Triumph Spitfire Two Week Restoration Part 2 - Bodywork Prep! 

I hope you enjoy this little mini series, my back is like a question mark after the last two weeks and I'm ready to do something else! 😅 I've got one more day on her tomorrow then she's finished and I can't wait for you to see the results, thank you as always for your support and tune in tomorrow at 10am for part 3!

Need to stop myself watching this on the bog with my phone - deserves the big screen! 😅

Ben, I'm so surprised that you don't have so many more subscribers. Your videos are so much more entertaining and informative than some others on RU-vid. It's all very well buying damaged high value vehicles to repair and upgrade and then, hare off down the road at a million miles per hour. You, at least do the cars we can all afford to repair.

Thanks

She looks absolutely beautiful love the colour

Great videos! Lemme buy you a pint and a bag of crisps🍺

ive never been a big fan of mgs and spitfires i was always taught they are drafty underpowered so called sportscars im not putting the spittfire or anyone elses cars down if you like them then cool but i prefer the rover behind

Better than going to see a movie any day!! Brilliant stuff Ben 👏👍 And, who is Matt Armstrong?? 🤔

Thanks, To help towards the Spitfire Roof .

Ben, invest in a vacuum DA and attach it to your shop Vac, no sanding dust all over the shop. Worth every penny, no more looking like a Smurf 😁

Been waiting for your New video 😊🌹

I all redy have but frest time commenting

12:15 this is quite literally exactly what happened to me over the winter. Started off as a quick engine swap which you could do in a weekend, cue 4 months later. Engine repainted and smoothed out, wire tuck etc etc. Wise words that.

Nice one man. Great looking paint if the headlight rims are anything to go by. Going to look good for a 'quick' respray 😂. ..Good old solvents huh....😵‍💫👀👍.

I swear that green is the same green I painted a Tamiya polycarbonate RC body shell almost three decades ago! I reckon Peugeot nicked it from Tamiya as it's so nice! 🤪 I always think any old British sports car should be British Racing Green by default, I really didn't care for the blue, personally, so I think this Tamiya Green (tm) is definitely the way to go. I look forward to seeing the whole car done over the weekend!

Fab !

The 'just start it' advice has made me want to get going on mine again. I've had a reasonable excuse though as I broke my hip 5 weeks ago so although back on my feet (full hip replacement at 51yo who'd have thunk it), I'm still a bit unsteady (mentally 🙃). Keep up the content. 👍

Finger blaster 😂😂👍🏻

The new logo really reminds me of the old proton emblem.

They look fab in British Racing Green!!

Ended up painting my guitar that green as there's a car nearby in it that I fell in love with. It's a stunning colour. And I don't usually like green on cars. Go figure.

The color is very very nice

Brilliant video Ben I really enjoyed the extra long video it's coming on brilliantly .can't wait until Tomorrow's video to see it start looking like a mini Aston lol.

No, Ben, watching you doing prep is not at all boring, especially when you do it in time-lapse. I wish there was a way to have it in time-lapse when I’m doing it! OMG, now THATs what I call boring. Also, it’s never right. I do all the big stuff, then clean it off to prime it, only to find smaller stuff I couldn’t see, before. That’s going to look terrible, now the rest of it is nice, so I’d better do that as well. Rinse and repeat, ad nauseum. When I finally decide I can’t keep doing this, because I need to get some paint on it, I’m already aware of the things I’m going to keep seeing and hating, when it’s all finished. It’s one of the reasons I no longer do paint. The other, bigger reason is, thanks to Big Brother, I can’t buy proper paint, thinners, gun cleaners and so on, without a solvents license. Of course there are ways around it, but it’s always a risk and whether it’s worth it brings me back to the first thing again. If I’m being naughty, I want to spend as little time as possible doing it and weeks and weeks of interesting smells coming from behind my door is asking for trouble. Even the water based paints are considered hazardous waste, so investing in panel heaters and a proper booth still doesn’t get me out of the woods. It’s just too much bureaucracy, for the value I’m ever going to get out of it. If I ever get an irrepressible urge to do another one, my best option would be to rent a shed 50 miles down the road, in what is still technically part of the UK, buy my cellulose products in the motor factors there, do the job over the course of a month, then bring it home as a fait-accompli. Far cheaper than trying to do it legit, here. But, here’s a funny thing. If I pay someone to do a cheap spray job, after I do half the prep, I’m much less likely to notice, or care about, the little imperfections that inevitably get left, than if I try to save a few bob by doing it all myself! I can accept a Princess/Rover P4 job from someone I’m paying, but I need, at the very least, a Mini job if I do it myself. Even then I won’t be completely satisfied.

