[Healeys] Color Guide

[Derek Job]

For me the most important thing to remember is that it is virtually
impossible to get the 'right' colour. Remember that the paints themselves
are now completely different chemically, plus the same paint codes mixed
using different paint manufacturers will produce slightly different
results. Comparing to 'original' paint samples is also fraught with
difficulty as old paints were unstable and faded quicker.

I think we all have a good idea of what the basic 8 or nine colours should
look like. Look around and find a paint mix that you like which is close to
one of the original colours and go with that. I don't think I have ever
seen two Healey Blue cars that are actually the same colour.

Derek

On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 11:48 PM, Bob Haskell <rchaskell at earthlink.net>
wrote:

> Jim,
>
> There's also a Ford color (oxford white?) that's a close match to OEW. I
> used plasti-kote truck & sport utility 1589 white to paint the wheels of
> our Mini some years ago.  Just another possibility.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bob Haskell
> AHCA 3000 MkI registrar
> http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php
>
> On 02/13/2017 04:55 PM, Jim Werner wrote:
>
>> Thanks Earl,
>>
>> I have large half page samples in my book of the updated OEW. It seems
>> color matching the samples is the way to go.
>>
>> *Jim Werner*
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Earl Kagna <kags at shaw.ca>
>> To: llennep <llennep at verizon.net>; jwhlyadv <jwhlyadv at aol.com>; healeys
>> <healeys at autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Sun, Feb 12, 2017 10:51 pm
>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Color Guide
>>
>> Jim:
>>
>> Are you aware that Don Pikovnik rematched 2 colours shortly after the book
>> came out - Primrose yellow, and Old English White. He sent revised pages
>> to
>> those he could track down - I have the book, and the modified page. The
>> OEW
>> sample is not that much different, but it is definitely noticeable. I have
>> one of the original BJ8 hardtops still painted in it's original OEW paint,
>> and the modified sample is pretty much a perfect match, while the original
>> sample in the book is a tad off. It might make a difference to your
>> friend.
>>
>> I would think that with modern paint systems technology, a competent auto
>> paint shop would be able to match a colour sample accurately with their
>> 'cameras' - with a white, it shouldn't be a problem. When I painted my
>> Golden Beige Metallic BJ8 a while ago, we elected to go with the paint
>> manufacturers formula for the colour. Not sure that it is a perfect match
>> for the original colour, but seeing as how it's a tough metallic colour to
>> deal with, at least there's a better chance of a match if the paint is
>> ever
>> damaged in the future.
>>
>> Let me know if you need a scan of the rematch card - for the explanation
>> of
>> the whole thing - not the colour.
>>
>> Earl Kagna
>> Victoria, B.C.
>> BJ8, BT7 tri-carb
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: llennep at verizon.net <mailto:llennep at verizon.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2017 5:44 PM
>> To: jwhlyadv at aol.com <mailto:jwhlyadv at aol.com> ; healeys at autox.team.net
>> <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Color Guide
>>
>> The code is WT3 if I am not mistaken. That was used on my BJ8.
>>
>> Keith
>>
>>
>> On 02/12/17, Jim Werner wrote:
>>
>> I have a friend who wants to paint his car and is looking for paint
>> information. I have a copy of Don Pikovnik's Guide to Historic Colors
>> and he
>> likes the OEW sample in the book.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> The book gives a ICI reference number so what do we do now? Is that
>> transferable to other brands or how does this work?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Jim Werner
>>
>>
>>
>>
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