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Re: TR Colour Time

To: philpatt@kalamazoo.net
Subject: Re: TR Colour Time
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 00:01:32 -0800
Cc: TRIPHSTEVE@aol.com, koblinger@linkline.com, jgillis@tcd.ie, Triumphs@autox.team.net
References: <000401be58b7$78173980$0a0200c0@playmachine.kalamazoo.net>
In looking through some of the 50's service bulletins, I managed to
locate a chart of recommended touch-up paints.  The one for Ice Blue is
Dockers BF.4575

Regards,
Joe Curry

philpatt@kalamazoo.net wrote:
> 
> > There has been quite a bit of controversy over Ice Blue, and I think it
> > is due to something I discovered in reviewing my paint files this
> > weekend.  Apparently the name was re-used in 1973 and shows up as paint
> > code 116 (PPG mix code 14608).
> 
> I can save you a trip.
> 
> I received that PPG code from you back in july, and went and got a sample
> mixed.
> 
> At the time, I didn't know any better, but in the two weeks, I've uncovered
> several large (both rear inner fender wells and under the stone guards - see
> my web page) patches of original Ice Blue and PPG's mix isn't even close.
> 
> PPG's is a nice "robin's egg" blue.  Ice blue is something undescribable.
> 
> I'm trying to work with Don Pikovnik [donp@ncweb.com] to see if we can get
> the ICI mix correct.  Do you have any pull with PPG to get the Triumph Ice
> Blue listed?  If so, perhaps we (you and I) can get PPG included too.

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