help with a color for my classic mini
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Guys, I ended up buying at eBay a Dupont chip card, not all the colors I wanted to give it a try where there but I am ok with the options I have.
From the card I selected 4 colors, here are the samples on the attached picture.
I am thinking to go with the Sunberry white, specially if I decide to go with the Martini livery, as you can see on the attached picture... I already have the sunroof to be installed after the car is painted so it should be ease to recreate the look.
If I decide not to go with the Martini livery then the choice will be between the Surf Blue and the Porcelain green.
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Honolulu Blue isn't an OEM Mini colour !
I've never seen it before on a Mini, it's a Morris Minor colour afaik. It's not listed in any references I can find except for the ubiquitous swatch sheet for the whole BMC range.
Somerfords would agree (can't find a Mania equivilent) - https://www.somerfordmini.co.uk/info?info_id=136 - and they're absolutely an authority.
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$100 USD for 1/4 gallon is actually very cheap, depending on the paint system being used. Automotive paint costs have more than doubled in the last 5 years. In 2017 I paid $140 for a pint of (then) DuPont Chromabase. Last fall I paid $290 for a pint of Chromabase. This is just the base paint, not including reducers or activators.
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Thanks for the help!
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https://www.minimania.com/Austin_Mini_Paint_Color_Codes_481
Simple recipe for Excitement: Take 1 Classic Mini. Throw in 1590cc's of engine. Add 5 gears. A dash of 94 octane. A sprinkle of style inside and out. Toss in 1 MadMan and finally heat tires and pavement to taste. Recipe produces 1 Mini VTEC conversion and full satisfaction. Motor on!
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Look at this place. Get them to mix you a small can of enamel of the 4 colors you want. Spray a 6"x6" square metal panel with each. You can take the panel you like to the local paint store and have it scanned into their system. You can use the enamel sample paint on the inside floors to get some use of it.
"How can anything bigger be mini?"
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https://www.ebay.ca/itm/233756106009?hash=item366cf31d19:g:6JQAAOSwOQNeggD2
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/233562673686?hash=item36616b9216:g:bycAAOSwI49emgIq
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/233652066312?hash=item3666bf9808:g:gOoAAOSwcdRfELpN
Not sure if paint sample chips are what you are looking for. Hard to tell if the ones you want are in those. Looks like all the choices that you made were painted from '64-'67.
Maybe a more refined search on a search engine would bring some more luck. There was someone offering a can of the Honolulu paint on ebay, but they're in the UK.
Simple recipe for Excitement: Take 1 Classic Mini. Throw in 1590cc's of engine. Add 5 gears. A dash of 94 octane. A sprinkle of style inside and out. Toss in 1 MadMan and finally heat tires and pavement to taste. Recipe produces 1 Mini VTEC conversion and full satisfaction. Motor on!
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I am hoping to find a store that could have access to the needed information, or with the time and willingness to find it.
Due to availability of cars and info maybe the UK is the best place for it.
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