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Subject: [Healeys] Color Guide
From: rchaskell at earthlink.net (Bob Haskell)
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 05:39:16 -0500
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Bob and Michael,

Thanks for correcting my faulty memory.  I remembered that it was an 
English name and I ran across Oxford White in a brief Google search.

Cheers,

Bob Haskell
AHCA 3000 MkI registrar
http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php

On 02/14/2017 02:02 AM, Michael MacLean wrote:
> I believe the Ford color that is the closest to OEW is Wimbleton White.
> It is found on 60s era Ford cars and trucks.
> Mike MacLean
>
>
> On Monday, February 13, 2017 4:18 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-----
>  > 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-----
>  > Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2017 5:44 PM
>  > 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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