fun!
I had a flashback to Autopia too, late 1960s. How funny!
It looks so much better black than red. I owned a 1972 MGB and it was British racing green. Although your MGA looks great shiny black, personally I think it would look pretty cool matte black. Either way, it's a huge improvement over the red it was. Great video, at first I didn't want to spend the hour plus to watch, but I couldn't stop watching. Thanks Alex for the video.
The black looks so much nicer than the red! Especially when the chrome went back on! Lovely! (And I’m not even a fan of MGs haha). Maybe being on camera helps, but you dealt with the frustration with the paint really well!
Wow ! Really impressive ! What ever you tackle is a huge improvement in a short time. I would hire you for sure. Love M.G and had one for awhile but got an offer I could not refuse. They always sell . Enjoyed this a hole lot and brought back some good memories. Hope you will keep it for awhile or maybe one of your kids would adopt it. Love it always when you take something of potential and turn it into a gem !...You are a treasure yourself and although frustration at times you seem to make the impossible a reality.
Wow !!!!!!!! Great job ! I would have never attempted to paint a car that way but you did an awesome job !!!!!!!!! I'd drive it any day !
Very nice work! The car has very good bones and what you did has improved it by leaps and bounds! One of my favourite cars.
My first car was an MG. So nice that you love them too. It was neat to see you transform it! Great job!
Wow, you worked extremely hard on this car, I’m glad that it seemed to turn out ok!
It definitely came out good. I knew it would. You always do such great renovations.
My first husband bought almost exactly that kind of (1960) MGA convertible roadster, many parts in boxes, some missing, only primer for paint, in need of upholstery and everything, back in 1982, I think it was. I helped him restore it to a beautiful car, doing some bodywork and all of the wiring myself. I installed a new harness just following the manual with its numbers for color-coded wires and pictures of parts. I knew *nothing* about cars at all, but back in those days, with those cars, you could do that and it was like paint by numbers. Now you can't. The parts are all out of reach unless you have special equipment and a computer to read codes and special training. Planned obsolescence, maximizing profits and protecting proprietary products have really adversely impacted people's ability to preserve and maintain newer cars.
Alex...buy a foam buffing pad and use Maguires scratch and swirl remover. The buffing pads are available to fit a hand drill or offset buffing wheel. You can make it shine really well without so much hand work. The drill or buffing wheel does all the work. The foam pad will "cut" the paint to a smooth shine. Move around often so you don't burn through the paint.
Looks great!! I remember years ago my husband painted our Eldorado, it was blue, he did the body work which was not bad just some rough spots he sanded then primed, he used Krylon white spray paint, then put pin stripes, all the guys could not believe it was a rattle can paint job. It looked so good. They teased him about it being the Krylon car, but said, man it does look good!
Didn't the movie "Rosemary's Baby" have a character named Laura Louise? I remember Ruth Gordon, playing the sneaky neighbor, chattering away and frequently mentioning her friend "Lahra Louise", as she pronounced it. I'm wondering if you chose that character name for your RUclips identifier.
Beautiful. Great job Alexander. I had an MG midget for my first car, can't remember the year though, it was pale yellow with a black top convertible. So much fun to drive.
Wow what a difference a few bucks and a lot of arm work makes. This car went from the crusher button to the show room in 3 days. I enjoyed the heck out of watching this transformation and the process.
I grew up in a small town and I remember my parents decided to buy me a car for my 1976 High School graduation present!!! I was going to be going to college in the fall and really needed a car. I do not know why it was in my small midwestern town, but there was this beautiful baby blue MG and I (for some silly reason) thought that I could convince my Dad that this should be my reliable, sensible car to drive for my 4 years of college! Dad thought differently AND instead bought me a Ford Pinto. Now I ask you, which would have been a better purchase...only one of which might explode into flame if rear-ended!!!! LOLOLOL I never got my MG, but did later have a 280ZX!!
I think you did an amazing job, I love the black! And yes, I watched every minute lol... I would have been thrilled to have an MG in my younger days but I definitely couldn't get in OR out of it now.
