Ulix,
I thought Hammerite would look cool, so I called Eastwood (about a year
ago) and asked if it would function as an engine paint. They told me it
wouldn't handle the heat. I don't think I was talking to a chemist if
you know what I mean.
I ended up buying 3 cans of their British engine green. I have 2 full
cans left. (Not your cheap half-empty cans!)
It did seem strange because I have a 12CD and it looked much paler before.
Jim Henderson
'69 Sprite MKIV HAN9U78817G
On Mon, 24 Aug 1998, Ulix Goettsch wrote:
>
> Does anyone know HOW close Hammerite is to the Healey green? I am
> thinking it might be more durable...
>
> Ulix
>
>
> On Mon, 24 Aug 1998, Frank Clarici wrote:
>
> > Wm. Severin Thompson wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > I'm not sure about that... the 11,000 mile original pale yellow Sprite
>that
> > > Mike Flaws sold to that woman out east was a '67, and did not have the
> > > Morris green, but the lighter metallic. Frank... do you know which car I'm
> > > referring to?
> > >
> > > WST
> >
> >
> > I stand SEMI corrected.
> > Yes I know the car and yes it has a pale (Healey) green engine.
> > But I had a 67 Sprite (bought by my old man in 69) and it was Morris
> > green, also 2 recently acquired 67, 12cc engines were both Morris green.
> > So the color must have changed sometime in 1967. I know that 68 and 69
> > were metalic green and then sometime in 1970 they went to black.
> >
> > I also learned something today, the 1st style Rostyle wheels with the
> > square holes which I thought were unique to 1970 models only did infact
> > last until 2/71!
> >
> > 26 years of Spridgets and still learning!
> > Frank
> >
>
> Ulix __/__,__
> .......................................................... (_o____o_)....
> '67 Sprite
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