Tonight question #1 - Paint Colour

[JPSmit]

is New Mini Colour "Pepper White"

the same as Old English White?

 

[DrEntropy]

Pro'lly not.

 

[JPSmit]

you're right - I went to the Mini board and Pepper White is darker

 

[JamesWilson]

is New Mini Colour "Pepper White"

the same as Old English White?

Some OEWs aren't the same as other OEWs, either... /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/frown.gif

 

[JPSmit]

So which do I need - my wife picked it off an early 60's Big Healey

 

[DrEntropy]

Dunno if this will help, JP, but if you can find a paint store (automotive, of course) selling Valspar products or that has a cross-reference chart, check Valspar #852-W1395. It ~seems~ to be the proper OEW for this '65 MGB we have.

 

[JPSmit]

Thanks - I'm at least a few weeks away so I have to start writing it down. There seems to be a "creamier" OEW and a "whiter" one - I want the creamier.

 

[DrEntropy]

That's the one. This is hard to judge in a photo, different monitors will show it differently, too. The lower valence is about right:

 

[DrEntropy]

And this: