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[71xu1]

If going original, satin black in engine bay all day everyday. Boot area will vary Brisbane or Adelaide car? If Adelaide blue, black, grey colour at about 60% gloss. Best too match to what's there already if original. Midnight black is the best black match.

Cheers Dave

[RallyRed]

Hi mate,

 

I have a pretty original LC that has the factory type satin in the engine bay ( almost matte after 40 something years)

 

and

 

A LJ that is painted gloss in the engine bay. 

 

The gloss looks nicer....but it just doesnt fit the originality vibe if thats what you are after........

 

i'd go the factory look....but up to you.

[grumpy xu1]

It's a semi gloss, not a satin. & yes if you're chasing originality the gloss black doesn't look right. You're spray painters going to have to mix up the colours & label them before he strips it if it's not already done. What plant was the car made at ?

[Ice]

If going original, satin black in engine bay all day everyday. Boot area will vary Brisbane or Adelaide car? If Adelaide blue, black, grey colour at about 60% gloss. Best too match to what's there already if original. Midnight black is the best black match.
Cheers Dave

This guy knows what he is talking about
listen to him

[rodomo]

The factory over spray in my boot is grey but the main colour of the boot looks black.

Edited by rodomo, 26 May 2017 - 10:21 PM.

[IMORAL]

Isn't there an actual colour called Gmh black?

That's what I asked for when I did my engine bay and boot but not sure what the painter actually got?

[jd lj]

For the boot mix 300ml of black with 50ml of white and that's very close to the original boot and engine bay colour of my 73 Adelaide car.

[Ice]

Isn't there an actual colour called Gmh black?
That's what I asked for when I did my engine bay and boot but not sure what the painter actually got?

Yes its called Slops Black

[fx48_eh64]

A Lot of engine bays and boot areas where painted with paint that was just a mix of all the left overs chucked into one pot,  the usual colour was mostly a black or variation of it, but it would vary depending on what colours where going through the production line at the time

[crabba67]

GMH did not use satin black the closest black to the original on all xu1's Brisbane and Adelaide is midnight black  PPG 526-31298 which was originally warrigal black most gtr's are warrigal black some are the blue/grey color.cheers

 

Original black paint on adelaide GTR 

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Edited by crabba67, 27 May 2017 - 10:35 AM.

[Potta]

This may be a dumb question but surely they didn't paint the engine bay will all the parts already in it? Unless they did then I can't see how this is the original colour.

[crabba67]

A 8 month 73 xu1 export also with original paint,gloss is a bit more than satin black.also with the stencils around the wiper motor and heater/fan assy.

Cheers

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[jd lj]

The above techniques must be a Brisbane thing.

[grumpy xu1]

Warrigal & tuxedo became gmh jet black only. The heater box was not painted around like that Anthony in any torana I've ever seen.

[grumpy xu1]

For the boot mix 300ml of black with 50ml of white and that's very close to the original boot and engine bay colour of my 73 Adelaide car.

I'd be inclined to go with what James has suggested here. Make sure that you get it done in a semi gloss,
Protec can do the semi quite easy as an example.

The slops mix is a load of bullshit & i wish people would stop believing it.

[Ice]

I'd be inclined to go with what James has suggested here. Make sure that you get it done in a semi gloss,
Protec can do the semi quite easy as an example.
The slops mix is a load of bullshit & i wish people would stop believing it.

How many panel and paint shops have you worked in Gary
it was about saving money

Not bullshit

[jd lj]

Has anyone else got this grey colour in their engine bay or just in the boots.

When I had my heater box out there was no stencilling like shown in Anthony's photos and that is original paint in that area on mine.

[grumpy xu1]

The only way that would possibly work is to put only black in it & all of the same gloss levels. I did a trade in it Gene. Any "automotive" trade qualified intelligent spray painter would agree. Gmh did not mix there own paint it was a buy in actually, I wasn't having a go at you, just that it's not how it goes, slops in a panel shop is the last bit of paint in your gun no matter what, metalic, solid, any colour, that doesn't make reasonably consistent colours.

[grumpy xu1]

Hi James, I've seen some Adelaide cars grey in the engine bay & boot, black in engine bay & grey in the boot & black in both. Slightly different colour to the brisbane engine bay. & 73 brisbane slightly lighter than 72 brisbane engine bay & boot area. I would use the spectrometer on your area under the heater box if you can, you need roughly 60mm diameter,flat edge & not scratched to get the most accurate mix. PM me your mobile number mate, i can talk about it more with you if you like, Gary.

[S pack]

The above techniques must be a Brisbane thing.

 

No, my Brissy LJ was not like that when I pulled the heater out back in '87.
 

[Potta]

No, my Brissy LJ was not like that when I pulled the heater out back in '87.
 

 

Maybe it is a duel cast thing?

[grumpy xu1]

I have never seen a lc or lj like that ever, clearly a repaint. my brisbane was all black, was still factory under the heater before it was blasted.

[Potta]

I have never seen a lc or lj like that ever, clearly a repaint. my brisbane was all black, was still factory under the heater before it was blasted.

 

So it would appear Crabba is making stuff up as he goes along?

 

I never would have imagined that happening.