Preserving the Anglia's original paint - tidy-up, tips on boiled linseed oil etc | Old Classic Car
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- Опубліковано 4 вер 2024
- Deciding what to do to preserve the Ford Anglia's 70yr-old original paint has been in my mind for months, as I mentioned in a recent video here in the Old Classic Car channel. In the end I decided to go down the route of gently tidying the paint using carnuba wax to remove the dead top layer of paint. This brought two benefits - one it improves the consistency and appearance of the paint over the car as a whole, and two it provides a measure of protection for the paint and metal beneath it.
Stage two will see the application of boiled linseed oil to further protect the paint's surface and give it a true "oily rag" appearance, here I try it in a few discrete places to establish how long it takes to dry off. There are important things to bear in mind when handling the boiled linseed oil treatment which I cover in this video, there are genuine fire risks involved with using this stuff so care is needed.
I also wax lyrical (pun intended) about a great stash of old car-related products, including various polishes, that a pal and I discovered in the back of an old van at a long-since-cleared scrapyard many years ago, we ended up splitting the stash of goodies and most of mine remain here still - including Holts No-Crode, Whitewall Tyre Cleaner, and many more, not forgetting a rare unused tin of Vauxhall-branded car wax. Exciting stuff! :-)
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I look after my 103e in a very similar way. Parts of it have been sprayed, badly, and I like the 'used' look. As I use the car everyday, there seems no point in trying to keep it looking really smart, using old cars is much more fun than polishing them.
Such a wonderfully original car and couldn't agree more with your passion to preserve the paint rather than refinish it .It is truly incredible that such a ' utility ' car that were so common when I started driving in the late 60s and amongst the only ones affordable back then along with worn out Austin Sevens and usually run into the ground and ending up being scrapped.Even the wings are truly straight and original headlamp lenses often upgraded in an attempt to improve efficiency !.It is also a testimony to the quality of these vehicles in a period when materials were scarce and expensive and one that would truly last a lifetime with a little care .I am sure the car must have been loved and extremely well cared for a long period in its life even when it was worth very little and an amazing survivor and benchmark to originality and I think more are starting to appreciate cars such as your Anglia.
Thanks Roger, I think being laid up in the early 60s and then left until just a few years ago ensured its survival until now, and fortunately none of the previous owners decided to repaint it, or (shudder) hot rod it.
I did a quick Google search on this model of Anglia: Top speed 57 mph, 0 - 50 mph 38.3 seconds, Original price 309.00 pounds including taxes (UK price). They were also assembled in Australia, which were probably the ones that ended up here in New Zealand. Nice patina.
Ever noticed how a bit of rust or a scratch on 10 or so year old car is damage ( and detracts from its value etc etc) yet on classics etc becomes ''patina ''
@@markfiges999 One of the advantages of growing old - becoming distinguished :)
Hello. Relatively new to your channel, but I'm very much enjoying it. The vintage cars bring back so many memories for me. And how nice to see cars that have a character about them. I much prefer preserving then full restoration as well. Thank you for sharing very much appreciated
Glad you found the channel!
Great job, the paint work is still awesome for 1950's paint. Very impressed how the paint came up just after the waxing. Looking good.
I dont agree the paint is far to thin and rust is showing though, Waxing will attract dust,And it's only a short term fix,
Such simple cars. That tube of 70 years old grease is actually as old as I am 😀. Another interesting breakfast video.
The old girl is looking better already. I totally agree with your approach in preserving and protecting the original paintwork. With the application of the boiled linseed oil the Anglia will look terrific. Good luck and many thanks as always.
I think these very original old timers are going to become more and more popular (no pun intended) as time goes by and their numbers drop away, thanks for watching
I always feel it is your car and you do want you want to do with it. It may not be what I would do, but as I said it is your car and it makes you happy go ahead.
Well done for maintaining originality. I am of the mind that if it's not broke, don't fix it. I have an old Dell computer running Windows 98 and an Epson scanner from 1996 still working and capable of scanning prior to uploading to modern computers.
I think it is great it has survived with its original paint and as it is solid and not needing any welding preserving the original finish and patina is a great idea and shows the car has had a life .
I usually like a fully restored car, but I agree that this particular car has something about it and is special by having all it's original paint. I think this treatment has worked out well, no doubt it will look even better when it loses it's freshly polished look.
Thanks, yes it'll fade back a bit and that's probably when I'll reach for the rag and oil
I'm with you on this. If I had an original 70 year old car, I'd prefer to keep it original for as long as possible.
I could just imagine driving it around in 1965 in this condition!
Thanks, I put the linseed oil on my 62 year old Lancia Appia, which had very dull paint. It worked very well and it looks great now!
Great! It certainly worked well when I did our old truck with it
Excellent result! The car is in such remarkable condition, and your approach to its conservation looks to be spot-on - looks great!
Many thanks!
As Oliver Twist sort of said “ more of the same please sir “ looks really nice Rick.
