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Painting a narrowcase single

Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:47 am
by kaysystems
Hi

I'm embarking on the painting part of my '66 Mark 3.

I have a couple of questions about the colours. Are there any known close matches to the red and silver from companies like Dupli-color?

Was the silver a metallic or a non-metallic?

Thanks

David

Re: Painting a narrowcase single

Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 2:31 pm
by nalimugmug
These colours cross matched from an original Mach 1 which had been in covered storage for 30 years.

Silver-Mercedes- DB744.70F

Red- BS539

Yellow- One shot lettering enamel. 191L-Imitation Gold- applied using stencil tape and a fine artists brush

Finesse Striping Stencil Tape- F10

PM me if you would like some pics