Hi Alexander, what a beautiful job you have done with this car, my Father had one and I can remember him having his picture taken with it. I love these cars. It was a brilliant thing to paint it black . Hope your arms feel better soon, but it was great to see the finish. Amazing job.👍😃
I completely understand your complaints about rustoleum. I attempted to repaint an old sewing machine and had nothing but issues with it wrinkling. I called them and they gave me very bad advice. I bought Krylon paint, called the manufacturer first, and she gave me great advice. The colored spray paint is enamel. Most clearcoat is lacquer. They absolutely do not mix. You have to find an enamel clearcoat to go on top of it. Krylon unfortunately does not make one. However rustoleum does so I ended up using Krylon as the base and rustoleum as the clearcoat. The Krylon paint went on much smoother and prettier than the rustoleum did. Also, I learned from another RUclipsr that if you want to test paint combinations, hang up an old drink can and test it out on that first.
The black paint with the cream or tan interior looks really nice. Considering your expenses, your results just go to show that you don't have to spend $20k on a paint job.
❤️LOVE this 1961 MG. Old classic cars with those sleek sporty lines are my cup of tea. Understand why you painted it black as per the original color, but I prefer RED personally.❤️
Thank you for sharing this auto restoration. Very interesting❣️
No, really .... Fantastic job, as usual. You're so good @ this car resurrection thing, you may just have found your next profession!
Best of luck with every classic car you decide to save from the scrap yard !! 💕
Wow! I really gotta tell you how much I admire your work ethic. You are pretty tenacious. It’s beautiful!
I really like the black color, it is classy. What a cool little car. My guess the orange peel happened because the sun got hot on the second coat, especially with it being black paint. Great job, it turned out nice because of your hard work , you didn't give up.
A very great job Alex! Be proud of yourself for a job well done!!!
The car turned out quite nice. to see it road worthy (after the brake work that is lol) is great. Good job! you mentioned "if you had a paint booth" I'm sure you already know this but in case you don't. There is what is a called Prep booth. that would basically hang from the garage ceiling like heavy plastic curtains to be opened and closed as needed (similar to that as a hospital room curtain between the beds) to do paint/body or even wood sanding/staining jobs. Anyway, great job and video Alex always looking forward to your next one. :)
Totally transformed it..👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 lovely to see a longer video..start to finish 🤗🙋🏻♀️🇬🇧💕jane
Beautiful job! Great car that deserved all your hard work. Enjoy it for many many years.
Brilliant! I don't normally watch this type of video as I am not that in to cars but I really enjoyed watching the makeover process. Well done! Xxx
I haven't had much luck with Rust-Oleum rattle cans. I think a cheap spray gun and some 2 stage paint & clear would have been a little less polishing, but it turned out great!
I love it! You did a wonderful job, Alex. I didn’t notice until the end when you opened the door that there is no door handle on the outside. Such a different way to open the door. Thanks so much!!!!!
Melissa is probably like me, and just putting a lot of Elbow grease into it, when she’s trying to clean your cars..We maybe small, but we are mighty..That MG is awesome…i love it..i used to have a 1976 Triumph Spitfire, fire engine red..i loved that car. Have an awesome week 😊
It looks super classy in Black! So glad this was all in one video ... I watched it in three sittings and enjoyed it thoroughly!
Welcome back, Patrick! The MG looks very nice! Your hard work and attention to detail really shows.
I've seen people sit the cans in warm water for that reason. But you did great for a hand polish and wax.
Definitely not too shabby. You're so good at what you do👏🏽👍🏾
Watching this was so much fun and I love how it looks!
When you put the grill back on, it really popped!! Looks great!!! 💖🚘💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
home jobs use acrylic lacquer..sands easy dries quick...very easy to cut and polish....good effort tho(am a spraypainter)..
wonderful video to watch. I did enjoy it. I can't imagine sanding and polishing that much. Great looking car now.
NOT a car person, I am throughly enjoying this video. Redoing old to be like new has always been a hobby of mine! Carry on!
Alexander I think you did a Fab job Elvis would be proud! You're a stick-too-attive kind of person and I admire that it gets the job done. Never was much of a car geek but I could change my oil I think can't anymore but I think you did a fine job nice car to ride ride around in get some fresh air before the cold weather sets in. Thanks for sharing your adventures as always, best to Melissa and the family.