MG's are nice cars but the trouble is they are made for small people but at when I was doing up car it didn't bother me as I loved doing that.

That colour looks awesome

Ben, just watching you is fun mate :)

Love it Ben👋

Saw Evanescence last year at download loving the videos a guy like myself no big budget. With the attitude what’s the worst that could happen and as long as you’re happy what’s the issue.

+ 10 on the green!

That green is awesome. Suits the Spit to a T. Doesn't look "wrong" if you know what I mean. Awesome.

Looking awesome...deffently can't wait to see the paint going on...and the colour you have chosen is deffently the best....looking forward to it...regards Stuart.

Liking that colour from the sneak peak.

I love the colour you chose for it mate, reminds me of vw dragon green.

Had a Hot wheels car as a kid in the 70's in that green, and vowed I would one day own either a mk2 jag in the colour, or a GT6. Still looking 🙄🤔 Love this content, and makes it all the more interesting because your local to me. Cheers Ben

Oh YES! Ben sorts out Friday night again. Love ya 😘

I am a huge fan of the green. The first Spitfire I saw was in the 70s and this one is the same color. Good memories.

As always Ben I'm enjoying every minute of this and and the other episode I've watched on the Spitfire. For me, not having a workshop or facilities, this provides a great substitute. I am also really looking forward to the next episode on the P6, being a Rover P6 fanatic. Thanks again for great content, and good luck with the projects.

My weekends sorted , that green is stunning. Just buy a job lot and do the whole fleet 😂 can't wait to see the wheels as that'll make a huge difference

Great video, love watching paint n panel work, also love that green . Carry on Ben.😁👍 The only issue with solvent based paints is you have to be very careful of the overspray, if it lands on another vehicle it will etch its way into the paint surface and you will have to cut and polish that car as well . Ask me how I know

Some of the paint jobs on Pole Barn Garage are exceptional with cheap tractor paint and thinners, some are for comedy effect too, but he has done a Ford Truck in black tractor paint and it's a really good job considering. That green reminds me of the Green Goblin from the Spiderman films :), great job!

Looking so good so far. Killer colour. Have a good week. Marc from Australia 🇦🇺

Hey! You must be doing crazy hours, but clearly enjoying it. Your content is great. Paint is beatiful. Most youtubers seem to get a lot of free stuff for saying a few kind words.

That color is absolutely gorgeous 😮 love it it hey ! That has that gold pearl in it that's why you see it under the green , wow ! I didn't think this would be. Good choice thinking it was going to be the green from the last job you did . But I was wrong when I realized you were thinking this color , way cool 😎

Green Beard!

Just watched this, cracking episode as always, looking forward to tomorrow. I wondered what colour you would go for... excellent choice, the Peugeot green is stunning. Looking at those headlamp trims just shows how this colour suits curves. Imagine what that morris traveller would look like if painted in this shade!!

i have a very similar copper pipe arrangement and everyone laughed when i put it up, but it really works! proven by the water i can drain out the bottom of it, i do have a decent devilbiss water trap after it tho to catch anything it misses

Yes! It will be beautiful!

The green looks like metamorphic green by MG on the ZT I had, the colour drew me to the car and made me buy it, love it.

🍬Thanks

Looking good, feel the pain when it comes to bonnets as I am in the same place with my gt6, for spraying small parts install a retractable washing line, keep up the good work Ben

Another excellent video! Thoroughly enjoyed watching it!

