Spray Painting Fascias for Classic Cars
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Introducing HVAC control fascias for Classic Retrofit.
Classic Retrofit was established when company founder, Jonny Hart, swapped his daily driver Mercedes 280 SLC for a classic Porsche 911 SC in need of restoration.
At that time Jonny was the MD of an electronics design consultancy within the defence and medical industries, and was looking for a new challenge. His first project on the classic Porsche 911 was an upgraded CDI ignition unit in the original style, but with modern electronics inside. This project was a huge success and hundreds of these are now in use around the world.
An even bigger breakthrough for Classic Retrofit came when Jonny developed his exceptional electric air conditioning for classic cars, transforming the experience of driving a classic car all year round in any sort of weather. This has been incredibly successful and is used in the world’s most challenging climates.
Fimark’s contribution:
Fimark manages the process of spray painting the HVAC control fascia for Classic Retrofit. This intricate process involves ensuring that no blemish mars the final product. The clear acrylic panels are free issued to Fimark which then go through a multi step process to achieve the perfect end result for Classic Retrofit.
Processes include spray painting, pad printing, a top coat of black and finally, laser etching with very careful registration to coincide with the pad printing of blue and red below the black.
Multiple rounds of meticulous spray painting and careful rubbing down ensures that the HVAC control fascias meet the required aesthetic standards for these sought after classic cars.
Client testimonial:
“Classic Retrofit designs high end products for low volume niche vehicles. Clients of these vehicles with price tags of £1M+ expect high end finishes but the production numbers are low ( <100). Fimark struck a good balance between quality and cost, offering a fine finish but with a low MoQ. The three colour backlit panels look outstanding in the car and no changes had to be made from the designer’s original concept. Timelines on these projects occasionally can be unpredictable and subject to change at short notice. We found Fimark able to be very accommodating when we have been under pressure to deliver. Having finished the first run of vehicles, we now have further orders and will continue to use Fimark going forward.”
To find out more about this process and receive support from our team with your spray panting requirements please contact us on 01932 245 226 or info@fimark.co.uk.
Fimark struck a good balance between quality and cost, offering a fine finish but with a low MoQ. The three colour backlit panels look outstanding in the car and no changes had to be made from the designer’s original concept. We found Fimark able to be very accommodating when we have been under pressure to deliver and will continue to use them going forward.
