[ROVERNET - UK] Was Lights - now Paint Codes
Eric Russell
p6rovers at yahoo.com
Sat Feb 10 16:34:40 GMT 2007
--- James Dean <jaguru at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Sorry to change the subject fromWanker lights before
> the discussion had
> covered roo bars and moose catchers., and moving
> back to paint codes... I
> have a 69 2000TC that I spent fortunes restoring
> years ago.It was a
> California car I bought from the original owner 25
> years ago, and it was a
> Florida car since; so has no rust. (I did fit it
> with Carello lamps,on top
> of the bumpers, marked TP 73, which I think were
> used on the Baja rally
> cars; so were probably a factory option.. so this is
> a smooth transition
> from wanker lights) I painted it in Brigade red,
> using the original Dupont
> lacquer formula, which matched the original
> perfectly . It was correctly
> painted, each piece separately, including under
> bonnet and boot lid, door
> jambs, etc.It actually lasted 5 years in the Florida
> sun, but has now
> cracked and checked on the top. I have a man from
> New Brunswick Canada
> interested in buying it and re-restoring it It may
> be painted in the US, or
> he may paint it in Canada.
> I found years ago, that Brigade red was a
> unique color; it could not
> be matched on a paint scanner, at the paint store,
> nor could Dupont match it
> in anything nut lacquer. To avoid repainting the
> show perfect door jambs,
> etc, repainting it in Dupont lacquer would be best.
> It is not available in
> the US..I inquired on rovernet 2 weeks ago, and
> someone said lacquer is
> available in Canada. I told the buyer, his local
> paint stores said they
> could not get Dupont lacquer. Can anyone in Canada
> tell me specificly where
> to inquire in Canada ? I have the Dupont code. As an
> alternative, has anyone
> found an available paint that they have used, tht
> is an exact match to
> original? ICI paints are not available in the US, to
> my knowledge; I do not
> know about Canada. If paint is available in Canada;
> hopefully it could be
> purchased and shipped across the border into the US,
> if painting is done in
> the US.
> Second question; I have advised the man to join
> a British car club, and
> Rover club in Canada, and find a Rover specialist in
> his area. Does anyone
> from New Brunswick know of repair/restoration shops
> that are experienced on
> Rover P6, they have used? The man is also interested
> in buying a LHD Vanden
> Plas Princess 4R, with Rolls Royce engine from my
> Father near Buffalo, NY,
> so would need repair/restoration services for that
> as well.Thank you, James
> Dean, Ft. Lauderdale. jaguru at bellsouth.net --
> Original Message -----
> From: <TheOrganDoctor at aol.com>
> To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
> Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 6:28 AM
> Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] Lights
>
>
> > The Moose here in NH don't care what kind of
> lights you have or what
> > noise
> > you make
> >
> > Dick West
> >
> >
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