Old English touch up too light colour

[petejam]

Hi I have a Morris and checked the paint code and it matches old English white but the touch up from ESM is a lighter colour are there different shades thanks

[svenedin]

I don't know specifically about OEW but for Smoke Grey (a light blue) there seems to be considerable variation (my car is Smoke Grey). I think the problem is that as paint ages, the shade changes. My car has bleached in the sun but I notice that white shades of house paint tend to yellow with age (which I assume is surface oxidation and dirt). Added to this, I do wonder how consistent BMC was with paint shades. ESM told me that BMC changed paint suppliers during the long production run of the Minor. Some cars are painted in paint that was supplied by ICI but who the other suppliers were I do not know.

Have a look to see if you can find a painted surface in a hidden area. You may be surprised how much this differs from the paint colour on the outside of the car.

Stephen

[exlkrs]

WT-3 is the code, I've never had a problem with.

[geoberni]

Hi I have a Morris and checked the paint code and it matches old English white but the touch up from ESM is a lighter colour are there different shades thanks

Cars (or anything painted) fade with age, if you're trying to use a new touch up on a car with 20, 30, ....70 years of fading, it's ain't ever gonna match....

[firedrake1942]

You think you have got problems... try matching Clarendon Grey... I have seen 5 different shades although ESM's rattle cans are a good match for mine. If I need to brush any bits I spray into the can top and use that paint.