A great video, cannot wait till Saturday night to relax with a few drinks and watch the next episode. I'm so grateful that they are movie length and a joy to watch. Please detail the engine too....

Bloody brilliant..........first watch and so informative and satisfying to see the progress.😎👌👍

I love that new Peugeot green! There's a car at my work in that colour and it always catches my eye, as a fellow Peugeot fan I think it's a great choice

Great video John very interresting as i used to have one in racing green but ffs wax all the inside of the doors and anything with a hole.

Tonneau covers are great for solo top-down driving in the cold…. all the heater heat stays contained and wafts out over the driver !

Brilliant Ben , your a tremendous inspiration. I really like what you said just start it ! It’s hard to steer a parked car .

Loving the mini series so much I’m throwing likes and comments on all the videos 🤘🏼hopefully that helps you in some way or another

I'm dying for the green on the Peugeot 😮

Really good video can’t wait to see the final one love that colour 👍👍

Awesome Ben it looks great

Absolutely wonderful

Absolutely loving this and hats off to you for all the hard work!! Gonna jump in to the next video now, I'm engrossed. Keep up the great work 😊😊

20 minutes in... I've always had a soft spot for old, old Jag metallic BRG. Ooooh, a Spitty in that'd be absolutely lovely mate.

Outstanding stuff sir,,look forward to next episode

Love your work and the long videos.

I'd like to have 2 of these cars, 1 resto-mod and 1 original

Newley subscribed and glad I watched this a second time, taking the bonnet off lol good with cars and comedy 🤣

The bonnet gonna fall off and break the head lamps! love that comment 😂😂😂 Stoke on trent my home town 😊😊 Just think if you were an expert how boring it would be 😊😊 Great sat morning fun watching 👀

Didn't think I'd like the colour on the car until I saw it going on.

Great little series, ben looking good

"Turns out that was a load of Bollocks" 🤣🤣🤣

Blimey Ben am missing next episode of “ Master Chef “ to watch you 😂, dedication or what

Fantastic colour

Hold the front page, our Ben's back. Not only that but what a fantastic colour great to see the p6 waiting in the wings can't wait to see the spitfire done. Great 2 hours of great tv. Who needs that crappy tv channel stuff when we have RU-vid and Ben people don't know what they missing watching there boring soaps great to see you back doing what you do best.

Love this episode even more as I have a Peugeot 308 in that exact "Olivine Green". My first "new" car. Changed my wheels to a bronze colour which suits the green. Enjoy it in the sunshine - really lightens up and pops!

Awesome episode 3 tomorrow can’t wait to see this finished Ben.

I love the smile on your face when you was driving in the MG, I was the same after working hard to get a car going even more when it was a car I liked that feeling you can't beat.

Mat Armstrong is re-building Marcus Rashfords Mansory Rolls Royce Wraith...glad to watch your channel too. 👍👍👍

Looking good Ben

Your the man! Great work

Bring on the action!

WOW Ben that looks lovely in the sneak peak

Brilliant, Ben .. you sure put the effort in on that , throughly enjoyed every minute , on to the next one 👌 🤓

Would never have guessed a full nut & bolt restoration was not your thing Ben 😂

Delayed the pub to watch this 👍

That colour has knocked my socks off

My first car was dark metallic green 🤗 I love the idea❤ (I would also see this Spitfire in a lighter catchy mustard yellow)

fantastic again ,thanks

12 o clock. Lye in, sausage sarnie, coffee and watch this lunatic paint a car! Can't be better on a Saturday morning, again mint job mate.

When ever I deside to do all the body work on my Spitfire I will be coming back to watch this again! Love the paint color!!

Our BEN is on tv....YIPPEEEEE....

Great first video of the trilogy. Coming along fantastic. 👍

Excellent content Ben

You’re not afraid of hard work. Absolutely loving the videos. 😊

Finger Blaster!! 🙂

WOW what can I say that green is gorgeous, well done Ben 😊

What an amazing colour choice: you've nailed it. Excellent as always. Come on!!!

That green is perfect for the Spitfire.