Dark brown interior paint
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Dark brown interior paint
wanting to redo the interior bits and pieces of my 51 (so painted rather than nickel plated)
Including the steering column, screen centre strip, parcel tray metal and hand brake.
does anyone know the colour match? or will it be a case of taking a sample in to be reproduced
Including the steering column, screen centre strip, parcel tray metal and hand brake.
does anyone know the colour match? or will it be a case of taking a sample in to be reproduced
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I took a sample in & had it matched. The closest standard colour was from an old Suzuki 4wd. I have the tin still but I'm not sure if the name on it is still readable after 20 odd years.
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Car Paints Plus, Glamorgan, S.Wales do the correct "Dashboard Gold",
Tel 01656 667822 (corrected phone no.)
Tel 01656 667822 (corrected phone no.)
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mike are you sure about the phone number, is it by any chance an old one?
I know of a company called "car paints plus" in bridgend (which was in glamorgan until glamorgan was "reorganised" in the mid 90's) the phone number for the company is 01656 667822.. I can recommend them as this is where my dad got the paint for his MO dash board.
I know of a company called "car paints plus" in bridgend (which was in glamorgan until glamorgan was "reorganised" in the mid 90's) the phone number for the company is 01656 667822.. I can recommend them as this is where my dad got the paint for his MO dash board.
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So has anyone found a good match for the interior brown then? I did a steering wheel boss using Humbrol modelling paints once, by mixing brown with black to get the dark brown, but you'd need a larger quantity than that for doing screen pillar, parcel shelf and steering column etc
I'm guessing Jaguar Carraige brown might be close, but thats just from memory of an XJ12 I did some work on once... ( may not be dark enough thinking about it more).
For glove box lid gold, I had some mixed up from a sample which really looks the part. Its an odd shade that I've never seen a good match for on a car body colour. Sadly after quite a few dashboards the 1/2 litre can is nearly empty so back to square one now...
I'm guessing Jaguar Carraige brown might be close, but thats just from memory of an XJ12 I did some work on once... ( may not be dark enough thinking about it more).
For glove box lid gold, I had some mixed up from a sample which really looks the part. Its an odd shade that I've never seen a good match for on a car body colour. Sadly after quite a few dashboards the 1/2 litre can is nearly empty so back to square one now...
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certainly everything in the MO is a gold colour ( well it is now after my dad painted it all ) but before that it did look a gold / brown colour.
having just seen this link in the MM section i have hijakced the pictures...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/33263274@N03/page2/
looking at pict0033 that is certainly the same colour gold as the MO dash
having just seen this link in the MM section i have hijakced the pictures...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/33263274@N03/page2/
looking at pict0033 that is certainly the same colour gold as the MO dash
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Thought I would put my two penneth in!
I bought the 'Gold' paint from ESM and I thought it was close to a Toyota colour. Any way I did the instrument side, glovebox lid and the parcel shelf (both sides)
At a later date I wanted to repaint the ignition panel, my dial panel, the switch panel underneath and the steering column and support but I didn't have enough paint. I took the glovebox lid all over the place to try and find a match (even bought a couple) but nothing was close enough - couldn't find the Toyota one.
Had an argument with Halfords because there one sprayed was NOTHING like the lid.
I ended up have a 400ml tin mixed at my local paint supplier which considering the different paints are next to each other match well (better in real life than the photo)
Both the paints I used require a laquer.
I bought the 'Gold' paint from ESM and I thought it was close to a Toyota colour. Any way I did the instrument side, glovebox lid and the parcel shelf (both sides)
At a later date I wanted to repaint the ignition panel, my dial panel, the switch panel underneath and the steering column and support but I didn't have enough paint. I took the glovebox lid all over the place to try and find a match (even bought a couple) but nothing was close enough - couldn't find the Toyota one.
Had an argument with Halfords because there one sprayed was NOTHING like the lid.
I ended up have a 400ml tin mixed at my local paint supplier which considering the different paints are next to each other match well (better in real life than the photo)
Both the paints I used require a laquer.
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Got some pics of the dark brown bits on my '49 MM. Tatty but a good sample for matching the colour. Noticable that the steering wheel boss is a different shade of brown to the rest of it - being a bought in item from an outside supplier.
And the various shades of gold - the two bought in items; the steering wheel and the heater, and the factory applied gold on the steering column. (These items from a '53 Series 2). Not sure what date the brown parts became gold, I guess its in the referance books if you look.
And the various shades of gold - the two bought in items; the steering wheel and the heater, and the factory applied gold on the steering column. (These items from a '53 Series 2). Not sure what date the brown parts became gold, I guess its in the referance books if you look.
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A car can be restored at any time, but is only original once!
Iain
Fairmile Restorations.
'49 MM, '53 convertible, '55 van, and a '64 van.
Marina p.u., '56 Morris Isis Traveller, a '59 Morris JB van, a'66 J4 van, a '54 Land Rover, Land Rover 130, Renault 5, '36Railton, '35 Hudson, a Mk1 Transit and a Sherpa Camper...
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Yes, I thought that too. One of the nicest ones I've seen. Normally they're either a much lighter beige or a grey colour, but thats a lovely rich warm colour.
cheers
Iain
Fairmile Restorations.
'49 MM, '53 convertible, '55 van, and a '64 van.
Marina p.u., '56 Morris Isis Traveller, a '59 Morris JB van, a'66 J4 van, a '54 Land Rover, Land Rover 130, Renault 5, '36Railton, '35 Hudson, a Mk1 Transit and a Sherpa Camper...
A car can be restored at any time, but is only original once!
Iain
Fairmile Restorations.
'49 MM, '53 convertible, '55 van, and a '64 van.
Marina p.u., '56 Morris Isis Traveller, a '59 Morris JB van, a'66 J4 van, a '54 Land Rover, Land Rover 130, Renault 5, '36Railton, '35 Hudson, a Mk1 Transit and a Sherpa Camper...
A car can be restored at any time, but is only original once!
that is a really nice wheel.
A good gold paint would be from here http://www.hatopaint.com/standard/produ ... nt-en.html
A good gold paint would be from here http://www.hatopaint.com/standard/produ ... nt-en.html
Jason
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