Many thanks to tom hobbs - sill repair extraordinaire - Page 2

John Armstrong · 22nd August 2018, 21:21

A person we all need to know with our 75's getting older - therefore, what are his contact details, please? May need to use him in the future - hopefully not.
cheers
John

vacuman · 22nd August 2018, 23:04

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Originally Posted by DRWMGTF

Evening all,
Well one of my Rover 75s failed its MOT due corrosion in the offside sill in the vicinity of the rear jacking point.
I was quite surprised at the extent of the corrosion which was probably made a lot worse by the probing of the MOT inspector.
-snip-
Regards David Winter

To be far, no amount of probing will make the corrosion worse, only reveal the true extent of what needs fixing. Probing won't displace good steel and anyone who's done a similar repair will know you have to make it look a lot worse before you can make it better.

Fortunately, from the pictures i've seen on this site of similar problems, the rust does stay quite localised. On my old Ford, removing the sills revealed half the inner sill and several inches of floor pan also needed replacing.

Dawn · 23rd August 2018, 06:31

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Originally Posted by John Armstrong

A person we all need to know with our 75's getting older - therefore, what are his contact details, please? May need to use him in the future - hopefully not.
cheers
John

https://www.tjhobbs.com

All Tom's details are on there ☺

DRWMGTF · 23rd August 2018, 07:12

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Originally Posted by John Armstrong

A person we all need to know with our 75's getting older - therefore, what are his contact details, please? May need to use him in the future - hopefully not.
cheers
John

Good morning John,
Tom's website is https://www.tjhobbs.com/
Regards David

deltic08 · 23rd August 2018, 19:19

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Originally Posted by Dawn

Poor Tom, I've sent a flurry of 75's to him lol! A lot of uploads fail on here because the file is too large. You can shrink them if you have photoshop or similar, or Flickr is another place that is free. I use that!

Glad you got sorted and are happy!

What is his painting like with flip paints? Does anybody know? I have four originals, Poseidon, Typhoon, Aurora and Moody Blue that have lacquer peel or stone chips and need tidying and I have a ZTT I want respraying in Twilight or Shot Silk. Non of his photos show spraying final results.

Dawn · 23rd August 2018, 19:32

Tom isn't a specialist painter - he's a panel beater. He can make panels that don't exist, but for what you require you need a paint man.

trikey · 23rd August 2018, 19:46

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Originally Posted by deltic08

What is his painting like with flip paints? Does anybody know? I have four originals, Poseidon, Typhoon, Aurora and Moody Blue that have lacquer peel or stone chips and need tidying and I have a ZTT I want respraying in Twilight or Shot Silk. Non of his photos show spraying final results.

PM little ulk or ricardo65, Dan had his moody blue painted in the Hull area and it looks stunning.

I have the number of a good paint shop near Scunthorpe that would do them too, very pricey, but you get a top job.

John Armstrong · 23rd August 2018, 21:44

Many thanks to all who responded advising whereabouts of Tom Hobbs - really appreciated.
John

maxi_crawf · 24th August 2018, 08:25

I had my 75 done by Tom after seeing photos of his work done on Dawn's car and Trikeys recommendation, and I'm glad I did!

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P-Nut · 7th October 2018, 13:32

Digging this old thread up, anyone got a ballpark figure for cost? Had to weld a hole for the MOT this year so I'm sure the sills aren't great and it won't be long until it becomes an issue.

22nd August 2018, 21:21	#11
John Armstrong Avid contributor Rover 75 Diesel Saloon Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Doncaster Posts: 231 Thanks: 0 Thanked 31 Times in 28 Posts	location A person we all need to know with our 75's getting older - therefore, what are his contact details, please? May need to use him in the future - hopefully not. cheers John

23rd August 2018, 21:44	#18
John Armstrong Avid contributor Rover 75 Diesel Saloon Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Doncaster Posts: 231 Thanks: 0 Thanked 31 Times in 28 Posts	Panel Beater/Fabricator Many thanks to all who responded advising whereabouts of Tom Hobbs - really appreciated. John

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P-Nut Gets stuck in MG ZT 190+ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: North Shields Posts: 561 Thanks: 143 Thanked 170 Times in 103 Posts	Digging this old thread up, anyone got a ballpark figure for cost? Had to weld a hole for the MOT this year so I'm sure the sills aren't great and it won't be long until it becomes an issue. __________________ Approved food eater

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23rd August 2018, 19:32	#16
Dawn I really should get out more....... MG ZT 180+ auto Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ilkeston, Derbys Posts: 2,743 Thanks: 285 Thanked 1,128 Times in 504 Posts	Tom isn't a specialist painter - he's a panel beater. He can make panels that don't exist, but for what you require you need a paint man.

24th August 2018, 08:25	#19
maxi_crawf Posted a thing or two R75 Saloon Conn CDT SE, MG ZT190+ Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kingston-upon-Hull Posts: 1,960 Thanks: 823 Thanked 426 Times in 274 Posts	I had my 75 done by Tom after seeing photos of his work done on Dawn's car and Trikeys recommendation, and I'm glad I did! Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk