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Last post 11-18-2009, 7:34 PM by Dick Mason. 3 replies.
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  •  11-16-2009, 5:48 PM 21836

    Color codes

    I have recently bought an MF TD -52. I am new to MG but as I own and run a toolmaking comany I am not to afraid Smile

    It is black with red interior and red wheels? Does anyone have the RAL code for the colour of the wheels? I am thinking of having them powder-coated.

    Finn Brynildsrud, Moss, Norway

    http://www.brynildsrud.com/indexenglish.htm

     

  •  11-17-2009, 9:56 AM 21839 in reply to 21836

    Re: Color codes

    Most factory shots of the TD show silver wheel paint.  Try here for paint information and just about anything else you might want to know about the car - http://www.mgcars.org.uk/mgtd/mgtd_finishes.htm.

     

  •  11-18-2009, 4:24 PM 21891 in reply to 21839

    Re: Color codes

    That's great.

    A pro supplier will have no problem mixing the right shade as long as I can supply any kind of code. A local paint supplier here can even supply custom mixed spray cans! Not the cheapest, but handy for tuch-up if you don't have an air brush.

    Thank you very much!

    Finn.

  •  11-18-2009, 7:34 PM 21893 in reply to 21891

    Re: Color codes

    Don't get too hung up on precise matches to the original stuff because it varied quite a bit even in the factory paint booths, according to several historical books on the "T"-series cars.  The original cellulose laquer was the cheapest stuff they could get away with, fading so badly so quickly that there's a number of historical accounts where new cars just off the boat were immediately repainted by the US dealers before putting them on the lots.

    I painted my '51 the way the factory should have painted it.  The purists and originality police are offended, but the general public loves it.  If you're not going for a 100-point concourse quality museum piece, who cares?  Find a color combo you like, and have fun with it!  Yes