Well John---that makes two of us, at least, with "correct" Healey Blue:):)
tom
> [Original Message]
> From: John Snyder <helyjohn@cablespeed.com>
> To: Jerry Wall <jwbn6@iopener.net>; <davidwjones@cox.net>;
<healeys@autox.team.net>
> Date: 7/19/04 10:37:48 PM
> Subject: Re: Horses of a Different Color
>
> OK, here is a comment from an old fart. In the Spring of 1960 I bought a
> new (special order from the factory) BN7 from the Paris, France AH
> distributor. It was Healey Blue over Ivory, w/ blue leather/ivory piping
> interior. I loved this car, and cleaned/waxed it repeatedly. Put over
> 50,000 miles on it b/4 shipping it to the States. By the time it left
> France, the "Healey Blue" was all multi-clorored, w/ various areas of
> different shades of blue. While I'm not a paint expert, it is my opinion
> that the factory paint was not that great.
>
> I'm now in the middle of restoring a BN7 MK2 which will be "Healey Blue"
> over Ivory. Base coat/Clear coat. After talking to various experts, the
> Healey Blue on this car will be "correct", whatever that means.
>
> John Snyder
>
>
> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 1:33 PM
> Subject: Re: Horses of a Different Color
>
>
> > there is a reliable reference, the BMC factory paint code BU2. in my
> 100-6 parts manual, the nomenclature for BU2 is Healey Blue, however,
you'll
> probably get as many variations depending upon mixers trying to follow the
> formula. the colour is also dependent upon the painter and how the
metallic
> stands up. for example, there are 3 different Healeys on the cover of the
> anderson/moment restoration manual, all Healey Blue, and all a different
> shade of blue. bear in mind, the early metallics of the 50's bear no
> resemblance whatsoever to the quality of metallic paint today. anyone
> painting metallics today uses a clear coat which protects the metallic and
> allows you to polish the clear without moving around the metallic.
> metallics before clear coats were the pits.
|