Re: Healey Blue paint code
bighealeysource said:
Does anyone have the paint codes for Healey blue?
Paint codes is another subject about which I know very little. However, when I had my BN2 painted a few years ago, I found that those who have paint formulas, which closely match our cars' original colors, are protective of this information. Generally they will sell you paint, but not the formula.
They cite the lengthy and expensive trial-and-error process to get a good match, which is then occasionally foiled by new laws and regulations that prohibit some ingredient that they were using, thereby forcing them to go back to the drawing board. This surprised me because I had thought that by now all of the necessary data to mix these paints would be easy-to-obtain public knowledge. Apparently not so.
I like the Healey Blue used on my BN2 a few years ago. John Wilson of "Healey Lane Restorations" in Marcola, Oregon, mixed the paint. However, I have seen a very wide range of Healey Blues in my time, many of which look fine, although they are certainly different. It's best to find one you like, have yours painted to match, and then never park your Healey Blue Healey next to another one painted Healey Blue.
Good luck.