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UPDATE! The car is just about done for this round. Squirrels and Swirls - I had to stop somewhere. Bulk of the paint detail was done about a week ago, but the small details of brightwork, leather, and wheels/tires took a while. I could easily keep going, but wanted to get the other black car...

Oh, it gets used and raced!!! Which is why my wife keeps bugging me that I'm spending too much time on this detailing project! I push it hard on the track, but since last summer I'm breaking in a fairly new engine and I just rebuilt the gearbox about 2 weeks ago. Now THAT was a lot of time...

Great note!! This is the link that I found: Miscible and Immiscible - Wax and Paint Sealant Bonding I've had issues, especially on black cars, of the wax getting a haze in spotty areas. A while back I thought it was that polish was left on the surface. After research and reworking...

Should I use any sort of cleaner before applying the Souveran wax? Occasionally on clear-coat polishing I use a light IPA before the wax stage. I'm reluctant to use an IPA mix on this single stage paint.

Exactly - that's my car at the Red Mill show in NJ. Usually at the beginning of June. Great British show and an awesome setting!

I'm actually surprised at how hard this paint is, but it does chip fairly easily(as seen by the fender chips, but there are plenty of others!). It's held up well for the amount of use the car gets. I don't think it's had any paint work except possibly the fenders and I had one of the fenders...

Thanks for the note about the pic gallery. Let's try this a different way: Natural habitat last Fall: From a few years ago with other MG's in our pre-war class: Was used in an ad by Savannah for tourism, and that's my friend in an Alfa Monza:

Single Stage Black Paint on Vintage Race Car. As a new poster here, I'd first like to thank everyone for all of the tips and tricks, and AGO for supplying great products. They've been very helpful on CC paints (modern British, German, and Italian sports cars) and now on single stage. I'm...