Thanks Ray
I'm with you on the oily rag approach. I do understand that there are some cars that are so far gone that a full restoration is the only way to arrest the the cars decomposition, but for me, I want to see an old car looking its age and to marvel at how good it still looks after seventy years or so since it's manufacture. The old Anglia I would say is good for a good many years before you will need to make any decisions about what should be done next. PS, If I need to see a new one then I'll look in a book. But I'd rather see one like yours.
It’s a good idea to try and preserve what you have got,before the paint deteriorates more.
Hello Richard
I really enjoyed this one as my compulsive desire to clean cars rose every time the Anglia appeared. I really love its patina and preserving that is essential. It looks a lot fresher whilst retaining character and history. I would still have cleaned in those seams though but quite understand your thinking on that. A delightful car indeed.
Glad you enjoyed it
Hello Richard, always like watching your channel and seeing the old products you have collected on the way, have found applying more than one coat of boiled linseed oil it never seems to dry. I have always used kiwi black nugget on tyres, preserves them as well. Regards from N.Z
I believe that BLO has to be applied in thin coats otherwise yes it can take a while to dry, my test samples took about 3-4 days but should be less once the weather warms up
Looking MUCh better, my friend. Much better. Her colour is much more uniform and the paintwork is a lovely satin finish and nowhere near shiny and new and "over-restored" as you put it. The finishing has removed a lot of the rust staining in the paint surrounding affected areas - which detracts from the overall look and which also can stain the paint permanently after a fashion - and the overall look is of a burnished specimen - a survivor - in good fettle. Sure, the wheels are a bit more rumpty than one might like, but they are HER wheels. As a suggestion if it niggles or you keep having a thought about tidying them up or painting them, I would suggest finding a colour match and just dusting the worse areas with it so that they tone in, rather than an all-over full repaint of the rim. The only additional thing I would personally do to the beast as she sits would be to get her chrome trim to sparkle as much as it can. Your Simoniz would work wonders on it, It could also then be coated in a light film of linseed to keep it from getting any worse, but the extra silvery shine from the little chrome she has - I think - would really make the car an even more stunning survivor. All the best
I dont think there's much life left in the bumper chrome but I will have another look at them both sometime, thanks for watching
@@oldclassiccarUK - are the ventilation slats / surround / detail on the sides of the bonnet not also chromed? My eyesight must need testing again! LOL!
I think you have made the right decision in your approach to conserving the paint. I might have used the clear lacquer method but not if the car had a surface layer of rust all over, I think that looks totally unfinished. However your method seems to be right for this car. Might be better to wait a few weeks to do the oil as even in the south the temperature can still be low. Do be careful with the rags though! Thanks for sharing this video Rick.👍👍
Thanks for watching, when I get time I might look at improving the wheels too
7:10 I am of the same mind re original paint. Good on you for vid, have a late '60's Land Rover with original grey. I now have the process to bring back 👍
Well I'm not recommending any particular approach, this is just what I'm doing, and judging by the comments there are plenty of people who think I should be doing things differently (which is fine too). Good luck with the Landy.
A car same as this , same colour etc just passed me today , local to me too ( Yorkshire)
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I pressed send before I’d finished !
I thought it was you at first touring around here !!!! Haha
There's one very like it been advertised online here and there for ages, not sure what area of the country it's in though
Hi , I don’t know if you are aware but here in Western Australia it’s popular with 6volt classic cars to fit an 8volt battery & adjust the voltage regulator to suit . It improves the cranking and gives brighter lights while preserving ( mostly) the originality of the vehicle.
I've heard of people doing that yes, if it ever becomes a problem I'll look into that, thanks
@@oldclassiccarUK A pleasure . Cheers Simon
That's working well. It just cleans off some of the really worn areas and leaves a genuine old paint finish. Great looking car ... I'm sure some of your older viewers have owned at least one 50s Anglia or Popular. The Popular was surprisingly quick off the mark and left quite a few "newer" cars lagging behind ... for a while at least. Good basic cars.
Yeah it came up looking well, I'd never consider the Anglia to be quick off the mark, driving it you get all the noises and sensations of speed, right until the point you look out of the window and see cyclists overtaking you
@@oldclassiccarUK Didn't the early 50s Popular have the 1172cc engine? Might have beaten the Anglia, and a few cyclists, away from the lights? Either way you have exactly the right idea - there are too many over restored cars that see very little use.
Very sympathetic paint preservation and looks great, well worth preserving rather than repainting. I have a mk1 Eunos roadster which is original paint except the 2 rear quarters, managed to ceramic coat that to preserve it, I prefer original to shiny new paint
Agree definitely!
2:33 I found the best way to clean terminals I simply pour a little boiling water but make sure you wash away any corrosive residue if you do it with the battery in place.
I totally agree. We didn't grow up seeing pristine cars. If they were 1970s cars we were used to corrosion etc! The Anglia is all the better for looking honest.
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:-) thanks
Im surprised original cars arnt more highly regarded in the automotive scene. I guess a majorty still likes things shiny new. Its odd because things like old oil tins and signs are fairly worthless when restored. Something can be restored a thousand times but its only original once. In that sense original cars are priceless.
Well done Rick. You’re absolutely right. You either take the thing to bits, replace and spray everything but then, it’s not the same car.
