[TR] Subject: Re: Pain job for 1972 TR6

[John Macartney]

Re Cotswold Blue. You may find it under a Jaguar heading as both companies used the same colour under the same name at the same time.

Jonmac

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> On 14 Oct 2019, at 20:53, Randall <TR3driver at ca.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> Oops, sorry.  Here's a short version of the first link
> https://tinyurl.com/yxo5syfs
> 
> -- Randall 
> 56 TR3 TS13571L once and future daily driver
> 71 Stag LE1473 - awaiting engine rebuild
> 71-2-3 Stag - awaiting gearbox rebuild 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On 
>> Behalf Of Randall
>> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2019 12:42 PM
>> To: 'TERRY SMITH'; 'Gene M'; triumphs at autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: [TR] Subject: Re: Pain job for 1972 TR6
>> 
>> It's hard to get colors on a computer screen to look like the 
>> color on a car.  To my eyes, the scanned paint chip I have 
>> for Cotswold Blue looks a very credible "dark blue"; while 
>> the web page that Jonmac linked to seems to not actually have 
>> a color chip for it and perhaps is just showing a dark gray 
>> color by default.
>> 
>> Eg,
>> http://topclassiccarsforsale.com/triumph/213026-1961-triumph-t
> r3arestored-co
>> tswold-blue-excellent-condition.html
>> (note how the shade of blue appears to change slightly even 
>> between photos of the same car)
>> 
>> I also feel that the chip shown on that site for "Renoir 
>> Blue" is wrong.
>> Although certainly not what I'd call a "dark" blue, it's very 
>> definitely blue. Eg,
>> http://classiccars.brightwells.com/viewdetails.php?id=4754
>> 
>> -- Randall
>> 56 TR3 TS13571L once and future daily driver
>> 71 Stag LE1473 - awaiting engine rebuild
>> 71-2-3 Stag - awaiting gearbox rebuild 
>> 
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