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Thread: S1 2lt engine paint colour

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    S1 2lt engine paint colour

    Hiyas All

    Engine paint colour?

    I am given to understand that 2ltr engines in Oz were/are a bilious turquoise, duck egg blue?????????????

    However, a visit to:

    Land Rover Paint - Engine Archives - Paintman

    reveals that the colour of my engine should perhaps be S1 Grey or the S1 1600 Blue.

    The blue looks to match the dark bluey grey remains that I found under all the crap (not a lot, and in the valleys of the casting grain).

    Mine being a 52 80" it is possible that it has a 2lt painted with the remains of the 1600 paint. I can't imagine Rover in 1952 throwing out "good" engine paint just because the engine size was changed. Comment?

    'straaayyin equivalents? Are there any? does anyone have the paint numbers, or provide paint. Would think being flammable etc. getting paint from UK would be problematic, or long way round in a container. (even here getting paint through the mail, or consigned?)

    Cheers

    Rick F

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    The closest match I was able to find for my 80" engine is GM Blue available from auto shops in Engine Enamel rattle cans.
    IMAG0854.jpg Duck Egg blue is a much paler colour.

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    LRSOC stocks the correct paint. m

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    Quote Originally Posted by 100inch View Post
    LRSOC stocks the correct paint. m
    Thanks but "LRSOC" ???

    cheers

    RF

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    Land Rover Series One Club.
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    what colour should the spark plugs be painted?

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    Quote Originally Posted by 100inch View Post
    LRSOC stocks the correct paint. m
    Is paint something that they will post overseas ??

    Lots of discussions on paint on the forum. I don't think it needs to be heat resistant for an engine so a paint shop could mix something to order, they just need a sample.
    Humbrol (model paint) duck egg blue has been mentioned as 'about right' so could be used to get matched. Also dark grey crops up.

    Land Rover Paint - Engine Archives - Paintman

    Two colours listed on the Series I Club shop (and "there may be postage restrictions outside the UK"......)
    Early 2 litre same as 80", blue/grey. Mix 2 parts Humbrol No 96 to one part Humbrol No 149 (courtesy of James Taylor's book on the Series I)
    Later 2 litre, grey.

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    I was able to order two tins, one in each colour.
    As base, I used an engine primer (spray can, 2 passes) followed by the enamel, thinned down with spray gun (again, 2 thin passes). m
    And another 107 .... old project picked up again.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 100inch View Post
    I was able to order two tins, one in each colour.
    As base, I used an engine primer (spray can, 2 passes) followed by the enamel, thinned down with spray gun (again, 2 thin passes). m
    And another 107 .... old project picked up again.

    Colours don't come out well on photos/computers. Any paint left, even the empty tin if there is some that's hardened that could be colour matched locally ??

    It would be handy to have a local code that people could get paint mixed to.


    Colin
    '56 Series 1 with homemade welder
    '65 Series IIa Dormobile
    '70 SIIa GS
    '76 SIII 88" (Isuzu C240)
    '81 SIII FFR
    '95 Defender Tanami
    '58 Series II (sold)
    Motorcycles :-
    Vincent Rapide, Panther M100, Norton BIG4, Electra & Navigator, Matchless G80C

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    Quote Originally Posted by gromit View Post
    Colours don't come out well on photos/computers. Any paint left, even the empty tin if there is some that's hardened that could be colour matched locally ??

    It would be handy to have a local code that people could get paint mixed to.


    Colin
    I will have a look what's left.
    m

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