Subject: Re: [Healeys] 100 fan paint

From: Bob Spidell <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2021 16:48:44 -0800

I asked the same question when looking for the correct color for my 
BJ8's fan guard. I saw photos of a supposedly original BJ8 and the color 
appeared to my eye as a bit 'purplish;' i.e. it had some blue in it. I 
was told--forget where/by whom--that it was 'Chinese Red' (or 'China 
Red'). If you search, you'll see that Chinese Red has a myriad of 
shades, from brownish to purplish. The color of the BJ8's fan guard was 
very similar to:

https://icolorpalette.com/color/pantone-18-1663-tcx

I'm am assuming, of course, that the same shade of red was used on the 
100s as on the 6-cyls but, in true BMC tradition, the builders may have 
used any handy bucket of reddish paint (the fan guards were hand-painted 
apparently). I ended up using a can of 'Chinese Red' spray paint, which 
I'm not altogether happy with (I did brush it on, though). You can 
probably get a quart of paint custom-mixed with a specific RGB blend.

A paint shop, using a colorimeter, determined my BJ8 had been painted 
'Peking Red,' a stock--at one time--GM color. It has an orangeish tint 
which, I'm told is correct for 'Colorado Red.'

Bob

On 12/31/2021 3:19 PM, Michael MacLean via Healeys wrote:
> What is a close red spray paint I can use on my BN2 original radiator 
> fan?
> Mike MacLean
>

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From: Michael Salter via Healeys <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2021 23:31:55 -0500

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Actually makes me a little thankful to have Daltonism.

Happy New Year.

M

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21, 7:49 p.m. Bob Spidell, &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">bspi=
[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" =
style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I a=
sked the same question when looking for the correct color for my <br>
BJ8&#39;s fan guard. I saw photos of a supposedly original BJ8 and the colo=
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appeared to my eye as a bit &#39;purplish;&#39; i.e. it had some blue in it=
. I <br>
was told--forget where/by whom--that it was &#39;Chinese Red&#39; (or &#39;=
China <br>
Red&#39;). If you search, you&#39;ll see that Chinese Red has a myriad of <=
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shades, from brownish to purplish. The color of the BJ8&#39;s fan guard was=
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very similar to:<br>
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<a href=3D"https://icolorpalette.com/color/pantone-18-1663-tcx" rel=3D"nore=
ferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://icolorpalette.com/color/panton=
e-18-1663-tcx</a><br>
<br>
I&#39;m am assuming, of course, that the same shade of red was used on the =
<br>
100s as on the 6-cyls but, in true BMC tradition, the builders may have <br=
used any handy bucket of reddish paint (the fan guards were hand-painted <b=
r>
apparently). I ended up using a can of &#39;Chinese Red&#39; spray paint, w=
hich <br>
I&#39;m not altogether happy with (I did brush it on, though). You can <br>
probably get a quart of paint custom-mixed with a specific RGB blend.<br>
<br>
A paint shop, using a colorimeter, determined my BJ8 had been painted <br>
&#39;Peking Red,&#39; a stock--at one time--GM color. It has an orangeish t=
int <br>
which, I&#39;m told is correct for &#39;Colorado Red.&#39;<br>
<br>
Bob<br>
<br>
<br>
On 12/31/2021 3:19 PM, Michael MacLean via Healeys wrote:<br>
&gt; What is a close red spray paint I can use on my BN2 original radiator =
<br>
&gt; fan?<br>
&gt; Mike MacLean<br>
&gt;<br>
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