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All, just to let you know former TVR factory sprayer Malcolm Ashworth (PH Potato Muncher) has give me a load of TVR factory paint code lists. They are in paper form at the moment, and I'm in the process of typing them up in excel, then I will convert & post them on PH.
I have already posted some info on General TVR (Sticki Wiki at the top) but I'm now not sure how accurate that is - some of the stuff I now have seems to conflict with that info so I will post it all and you can make your own mind up.
I thought General TVR was the best place as it applies to all models.
What is more useful with the stuff Malcolm has given me is that it has quite a few of the original manufacturers & paint codes listed.
If anyone is DESPERATE for paint code info PM me and I'll see what I can find.
I'm not sure how much of this will apply to Classics but there might be some useful info.
Chris
I have already posted some info on General TVR (Sticki Wiki at the top) but I'm now not sure how accurate that is - some of the stuff I now have seems to conflict with that info so I will post it all and you can make your own mind up.
I thought General TVR was the best place as it applies to all models.
What is more useful with the stuff Malcolm has given me is that it has quite a few of the original manufacturers & paint codes listed.
If anyone is DESPERATE for paint code info PM me and I'll see what I can find.
I'm not sure how much of this will apply to Classics but there might be some useful info.
Chris
TVR_owner said:
How valid is this (other than interest) when most of the paint types can't be bought anymore?
Surely a good spectrometre and operator will produce a better match??
That depends on what you are attempting to accomplish; while the original paint type, cellulose laqueur for example, is often diffcult to find and a painter who knows how to work with it properly even more so, many manufacturers can provide modern products to match an older car's color. If you're interested in concourse, original paint colour is more important than panel matching. Surely a good spectrometre and operator will produce a better match??
Slow M said:
TVR_owner said:
How valid is this (other than interest) when most of the paint types can't be bought anymore?
Surely a good spectrometre and operator will produce a better match??
That depends on what you are attempting to accomplish; while the original paint type, cellulose laqueur for example, is often diffcult to find and a painter who knows how to work with it properly even more so, many manufacturers can provide modern products to match an older car's color. If you're interested in concourse, original paint colour is more important than panel matching. Surely a good spectrometre and operator will produce a better match??
I would have thought both were equally important for concours.
Original paint colour is a nice to have, but no use if the panel can't be matched due to 30 years of ageing. That' were the spectrometer comes in...!
Slow M said:
TVR_owner said:
How valid is this (other than interest) when most of the paint types can't be bought anymore?
Surely a good spectrometre and operator will produce a better match??
That depends on what you are attempting to accomplish; while the original paint type, cellulose laqueur for example, is often diffcult to find and a painter who knows how to work with it properly even more so, many manufacturers can provide modern products to match an older car's color. If you're interested in concourse, original paint colour is more important than panel matching. Surely a good spectrometre and operator will produce a better match??
Slow M said:
'74 M painted white. Any ideas whose colour range it is from?
Best,
B
Most likely a "British Standard Car colour" - Google that list and you should find the charts.Best,
B
Most likely on one of the links from here http://www.e-paint.co.uk/BS381%20Colourchart.asp
J
My '79 3000S has the paint code S1691-AB on a plaque in the engine bay. As I'm about to strip and respray and since the original paint is blistered and faded, can anyone offer a cross-ref to this TVR code? To me it was always "metallic grey" but I guess that narrows it down to less than 50 modern codes!
GB
GB
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