"Original" Healey engine paint?

[Bock62]

Can anyone tell me a source for the "Original" Healey engine paint?

Looking at some engines painted with Moss's paint, they appear lighter and yellowish in color compared to deeper green on the BJ-8 valve cover, etc, in mine, which is rubbed off in places.

 

[Tronch]

Bock62, what I did is to ask in the painter what brand they use, as they use GLASURIT, I was in the web page with car Austin, model Healey, abd colorado red and it gave me the mix.
https://www.es.glasurit.com/COLOR/new-color-online/m1frameset.php?language=5

This page is in Spanish, but you have it in english

 

[1976Midget]

Bock62, what I did is to ask in the painter what brand they use, as they use GLASURIT, I was in the web page with car Austin, model Healey, abd colorado red and it gave me the mix.
https://www.es.glasurit.com/COLOR/new-color-online/m1frameset.php?language=5

This page is in Spanish, but you have it in english

if you change the last 5 in the link url to a 1 it changes it to and english version

 

[Bock62]

Tronch
Thanks for the site.
Did not work for me -- using A-H, all, engine and type green -- perhaps as I did not know A-H 'green color 'name for the paint.
Seems you used 'colorado red', which is a listed color.

 

[Tronch]

Bock62

Look at this page you have two tipe of green

https://www.glasurit.com/COLOR/CCC-Online/index.php?language=5
spruce green
leaf green

 

[John Loftus]

I used Hirsch enamel in the Healey green color. There have been a few threads on BCF that go over the color difference between Hirsch and Moss paints and a bit of everything else. Here's one of them ..

healey motor paint

 

[Bock62]

Thanks for the info posts.
Tronch; Afraid spruce green & leaf green dont do it for me -- am looking for 'eye pleasing' more than originality.
John Loftus; Since have spray capability, might try the Hirch, tho Qt quantity is way too much.
Guess can also shop for an 'eye pleasing', similar green in auto stores.....

 

[YankeeTR]

I wonder is tower paint could match the color/

https://www.towerpaint.com?

 

[Bock62]

YankeeTR: Thanks. Asked Tower Paint if they could do it from photo, reply was a pretty iffy, 'maybe'.
Will look for a color I like 'off-the-shelf' -- if dont find could try them.

 

[YankeeTR]

YankeeTR: Thanks. Asked Tower Paint if they could do it from photo, reply was a pretty iffy, 'maybe'.
Will look for a color I like 'off-the-shelf' -- if dont find could try them.

You should be able to find something pretty close. Good luck.

 

[Johnny]

I've found the Moss green will change after the motor has heated a few times to very close to the original green. It loses some of the "gloss" over time.
Just my HO.