[Healeys] Austin Healey Ice Blue Metallic Color Code

[I Erbs]

The code i posted is for a Toyota.  I had to gave some rust repair work
done and it matched perfectly

Mr. Ira Erbs
On Oct 15, 2015 1:09 AM, "Derek Job" <derek.c.job at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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