Paint Barn Ltd

Paint Barn Ltd Classic Car Paintwork, body restoration, car body repairs, motorcycles, push bikes and custom paint work.

Experts in Classic Car Painting
Quality Paintwork - Sensible Prices - Personal Touch
Classic Car Painting, accident repairs and car re-spraying

Here at the Paint Barn we have very high standards of workmanship and have over 25 years experience in vehicle body repair and paintwork. We will happily work on any vehicle make or model, new or old and will help and advise you in any situation to help return your vehicle to perfect condition.

Another job sprayed with NOVOL CSR clearcoat. A superb lacquer. NOVOL for Classic Car UK
21/07/2023

Another job sprayed with NOVOL CSR clearcoat. A superb lacquer. NOVOL for Classic Car UK

The new paint shop has taken longer to get set up than I hoped so it’s been a bit of a pain for the guys to work around ...
05/10/2021

The new paint shop has taken longer to get set up than I hoped so it’s been a bit of a pain for the guys to work around my DIY projects but at least we are making progress now.

It’s been a mix of catching up with old work that needed finishing, some insurance repairs, motorbike paintwork and some modern cars too.

The Dalby oven is a huge help and makes a big difference to our jobs, we can process paintwork quicker so it means jobs don’t have to stay as long, it’s not totally necessary for the long term restorations but still keeps the paintwork cleaner so a gun finish is much easier to achieve.

Paintwork on a 1946 Ford Fordor Sedan (4 door)The body has been stripped and shot blasted by the owner and brought to us...
05/10/2021

Paintwork on a 1946 Ford Fordor Sedan (4 door)
The body has been stripped and shot blasted by the owner and brought to us for its paintwork.
Considering it is 75 years old it wasn’t too rusty, a few repairs were needed but nothing serious. There was some previous history that needed to be sorted prior to paint preparation, damage caused by a rear su***de door that must have flown open onto the rear wing and signs of a fairly hefty rear nudge at some point.
Doors, wings, boot and bonnet were gapped to give sufficient clearance for the layers of paint. The addition of bonnet louvres created some complications with the fitting and alignment but we persevered and achieved a sensible gap.
We have prepped the panels, epoxy primed, hand blocked, isolated and primed them ready for paint.
The underside has been dressed, epoxy primed, seal sealed and protected with 2 good coats of tinted NOVOL Cobra to give a colour on the underside. Splash guards and inner wings have been stone-chip protected with the matching Cobra too.
A colour was chosen so a test card/ spray out has been provided to the customer to make sure that the colour is acceptable before we spend hours painting the car that they are not 100% happy with. It’s very close to the original but with slightly more vivid colour to it.

Since November 2020 Paint Barn has been gradually improving Unit 6 Swift’s Farm to make it habitable for our use. The wo...
04/10/2021

Since November 2020 Paint Barn has been gradually improving Unit 6 Swift’s Farm to make it habitable for our use. The workshop had been neglected for many years and was dark and dingy, left contaminated with oil and cutting fluids, basically a filthy place. We needed it deep cleaning and refreshing with a floor clean enough area to start building on so we could perform all of the necessary preparation and paint tasks that are part of a quality restoration.

The first task was tidying the mess the tenants left behind before anything could happen.
The second job was to remove some of the extremely large and heavy metalwork tools that I purchased (for my other company actually based next door Paul Baker Custom Metalwork Ltd) from the clearance company and begin the more thorough clean up process.
After this we removed any old pipe work, made cables safe, removed a wall that was a bit unstable and prepped and painted the walls and foam roof insulation.
Next task was to shot blast the floors to remove the contaminated layer before a specialist floor company came in and repaired the cracked concrete and laid an epoxy floor.
After this we could begin planning the layout and test vehicle movements inside the workshop. As usual the initial plan was modified as we went along. The worst thing about the workshop (and next door) is that the floors are not level as they used to be cattle pens, the floors have runs on them which makes any installation work take 3 times as long. 🤯
After lots of days of decision making it was finally put into action. Then came the hours, days, weeks and long weekends of work to achieve a useable work area, it’s STILL a work in progress but it’s now useable and a huge improvement on the old workshop.

It’s secure, alarmed, has CCTV and is dry (almost) so anything else can follow.
Work still includes another vehicle lift to be installed, the paint mixing room and office to finish, dust curtains to be fitted, heating to be connected before the cold gets here (soon I think), assemble racking…………. the list is long!

The E type we restored two years ago popped back in today for a couple of chips that were previously touched in to be fl...
14/06/2021

The E type we restored two years ago popped back in today for a couple of chips that were previously touched in to be flatted and polished. Couldn’t resist a picture of the superb reflection.
I am so happy with how this car looks, after a lot of searching we managed to find a really close match to the original colour but with more metallic flake so the colour really pops in the sun.
☀️ 😍

10/06/2021

Prep and Paint.

Due to the workshop currently being relocated to a larger building on the same industrial estate but taking longer than ...
11/03/2021

Due to the workshop currently being relocated to a larger building on the same industrial estate but taking longer than hoped the landline telephone is temporary disconnected until 14th April so please email with any enquiries.
Our new address is Unit 6 Swifts Farm, next door to my other restoration company Paul Baker Custom Metalwork Ltd.

The Vespa scooter we sprayed is now finished. The owner has done an amazing job and sent us some before and after pictur...
13/01/2021

The Vespa scooter we sprayed is now finished. The owner has done an amazing job and sent us some before and after pictures of the scooter. A superb transformation and a great colour choice off of our scheme.

27/12/2020

Well it’s fair to say It’s been a crazy rollercoaster of a year, not just in the UK but Worldwide, and work has been very different to say the least. It’s been a long time since I have updated our pages so a few days off over the Christmas holidays means I’ve got time free.

The Mk1 Fiesta 950cc Popular that we painted last year has now had its body stripes made and fitted and then ceramic coated by Envy Car Care, that extra process will help keep the car protected for many years to come. The owner popped in on his way home just to show us the car with its new coating on so I had to get a quick video of the finish. This base model Ford Fiesta meant so much to us all, everyone has a memory of the late 70’s early 80’s classic and mine was my grandad. 😞

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Unit 6, Swifts Farm, Hensting Lane, Fishers Pond
Eastleigh
SO507HH

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm

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