[TR] Paint color discussion

[William Pugh]

The Main problem is California … they won’t let you mix any paint with any thinner that is NOT Water!!
and I really need to mix a better paint … anyone know where I might find a shop that will mix         

DAR Delstar PPG 72489 T

Thanks…

Bill Pugh
1970 TR6   aka (Rosey)

> On Oct 16, 2019, at 9:48 AM, wbeech <wbeech at flash.net> wrote:
> 
> Gee, all this time I thought my ’58 TR3A was Old English White.  If I understand the chart and this discussion correctly I suppose it is Pearl White, with Spa White being the brighter/whiter choice.  
> Bill
>  
> From: Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Triumph
> Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 9:09 AM
> To: triumphs at autox.team.net
> Subject: [TR] Paint color discussion
>  
> I found the paint color discussion interesting in that I painted my 59 TR3A Cotswold Blue in 2001. My local auto paint store had a 59 Triumph color code sheet in one of their books and they scanned it to mix up my paint. I saw a picture of a Jag XK150 on a magazine cover a while back and it said it was Cotswold Blue and it looked very close to my color. I attached 3 other XK150 pictures and they all show colors close to mine. I just Googled “cotswold blue xk150” to find these. Actually, when I type “cotswold blue tr3a” into Google, the first picture I see is my TR3A with the white top on it. While I think the blue in the car ad Randall posted is attractive, I am not sure where they are getting Cotswold Blue from that.
>  
> Bob Maassel
> 59 TR3A

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