Limestone vs Classic Cream

[garrywlh]

I remember a discussion here some time ago about how closely a contemporary, accessible paint might match the correct Limestone colour (Rover no. RTC4044A; Dulux (DuCo) D38505).
Someone here, I think it might have been Mr. Grey Ghost, suggested that White Knight Rust Guard Classic Cream epoxy enamel (a Taubmans colour) in rattle cans might be a readily accessible substitute.
When Johnno visited here recently in his fantastic SWB, I took a picture to compare the colours just in case it was of interest to anyone.
On John's Landy is the authentic Limestone, and on my wheel, the Classic Cream. As you can see, if anything the Limestone is the more buttery of the two.
Leave it to you to decide which is the prettier, but in reality it seems to me that the Cream would be a respectable substitute if you prefer to go with the spray can.
cheers,
Garry

[Lotz-A-Landies]

One problem I have found with the rust guard and white knight epoxy products is they oxidise and lose their shine much quicker than the original paints you apply with a gun.

One thing that you may be happy to learn is that the classic cream is probably a closer colour match to the earlier S2/S2a. The late S2a had more of a yellow hue.

[garrywlh]

So, Diana, there are 2 Limestone paint codes - an early one and a late one?

[SII Josh]

Will be following this closely as I am getting ready to paint the roof of my 1960 series 2, any more info on this colour will be awesome

[Johnno1969]

One problem I have found with the rust guard and white knight epoxy products is they oxidise and lose their shine much quicker than the original paints you apply with a gun.

One thing that you may be happy to learn is that the classic cream is probably a closer colour match to the earlier S2/S2a. The late S2a had more of a yellow hue.

I was actually surprised at how buttery and yellow the colour was when I used it.

Either way, Garry, Lettie will look lovely.

John

[garrywlh]

Although, I have since decided that I am going with body colour, being a Series II. I know it is the wrong body colour, but I decided the wheels may as well be the same wrong colour!

[Lotz-A-Landies]

So, Diana, there are 2 Limestone paint codes - an early one and a late one?

Yes there are two "limestone colours" one from about 1967 which is slightly off white with a yellow tint base and a later one in the SIII Stage 3 era which is much more cream (see below).



But before either or those colours there was an off white colour with almost a blue tint base used on series 1 and series 2/2a roofs and sometimes also their wheels. This is the one I feel is more like the classic cream at the head of this thread.

[SII Josh]

I remember a guy at one of the British car shows held locally saying there was an arttic White which was white with a blue tint, as I am not versed in the paint codes I just agreed as his roof defently had a blueish tint to the White.

I have so far used my local paint supplier to colour match the parts, he did alright for the green, so am taking him my roof to be coloured matched

[Slunnie]

I understand my IIa 6cyl ute is Limestone.

Here is a pic so you can see the panels are all the same colour, because they don't look it in the next pic.



These wheels were blasted and powdercoated in a colour which I think was called Magnolia (thanks Bacicat!). If it wasn't that it was some flower. Never the less, the powdercoat colour looked to me like it was a match when comparing with the the sample.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Hi Slunny

My recollection of the brochures at the time (wish I kept them) is that the body colour was called "sandstone" and the roof colour (second image) "limestone".

That scheme in Oz was unique to the 6 cyl 109 from about 1969. The 88's were "DBG" and "limestone"

Diana