For larger aerosol cans. try www.towerpaint.com........a bit on the
expensive side, but a perfect match---at least harvest gold and BRG are
ED GAUBERT
Steve Conley wrote:
>
> Try Moss Motors. http://www.mossmotors.com
>
> Steve Conley
> Marysville, WA USA
> '76 MGB Roadster
> swconley@foxinternet.net
> MGB Online: http://web3.foxinternet.net/swconley
> NW MG Golf Tournament/Rallye : http://web3.foxinternet.net/swconley/golf.htm
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Garner, Joseph P. <JPGarner@UCDavis.Edu>
> To: MG list (E-mail) <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 12:52 AM
> Subject: touch-up paint codes
>
> > Hi everyone.
> >
> > First of all, thank you to everyone who has been so helpful with the
> > questions i have posted over the last few weeks. I'm taking each little
> job
> > one step at a time, and loving every minute of it. The resounding response
> > to my last mail was to check out the springs rather than be fooled by the
> > mismatch of the hydraulic units. I have enrolled the help of a friend who
> > has the tools for the job, so it looks like replacing the front springs
> will
> > be the first major DIY project. Actually the second... the first was
> sorting
> > out all the glitches in the electrics which i did last week (all on my own
> > too, i might add!)
> >
> > well i had a saga today. I've been trying to find touch-up paint for the
> > occasional gravel chips on my '79 MGB. The colour is british leyland white
> > (AKA ermine white or porcelain white), and the paint codes are
> (apparently)
> >
> > Factory code BLVC 243, NMC/NME/NAF/NCG*
> > Ault & Wiborg/ Berger/ Gipgloss 32335, 36133
> > ICI FA 78
> > PPG/ Ditzler (US) 90106
> > Dupont (US) H7896
> > Glasso/ Rinshed Mason (US) 9734
> >
> > I wound up touring every auto shop in town, the last of which told me i
> > could make a 20-mile trip to a nearby paint warehouse where they would be
> > able to mix me up a quart. (apparently it'll be "useful to have some
> spare"
> > ! )
> >
> > So I'm sure that people in the know such as yourselves will have come up
> > with a better solution. mail order? web sites? Unless i'm being stupid the
> > victoria british catalogue doesn't seem to have paint.
> >
> > Thanks a lot for your help again!
> >
> > cheers
> >
> > Joe
> >
> >
> >
> > _________________
> >
> > Dr. Joseph Garner
> > Department of Animal Science,
> > University of California,
> > One Shields Avenue,
> > Davis,
> > CA 95616
> > USA
> >
> > tel: + 530 754 5291
> > fax: + 530 752 0175
> > _________________
> >
> >
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