Hello all

I reached out to Paintman to bring in a litre of proper colour-matched engine enamel, but it is over £120 just shipping alone to Canada.

I think i need to consider getting a colour matched enamel custom made here.

Wondering if anyone has a colour breakdown or a mix for this.  Or if someone in the US/Canada has sourced something that is an exact match.

Thank you.

Not sure on engine colour codes but just to say you won't be needing a litre of it. I think one litre would be enough to paint three coats on around 30 engines!

Are you going for a full restoration and set on getting the colour right? Chrysler engine blue is not far off, slightly darker but would be easier to find I imagine.

Craig.

Not sure if this is the colour code you need?

On Lightweights the engine is painted a duck egg blue, mine cam from Paragon - enamel BS381 101 sky blue gloss.

Wouldn't a 1961 engine be painted in grey 

  My 62 and the 69 are both light grey in color, both stock original engines.
1/2 a pint is way more than enough.
Sorry I have no clue on a name for the grey paint I bought which was Tremclad gloss oil paint. I just bought a can of grey and mixed white and black with it until it was close to the original.

  Victor

Quote from: geoff on Aug 13, 2024, 03:58 PMWouldn't a 1961 engine be painted in grey 

I was told that I have a Series 2a motor in mine from later than 1961.

     Nobody told me   

All civilian engines into S3 production were Admiraly Grey. The blue was a military colour only.

The blue was used when the military rebuilt their engines and everything got painted over, no finess.