[Healeys] Austin Healey Ice Blue Metallic Color Code

[Derek Job]

If anybody has a correct Healey Blue car out there I can guarantee nobody
could tell which one it was. Line up 20 Healey Blue cars at a show and they
will all be different. I have 'a tin of Healey Blue ' paint mixed to the
'correct' formula and it doesn't look right. Get something you like which
is close to Healey Blue. My previous car was painted with a Peugeot colour
straight out of the tin, which looked pretty good and has the obvious
advantage in that you know exactly what it is and can easily source more of
the same. My current car is having to be matched by eye for the repairs,
which is a real pain.

Derek

On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 4:04 AM, BJ8Healeys <sbyers at ec.rr.com> wrote:

> The Healey Blue formula from Rich Chrysler is attached.  He said: "This
> was originally a Sherwin Williams U7-5214 basecoat formula that has been
> changed to reflect metallic size and colour".
>
>
>
> I believe the numbers under Pint/Quart/Gallon are the number of grams of
> each color to be used in the mix for each quantity of paint mixed.  If a
> different paint brand is used, the colors and amounts are different.  If
> nobody uses Sherwin Williams paint anymore, then someone will have to work
> out the proper formula for whatever paint they are using, and that might
> involve a lot of trial and error until you get the shade, metallic look,
> etc. that you want.
>
>
>
> Steve Byers
>
> HBJ8L/36666
>
> BJ8 Registry
>
> AHCA Delegate at Large
>
> Havelock, NC USA
>
>
>
> *From:* Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of *Jonas
> Payne
> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 14, 2015 4:07 PM
> *To:* 'Healeys'
> *Subject:* [Healeys] Austin Healey Ice Blue Metallic Color Code
>
>
>
> So,
>
>
>
> I’ve been to 3 different paint dealers, and nobody can figure this out – I
> keep ending up with a color much darker than Ice Blue
>
>
>
> I’ve given them the following
>
>
>
>                 Glasurit BU2 (nobody can X-ref it)
>
>                 ICI 2697 / 2301M (Nobody at 4 different places deals with
> ICI)
>
>                 Dupont 8178 – Way too dark
>
>                 Ditzler 12120 (Ditzler got bought by somebody and nobody
> can X-Ref)
>
>                 PPG ARGBU2 – Nobody here does PPG
>
>
>
> I believe IRA posted a Sherman Williams code, but NOBODY uses this stuff.
>
>
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Jonas Payne
>
> PBR Consulting Services, LLC
>
> 702.882.6711
>
>
>
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