Thursday 1 March 2012

Found a very nice coolant tin can

Last weekend, I went to the Madrid Automobile classic car show which is normally held on late February.

I took some classic car books that I didn't want with the hope I could make some trade for books I could be interested in. I finally got some land rover and sprire restoration books.

I had a spare Haynes Triumph Stag manual that I also wanted to trade, but could not find any interesting book. Finally I found something nice: a metal tin can that could hold some 3-4 liters of coolant liquid,  that would be a great add for my sprite tool box.


The can looks to be in good condition with very few dents and it has the original cap. But bottom is rusty, and the rest is painted with an ugly silver paint.

I will clean it with my trusty sand blast machine.

But I am unsure about how should I finish the paint job, and was willing to ask you all for your opinion. Should I:
-give a mat clear laquer coat so the finish looks like it´s just bare metal?
-paint it with a specific colour? in this case, which one should I use?
-paint it with the same riviera blue colour of the car?

Please leave your opinion on the comments box!!!