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Actually makes me a little thankful to have Daltonism.
Happy New Year.
M
On Fri., Dec. 31, 2021, 7:49 p.m. Bob Spidell, <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
> 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
> >
>
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<div dir=3D"auto">Actually makes me a little thankful to have Daltonism.<di=
v dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Happy New=C2=A0Year.=C2=A0</div>=
<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">M</div></div><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri., Dec. 31, 20=
21, 7:49 p.m. Bob Spidell, <<a href=3D"mailto:bspidell@comcast.net";>bspi=
dell@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" =
style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I a=
sked the same question when looking for the correct color for my <br>
BJ8's fan guard. I saw photos of a supposedly original BJ8 and the colo=
r <br>
appeared to my eye as a bit 'purplish;' i.e. it had some blue in it=
. I <br>
was told--forget where/by whom--that it was 'Chinese Red' (or '=
China <br>
Red'). If you search, you'll see that Chinese Red has a myriad of <=
br>
shades, from brownish to purplish. The color of the BJ8's fan guard was=
<br>
very similar to:<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"https://icolorpalette.com/color/pantone-18-1663-tcx"; rel=3D"nore=
ferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://icolorpalette.com/color/panton=
e-18-1663-tcx</a><br>
<br>
I'm am assuming, of course, that the same shade of red was used on the =
<br>
100s as on the 6-cyls but, in true BMC tradition, the builders may have <br=
>
used any handy bucket of reddish paint (the fan guards were hand-painted <b=
r>
apparently). I ended up using a can of 'Chinese Red' spray paint, w=
hich <br>
I'm not altogether happy with (I did brush it on, though). You can <br>
probably get a quart of paint custom-mixed with a specific RGB blend.<br>
<br>
A paint shop, using a colorimeter, determined my BJ8 had been painted <br>
'Peking Red,' a stock--at one time--GM color. It has an orangeish t=
int <br>
which, I'm told is correct for 'Colorado Red.'<br>
<br>
Bob<br>
<br>
<br>
On 12/31/2021 3:19 PM, Michael MacLean via Healeys wrote:<br>
> What is a close red spray paint I can use on my BN2 original radiator =
<br>
> fan?<br>
> Mike MacLean<br>
><br>
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