30-10-2023, 10:20 PM
Following Andy's recommendation I had a very interesting conversation with a helpful man at Brooks Paints today. I explained my dilemma and he immediately asked what colour I wanted to match - Triumph Royal Blue 1969. "No" he said, the base colour for that is no longer available in cellulose apparently because one of its constituents has been banned from use. The same is true for many dark blues and some dark reds. He went on to explain that a colour spectrometer would suggest something similar but it wouldn't ever match.
He can supply 2-pack to match and doesn't need a sample.
Just for a laugh I asked what he thought would happen if I used a tin of 40 year old paint and to my surprise he said it should be fine. "As long as it's been sealed and is scraped right back to the bottom of the tin it will be just the same as when you bought it"!
I will try a small area before I commit to a whole bonnet. How reassuring to meet someone who not only knows his stuff but was happy to talk me out of buying anything. He may well get my business in the future.
He can supply 2-pack to match and doesn't need a sample.
Just for a laugh I asked what he thought would happen if I used a tin of 40 year old paint and to my surprise he said it should be fine. "As long as it's been sealed and is scraped right back to the bottom of the tin it will be just the same as when you bought it"!
I will try a small area before I commit to a whole bonnet. How reassuring to meet someone who not only knows his stuff but was happy to talk me out of buying anything. He may well get my business in the future.