You have done a brilliant job on it and I noticed twice you mentioned ‘bulling’ an army term, are you ex military?
Great job, she’s looking lovely.
Not ex-military sadly, just old :)
@@oldclassiccarUK 😂😂😂
It looks as though you will never have to buy a tin of was again! 😉👍
I am in Australia and always wondered why they were call "Sit up and beg".
I've never really looked into this either, something about their narrow-ness I assume
Hello Rick. Pleased you have some protection on the paint now looks great 👍 Regards Brian.
Thanks Brian, yes I'm pleased at how it came out too, I'll have a better walk around it in the next vid
I would like your thoughts on a video on a daily driver classic to buy , Thanks
There are no quick fixes for doing a proper job, Strip off all the old thin paint, Treat the rust with rust stopper, Restore chrome after removing, Sending to a professional chrome workshop,Remove engine overall warn parts,Sort engine bay at the same time as body shell, Remove all wheels including spare and restore, Inside remove all seats,Clean and restore, Inside mats clean or replace, Before that check flooring for holes + rust, Treat and replace, Check underneath for the same, Clean and under seal with a quality protection sealer, Check the wiring loom for wareing and replace if required, This is just the basics,There is a lots more than mentioned here, You need deep pockets and plenty of spare time!! Not for the faint hearted, Once completed a deep feeling of satisfaction!!🙂🇬🇧👍
With respect it depends what you want the end result to be, I've no intention of re-chroming anything nor do I want an as-new finish anywhere. Some people want that, but I do not. As for underseal ... no thanks! But thanks for watching and your thoughts, a "proper job" as you call it will be different for different people, there's no one set approach to take.
I was a bit surprised that you used a wax first. Wouldn’t that prevent the Linseed Oil from penetrating and protecting.? Or does the oil just sit on the surface? Or does it mix with the wax to further protect the paint?
It may do but the paint needed cleaning up first so I had to use something, just wiping the oil over would have just highlighted how patchy the finish was over the car as a whole. This isn't a scientific approach or even one that I'd recommend, just a log of what I've done :) Thanks for watching
@@oldclassiccarUK . Maybe a wash with Dish washing Liquid which removes all grease and previous contaminants, unlike Car wash. A wipe down then with oil and grease remover. Then use the linseed oil which would get into the pours of the metal not covered with old paint. After a few weeks of drying, maybe then a wax.
No it just attracts dust and grime, There are no shortcuts!! Do it properly or sale it to someone who will!!
@@keen2b It'll be just fine
@@jackjacko8706 Washing up liquid may have salt in it which might be counter-productive
your boiled oil never really drys plus while the temp deffenatly helps, its the humidity that's going to hold /slow drying down, i have mentioned here before oils take years to completely harden and dry off but that's why they last so long .id really advise using just a drop or two of japan dryer that is what this is for to aid in keeping it dry /lint free in years to come. All so Im surprised you didn't do even a mild compounding to give you a nice open pore base for your oil to penetrate into and help revive the paint .may I ask the logic in sealing it with wax before doing the oil? it will pretty much cancel all the protective aspects if your sealing it off from the surface with the wax?
I was just using what I had to hand, anything is better than it was, thanks for watching
1966 as a 16 year old I purchased with my dads help a 1954 Black Ford Pop, (£20 as I remember) I had to replace three wings which were past repair from another scrapped model. Am I correct that it was a 1172 engine with a three speed box and windscreen wipers that worked with compression of the manifold.
What were the differences between you 1952 Anglia and the 1954 Ford Popular ?
Terry Stoke Nr Stafford
Hi, the 103E Pop came along after the E494A Anglia - the Anglia has larger headlamps, the smaller 933cc "8hp" engine, a bakelite dash, chrome bumpers and other small detail differences. The Pop had the 1172cc version of the engine and a painted metal dash.
Spurred on by your example of applying boiled linseed oil on the Anglia, I covered my flat paint work on my Morris Minor pickup. I brush it on the wiped it of with a sponge to leave a nice even coat. Now I did this a few days ago in hot weather but it's still tacky and attracting al sort of everything floating around in the air. Do you think it will harden off or should I remove it. What would remove it , white spirit I'm thinking.
Hi, maybe it's thicker than I had it, I used a rag and a little went a long long way. It will dry but perhaps if it's quite thick then it'll take a while longer, I'd try wiping it with a rag to reduce the thickness a bit and see if it dries quicker.
@@oldclassiccarUK yes I think I probably put it on too thick.
Would it start with the starting handle?
It would have yes, but as I wasn't in a rush I simply investigated what the problem was next day. See vid in a couple of days time
Nice! You simply cannot use Vauxhall wax on a Ford... By the way, I am from the same year as your tube of No Crode...
Good point re the wax!
doe's that tube of NO-CRODE have a best before date on it???? ;-)
It still works :-) I've only got the one tube of it so should probably start looking for a newer replacement, say from 1953 perhaps
I can understand keeping the paint, not too sure of keeping 70 year old dirt🤔
Only in the edges here and there, don't want things looking too fresh :)
That Simonize was evil shite and bloody hard work .............to the point it should have been banned under the Geneva Convention