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AC Owners Club Forum => Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum => Topic started by: AC-Crankcase on September 09, 2021, 11:56:59
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Well slightly less than that, but Thames Ditton did like to describe the colours that they used as Grey. Birch Grey, National Grey, Slate Grey...………..
Birch Grey was a cream colour and was the colour of my fathers Saloon (MZ 8150). National Grey was a green colour and came in light and dark, (the light version NTV 836)…………
I have had a request from a gentleman who wishes to re-paint his car in the original colour which was National Grey but am struggling to find any reference to it; does any one know who the paint manufacturer was and even better does anyone have a code for the colour?
Tom
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Hi Tom.
ICI belco was the manufacturer.
I did find the code and have it somewhere.
However, no one had a cross reference to a current manufacturer. I found a chap at BSB paints in Medway who mixed me 4 litres in cellulose by eye and it was almost perfect match. He could not get close in 2 pack or waterbased because of the base paint base.
Mine was the light greeny grey version of NAT grey.
Gary
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Thanks Gary,
If you can find the code that would be very helpful.
My sisters car was National Grey, the light version, but unfortunately I do not have any colour photos! The Saloon that needs painting is in Truro, so a bit of a way from Kent. Do BSB stretch that far?
All the best,
Tom
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Hi Tom
I think BSB is a chain but only in my part of the country. However, I would assume any good quality auto paint factors with a spectrometer and a good paint mixer would be able to get a close match, especially if he is going to repaint the whole car.
Gary