Final comment from me:twisted:
Open YOUR eyes and look at your pictures!
I'm not saying that EVERY SINGLE Standard had semi-matt, I never have.
Yes, those cars you show here do have a gloss finish. Split windows and other Standards of course were not all semi-matt. Although war time and early post-war cars were usually semi-matt. Cars in general were mostly grey or black partly due to a shortage of paint colouring pigment during and after the war – did you know that? Even some of London's 'red' buses were painted all-over grey in the 1940's for this reason.
BUT on the gloss painted cars the shine, appearance, depth and finish is not tacky looking and forever lasting shine such as many modern paints today. You rarely see modern '70s on cars with flat paint. Even in the breaker's yard they still have that very shiny finish and often no rust.
The early gloss finishes had a much more pleasant 'natural' shine that wasn't as deep as today's paint. The finish as can be seen in your pictures was different to the paint you have used on your Standard. These early cars had to be buffed and polished regularly to keep their shine. Today it is difficult to get the correct looking paint finish for early cars. Health and Safety has now outlawed the use of cellulose paint. Ask a vintage car restoration specialist about the natural look of the old paints as opposed to the artificial look of today's 2-pack paints and the like.
The paint on your Standard looks modern, is modern and no matter how long you leave it outside it will always keep that 'plastic-looking' shine. This is a fact and that is that.
I've owned countless Beetles, many of them Standard models, not to mention other VWs, various early British cars, Tatras and even old London buses. I've had a lot of dealings with paint over the years for these vehicles. So please don't lecture to me and tell me to shut up, and do your homework:twisted:
Hopefully now when I say 'its toooo shiny' when refering to an early VW, you'll understand what I mean:wink:
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Rattletrap – the Volkswagen Beetle that has covered an incredible mileage equivalent to over 35 times around the planet :omg:
Running nifty since 1950… the King of Volkswagens:beer: Why not make friends with this famous little VW – he's on facebook! :d
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