[Healeys] 100 fan paint

[Bob Spidell]

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
>