Not necessarily, just some old paint he had lying around. But it probably is one of the few hundred shades of BRG out there.DoloWIGHTY wrote:Oooh that is green....
Would that be BRG perchance Martin?
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I've just painted a Stag in Brooklands Green and, freshly applied under paintshop lights, it looks just like that! Nice choice Mart!
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Re: Track Sprint Resto
"Some old paint he had lying around"....
No chance of matching that ever since some of the pigment will be on the side of the tin...even if you knew the code.
Shoulda left it french bleue...
Like the bonnet vents though.
Jonners
No chance of matching that ever since some of the pigment will be on the side of the tin...even if you knew the code.
Shoulda left it french bleue...
Like the bonnet vents though.
Jonners
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That's looking great Mart - I know you like your BRG 
Will be a lovely track day weapon, good on you (says the man who said go white).
edited to say - can't wait to see the rest....
Will be a lovely track day weapon, good on you (says the man who said go white).
edited to say - can't wait to see the rest....
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Well you won't have to wait very long Ben..............
Just had these emailed me. Now I'm keeping an open mind on the colour scheme until the side stripes have been put on. I like the colours mind you. Your comments, good or not so good are welcome.
Just had these emailed me. Now I'm keeping an open mind on the colour scheme until the side stripes have been put on. I like the colours mind you. Your comments, good or not so good are welcome.
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Re: Track Sprint Resto
It's BRG, there wasn't much chance of that anyway.Jon Tilson wrote:No chance of matching that ever since some of the pigment will be on the side of the tin...even if you knew the code.
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Hit it.
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Looks very good. The pictures do show that the UK painters are the same as the Dutch painters. You're alway's ending up with white wall tyres......
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OK, the paint isn't that old, just left over from a previous job. Jon looks after his paints very well. The green was darker but he lightened it up a bit to match the forthcoming stripes. All carefully documented, so he can mix the colour again if needed.Jon Tilson wrote:"Some old paint he had lying around"....
No chance of matching that ever since some of the pigment will be on the side of the tin...even if you knew the code.
Shoulda left it french bleue...
Like the bonnet vents though.
Jonners
I like the bonnet vents too but I'm not sure how much they help with engine bay cooling. I added the vents about eight years ago, £16 off fleabay iirc.
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ponchoj
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Not just cooling but they will reduce front end lift a bit. You put them in the right place too. 
I quite like the colour scheme. I can see it looking really well when it's finished.
I quite like the colour scheme. I can see it looking really well when it's finished.
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Do the door tops green too and the rear pillar.
Seperate green and white with a gold flash.....
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Seperate green and white with a gold flash.....
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I was thinking about painting from the bottom of the windows, up and the 'D' pillar. But, after seeing it this afternoon in the flesh, I'm not so sure. Anyway, a few more pics...
It's now just going to have a plain 90mm. wide green stripe down both sides and maybe a couple of cream stripes up over the roof.
It's now just going to have a plain 90mm. wide green stripe down both sides and maybe a couple of cream stripes up over the roof.
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What i alway's do is print a picture and coulor with some pencils some idea's to see how it looks. Orange goes well with it.
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My first thought was to keep the original colour but I reckon the colour scheme will suit the purpose of this car.
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Meetings take place on the first Wednesday of the month at 8.00pm at The Railway, 1 Birstall Lane, Drighlington, Bradford, BD11 1JJ
2003 Volvo XC90 D5 SE (PX53 OVZ - The daily driver)
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1991 Toyota Celica GT (J481 ONB - a project car)
Former stable of SAY 414M (1974 Toledo), GRH 244D (1966 1300fwd), CDB 324L (1973 1500fwd), GGN 573J (1971 1500fwd), DCP 625S (1977 Dolomite 1300) & LCG 367N (1975 Dolomite Sprint), NYE 751L (1972 Dolomite 1850 auto) plus 5 Acclaims and that's just the Triumphs!
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OK, the ink in the printer was low and maybe a bit more brown in the orange (Dutch have only one orange colour) but this way it's easy to test.
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