If I may use a word I'm surprised Ed didn't use, I think GBM is the most
bitchin' color there is for a BJ8! Likewise, Healey blue for a 100.
Mine stayed its original Carmine red upon restoration. Fortunately, the
bluer and not the orangery of the later reds.
Bill Barnett
'53 BN1 #663
Earl Kagna wrote:
> Rick:
>
> (Second try - the list cops got me for too big a message.)
>
> I have owned a GBM BJ8 - #42845 - for 27 years. It is currently under a
> complete restoration and has been painted, wet sanded, buffed, etc, but is
> not yet fully assembled. After driving it all that time, we contemplated a
> colour change (my wife likes OEW with blue trim on a BJ8), but finally both
> decided to go with GBM for various reasons, mainly that we both like it and
> felt that it would be a bit of a shame to change an original GBM car - as
> more than one lister has emphatically stated!
>
> It's a tough colour to photograph for sure - same as the 'Healey' blue
> colour. It can also be a tough colour to replicate - every painter has a
> slightly different idea, every paint manufacturer a slightly different
> finished colour. The key seems to be the flake used in the paint - it is an
> extemely fine aluminum flake that not everyone gets right. I have seen a
> couple of GBM BJ8's wearing their original paint - one of the
> characteristics of the original colour is that it looks quite 'goldy' in
> some lights, but looks almost silver in other light. I believe that we have
> acheived that with my re-paint. I don't know how accurate the finished
> colour is, but my wife and I both liked it, so we went with it. Our painter
> sprayed plenty of samples (inside of bonnet, inside of boot lid before he
> went ahead - made us take them home and look at them in all kinds of light
> conditions). He wanted us to be very sure - didn't 'want to have to paint
> it again'.
>
> 'Ugly' or not is really in the eye of the beholder - we have always liked
> our gold Healey very much. If I can help (with the formula that was used on
> my car), or with photos of the body panels, let me know - but remember that
> photos can be deceptive.
>
> Earl Kagna
> Victoria, B.C.
> BT7 tri-carb
> BJ8
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