You make it look so easy Alex. It's actually dangerous watching these😅. I am tempted to sand some dried paint drips on my 1974 VW Beetle now. My husband would LOVE that.
its OK, its a 74............
Hey Alex, great job on bringing the MG back to life and beauty! Even though you weren't finished with the paint, just by adding the chrome pieces the beauty could be seen to be coming back. Do you think a spray booth/shed might be in your future on your property, even if it is a temporary setup? Who knows, maybe Stephen will have a friend or two that wants some art work painted on their car? 🙂
Great job. You're too critical of your work. It's a beauty. One of my dream cars.
Amazing job! Totally helped finally kick my fear of doing body and paint on my own stuff. I'm doing a 1937 Opel Olympia and I was going to just send it to a shop. But I want to at least try and do some panels (since they're so easy to remove) to get started on knowing how to work the tools, the materials, etc.
I was always a big MG fan and enjoyed this video. I'm currently working on my '53 MG TD myself. Please post more videos of this car when your doing the top and brakes.
WOW!!! Bravo, Alexander!! Beautiful job.
The car looks great! You worked so hard and did an excellent job. Nice sporty vintage car. Enjoyed.
YAY!! Patrick is back!!! More singing, please!
🍀👍🍀🙂nice job Alex, all things considered, a great driver, good color choice.
Stellar transformation! My husband had one when he was in college. Back in the early 70's. He loved that car.
In the end its looks 100 times better then what I remember when you bought it. Too bad you had so many little problems. Looks great my friend!
It looks great! I love the black paint job.
Alexander I'm totally amazed at the great job and outcome of your persistent hard work on the car. I'm looking forward to another great video from you. Say hello to Melissa for me.
I think that particular grill will look much better, even GREAT, with the car painted black. Amazing condition on that old beauty. I'm still obsessed with the Citroen though!
I know someone that turned their garage in to a spray booth. There are also spray booth tents that you use outside. I don't know how much it'd cost to do a setup like that, but it might be worth it if you do this a lot.
Great transformation Alex all your hard work paid off it looks amazing
Such and industrious guy. Final result looks good. Thanks for sharing.
I'm not even into cars but I like watching you bring them to life. Thank you.
As an airbrush artist, I did work on a Ford van that was extensive...The owner painted the van himself but didn't follow my instructions to use a lacquer paint...When I applied my clear-coat it was a flat as a pancake...I ran cold water on the van, that has a drying and hardening effect on the paint....Then I dusted clear lacquer with about 75% thinner (it was a thinner that wouldn't burn the paint again) at a distance. Gradually, I applied a more applications, ( in between coats I ran the cold water) gradually adding more pigment until I got a finished product that wasn't too bad...Hope this will give you a heads up if this happens to you in the future. I learned this technique from an expert custom car painter.
It was very nice to get a cup of coffee, and watch a nice long start to finish project. Very satisfying. Thanks!
I am not a fan of sports cars but i have to say that the black looks pretty sharp with the chrome! Alex you did a wonderful job on the car.
I think with all the car restorations you are doing, you need one more item to get the work done properly….a spray booth. I know I mentioned this before about the paint jobs, where rattle can painting just doesn’t make the grade when it comes to a decent paint job. This could have been a Rory free paint job, with probably an extra few dollars to make it professional looking. My worst fear is the first time out on the road, you will get a rock chip, or scrape a tree branch and the paint is ruined, due to no clear coat, and no hardener in the paint. Just something to think about on your next big project!
Overall, as per your usual, you have turned a tired looking vehicle into something worth driving! It’s always a treat to see the cars you grab to fix up. You seem to find the beautiful rare gems! Keep up the good work!
Wow, it looks incredible! Your perseverance paid off!
Hats off to you Mr. Archbold. Your little MG is light years ahead of where you started. Calls for a ROADTRIP with the missus.
Teach those kids to drive a manual.
Good to see Patrick.
I'm really not interested in cars. They are useful to get one from point A to point B. But, I admit that I watched the whole video and thoroughly enjoyed it!! Listening to how a car took you back to when you and Melissa was younger was like what good music does. You are a great story teller and I learned some car stuff too! (What orange peeling is) Thank you for sharing the adventure!!!