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what colour should I paint my wheels and how do I match it-
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:39 am
by morriethou
I have a 1962 morris minor 1000-first redgistered in may 1962. I want to paint the wheels as I have new tyres to go on it and at some stage want to paint the whole car. It has blue on the ownership papers and the interior upholstery is blue. I have a restoration book which suggests the colours for oct \\\'61-oct \\\'62 as trafalgar blue for body and old english white for the wheels. How do I match these colours if I take the wheels into the local paint shop. The only other blue it mentions prior to that jul \\\'60-oct \\\'61 is a clipper blue.<br>[img:d7fc7d572a]
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Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:32 am
by PSL184
If it is light blue then it will be Clipper Blue. Dark blue is Trafalgar blue. If it's an original 1098 then it will be Trafalgar blue as that was the first year of production (same as mine). Wheels were Old English White.
Paint code for Trafalgar blue is BU37 and Old english white is WT3
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:46 am
by ASL642
Morristhou, The convertible in my sig picuture is Clipper Blue. If you want a bigger pic go to General Discussion and look under the heading "Look What I got for my Birthday"
Re: what colour should I paint my wheels and how do I match
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:51 am
by PSL184
Just fixed your image - It's not Trafalgar Blue and looks a bit bright for Clipper Blue ?....
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:55 am
by ASL642
Try Bermuda it was used for the police cars round this way.
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:06 am
by PSL184
I'm guessing this is not a UK car - Maybe Aus or NZ?
Perhaps export colours were different?
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:33 pm
by bmcecosse
The colours in the pic don't look very 'true' - so can't really rely on it.
A very close match for Old English White on wheels - is Dulux Magnolia Gloss! You may find it much less expensive to just brush paint them with that.
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:29 pm
by Onne
I'd be very tempted to use body colour with an unusual colour like that.
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:01 pm
by Kevin
If you cant find Old English the later Rover Arum White is basically the same shade.
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 2:12 pm
by bmcecosse
Arum white is quite a bit more 'beige' - but on wheels it wouldn't be noticed.
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:16 pm
by Kevin
As you have the paint code Halfords will make some paint up for you.