David, I am not a paint expert, but you I think pretty much know the answer
to your question from some of your comments, modern base/coat clear coat
does not look like the paint applied to our cars when new, regardless of
color.
A lot of people do them, so much so that if you don't and you park at the
show next to those who do, some may say "whats wrong with your paint".
When I repainted my TR4 BRG a few years ago I used a modern Urethane Enamel
WITHOUT clearcoat, which I thought was a nice compromise between modern and
tradition.
I also painted an MGB BRG with old fashioned lacquer (can oyu still get it)
a few years before that, and was not happy with looks (probably my
inexperience) or durability (very easy to scratch and chip, maybe inherent
in the product maybe once again a poor painter)
Good Luck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Malaney, David W" <DavidWMalaney@eaton.com>
To: "'Healeys' (E-mail)" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 11:20 AM
Subject: Comments sought on British Racing Green
> All,
>
> Hoping NOT to start a 'correct' vs 'incorrect' model year discussion on
paint
> colours - I have a question for the wise ones:
> Does modern base coat/clear coat paint lend itself to painting a car in
BRG ?
> Or, is it too high gloss to really have the correct classic 'look' of BRG
?
> Or, can it be successfully duplicated? I suppose I could ask that same
> question of any of the original colours on LBC's.
> My Rambling Reasoning: I was studying the pics of all those Healey's in
> Octane mag last night, and the British Racing Green one looks really nice
to
> my eye. The Red ones look good too, and I am/was thinking of going with
Red
> on my 61 BN7. Ok, it was originally OEW w/Red interior, but I want
something
> a bit more ..... aggressive (is that the right word?) ..... so I was
thinking
> RED. And ya, I know that deviating from the original colour is heresy to
> some, and that it might someday effect the value of the car (not in my
> lifetime cause I ain't sellin' it - ever!).
> Did the original BRG look good and classic because it was done in lacquer
(was
> it?) and had a 'flatter' look to it? Can that same 'look' be duplicated
with
> today's paints?
> I want a hard modern paint that will, hopefully, stand up to the test of
time,
> driving, and my 3 year old (who will hopefully become 'caretaker' of the
car
> one day). So, I have no particular 'value' issues to worry about with
> changing my car colour because I really do intend to keep it. The value
of
> the car to me is, as they say ... priceless. Also, if I really should
stay
> with OEW then you can tell me that also :)
> Comments will be appreciated.
>
> ***********************************
> Dave M.
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