Morris Minor Owners Club

hi there does anyone know where i can get old english white paint from?

NRP by Halfords in Nuneaton - Paint code WT3 ;-)

Aparently in the normal spray can range Rover Arum white is a very close match. Though I bought a can from McGanns about a year ago called old english white, in the book under Rover, I can go and find the code for that if you need it...

Or just use Dulux Magnolia Gloss - if it's for wheels !

I'm using Focus own brand "Cream" Cheaper than Dulux ;-)

Cans of spray paint are available from most morris suppliers.

But for wheels - Gloss paint (Dulux or Focus etc) is very much more robust!

Really? that amazes me well I bow to your greater knowledge!

But for wheels - Gloss paint (Dulux or Focus etc) is very much more robust

I'm not a fan of Dulux, however if you get cheap DIY centre gloss, a mix of 50/50 white and magnolia makes a very good match for OEW.

Really? that amazes me well I bow to your greater knowledge!

It's only robust if you prep the wheels really well. If so, it gives a good thick coating that after a hot summer will be hard to chip.

rayofleamington wrote:

But for wheels - Gloss paint (Dulux or Focus etc) is very much more robust

I'm not a fan of Dulux, however if you get cheap DIY centre gloss, a mix of 50/50 white and magnolia makes a very good match for OEW.

Really? that amazes me well I bow to your greater knowledge!

It's only robust if you prep the wheels really well. If so, it gives a good thick coating that after a hot summer will be hard to chip.

Its basically synthetic enamel, same as 'chassis black' (only whiter!) - a very good durable finish. When I did the restoration course, years ago now, we painted a whole 1910 Austin using proprietory household gloss. Vehicle was displayed at Gaydon untill relatively recently.

Thank you rayofleamington, I have started to paint the wheels on my car today and find that as you say a 50/50 magnolia / white paint is a very close match to OEW.

If anyone else is doing it I found that 4 heaped desert spoons would be enough to put two coats on 4 wheels.. so needless to say lots went in the bin as i could not find a coffe jar to store it in!

Forgive me if this is an obvious question, but are you painting the gloss paint on with a brush or using an air gun? I've not done much painting, and have only ever used an aerosol.

I've just done mine and brush painted them but that is because the tyres are fitted - If I was planning a proper job I'd remove the tyres and spray them. With the tyres off I guess you could even go as far as getting them powder coated....

I am brush painting them..

I am covering black wheels ( mgf space savers ) so was working on the old principle of ten coats on nine coats off. So step one is to get a good solid white colour all over then smooth back before strating the paint / smooth endless loop.

but if anyone know away to spray dulux gloss i would be interested..

Could you not thin it down and run it through a spray gun as normal ?

I tried to paint my wheels done 1 of them in garage door paint like a cream colour but it did not come out as i wanted so i have just got them sandblasted and have sprayed both with white primer then used rover arum white £3.95 for a 300ml can dont look to bad.

PSL184 wrote:Could you not thin it down and run it through a spray gun as normal ?

Many years ago a friend of mine tried spraying gloss paint and got himself into a right mess!! From what I can remember he had to use white spirit/turps to get it thin enough to go through the gun so it went on almost translucent. It also took ages to dry due to the turps not evaporating quickly he needed lots of coats, the fumes where awful he had runs almost everywhere! and cleaning up took him forever!!

Don't sound like a good idea then

I think I'd stick to the spray can unless you've got a gun/compressor.
Dont like the idea of the cleaning up with the gloss paint.

bit slow on the uptake here - but Flossie just been sprayed in OEW. I got it from HRG vehicle paints - in King's Lynn but they have a website - tel number 01553 773321