Paint Reveal Is Here!

The long awaited paint reveal for Team Old School's Celica is here!

After all the drama from 2021, it is a big relief to finally say that the Celica is painted. At the time of writing this, the car is being polished and fitted up in Luke's Bodyshop. Before we get into the details of the respray, we would like to take this opportunity to once again say thank you to Luke. Without him then this Build Battle had a high chance of not proceeding due to other bodyshop's long wait times.

Spoiler Warning!

This is your one and only warning before we reveal the colour on the slider below. If you have not yet seen the episode then you can find this at the top of the page.

Following on from the last paint update, Andy and Luke carried on prepping the car in preparation for the respray. Repeatedly laying down primer and sanding it back to ensure a perfectly flat and smooth surface. It's all in the prep as they say!

Carbon Bonnet!

As you can see we have a very happy Andy, Team Old School has acquired a full carbon bonnet which was part of the original APR Performance kit. As seen in the episode it has definitely seen better days due to the sunburnt surface and the peeling lacquer. However, it does appear to be salvageable so off with the old lacquer and on with the new.

Another shout out goes to BSB Group and Novol for supplying the Celica with its paint. We had the privilege of going behind the scenes and seeing how the team at BSB mix the paints for their customers. With their very clever technology, the tinters that are added to the mix are done by exact weight ensuring a perfect result every time.

We highly recommend BSB Group for any paint requirements you have. They sell any materials or tools required for body repair work, so whether you are involved in a DIY job or perhaps work in a Bodyshop, definitely give them a call. We were recommended by multiple painters to use Novol for their consistent premium quality found across all of their ranges.

Once the paint was collected from BSB, it was straight back to Luke's Bodyshop to start painting. Multiple layers of paint were laid down to ensure an intense finish to the colour. As this colour is metallic, all of those little particles of "flake" will really pop in the sunshine. The colour Team Old School selected is actually a BMW colour, Atlantis blue to be exact. Other colours were considered such as repainting it the same orange and also the Renault Sport yellow.

The next time you will see the Celica will be when the car being assembled, polished and brought back to d:class. We are hoping the next step is constructing the boot build so the audio equipment supplied by JVC have a home.