The Paint and Rust Protection catalogue covers the consumable products used to protect, preserve and refinish a classic MG, from the body and engine paint a workshop uses for a panel respray, through the rust converters that stop existing corrosion in its tracks, to the underbody and cavity-wax products that keep new corrosion from starting. The aim is to be a complete home for protective coatings and finishes, with the proven names that the classic-car restoration industry has relied on for decades.
Body & Engine Paint
The Body and Engine Paint range covers aerosol and tin paint in the original factory colours of the classic MG range. The aerosols are particularly useful for touch-up work, for small panel repairs, and for matching the colour of door shuts, jamb areas, and engine-bay panel surrounds that are difficult to reach with conventional spray equipment. Tin paint covers the larger refinishing job, where the paint will be applied by a workshop using HVLP or compliant spray equipment. Engine paint is formulated to withstand the operating temperature of a classic engine without lifting or discolouring, black, silver and the factory engine colours used by BMC and British Leyland through the period are all covered.
The colour codes match the original BMC, BL and Rover paint codes used during production.
Primers, Undercoats & Lacquer
Primers, Undercoats and Lacquer covers the supporting products needed for any complete paint job. Etch primer for bare steel, high-build primer for filler over panel repairs, two-pack primer-undercoat for the final colour coat to key into, and lacquer for the final clear coat on a metallic or pearlescent finish. Aerosol presentation suits the touch-up and small-area work; tin presentation suits the workshop. Across the range, the products are matched chemically, etch primer compatible with the high-build primer, which is compatible with the topcoat and the lacquer, so the assembled paint system performs as a single continuous coating without the risk of layer-to-layer reaction that mixing brands can cause.
Rust Protection, Waxoyl, Hammerite & Fertan
The Rust Protection sub-section is the most important part of this catalogue for any owner using their car regularly on UK roads. Waxoyl is the classic underbody and cavity-wax product, applied to sills, chassis rails, box sections and the back of inner wings as a self-healing barrier against road moisture and salt. Hammerite is the direct-to-rust enamel paint used on chassis, suspension components, brackets, brake backplates and any visible steel that needs a durable protective finish without surface preparation beyond a wire brush. Fertan is the German-developed rust converter that chemically transforms existing surface rust into a stable iron-tannate compound that can be painted over directly, particularly useful where corrosion is present in areas where complete metal renewal is not practical.
Rust Prevention covers the broader category of preventative products, including the cavity-wax aerosols with extension straws designed for spraying into closed box sections through factory drain holes.
Polish & Body Protection
Polish and Body Protection covers the finishing products used after a respray and the long-term maintenance products that keep a finished paint surface looking as it should. Cutting compounds for removing oxidation from older paintwork, polishes for restoring depth and gloss, and the clear protective films and sealants that keep a fresh paint job from showing fine scratches. The polish and protection range complements the Car Care catalogue under the next category, Car Care covers the day-to-day cleaning products, while Polish and Body Protection covers the periodic deep-finishing work that lifts a car from a daily-driven appearance to a show-condition one.