Dove Grey Questions

[The Transplanter]

Reading around it seems that "Dove Grey" is the favoured colour for painting the underside of a OSF for that factory finish on a resto.

 

My question is to those that have done this; Because solid colours are gloss and the underside never was, did you get the paint supplier to add a matting agent?

 

Cheerz

 

Al

[Vista]

Dove Grey? Never heard that before, where did you read that?

[bigbadsquare]

 

 

Reading around it seems that "Dove Grey" is the favoured colour for painting the underside of a OSF for that factory finish on a resto.
 
My question is to those that have done this; Because solid colours are gloss and the underside never was, did you get the paint supplier to add a matting agent?
 
Cheerz
 
Al

I'm also after this info, paint code anybody ?

Cheers

[SmokeEm]

I've used hurricane grey before with a matting agent. (Rover colour I believe)

[The Transplanter]

Dove Grey? Never heard that before, where did you read that?

Cars were never body coloured from factory underneath including the Fords, they had a grey sealer and then just had over spray on the underside like this unrestored RS2000

 

 

As there was no "real" paintcode, Ford restorers seem to use "Ford Dove grey" for that authentic look, sources of my reading are the RSOC and Rallye Sports Escort forum   Its the same colour as they use on the RS 4 spoke centres & Cibies

 

But back to my original question, I think matt would look more original, so was wondering what others had done?

 

Paint code is XSC 1491

 

4-spokes showing dove grey

 

[SmokeEm]

As I said, closest we found to the original was Hurricane Grey. People often called it Dove Grey but it wasn't. We of course though, were no experts

[Vista]

Interesting, everyday's a school day 

 

But screw authentic, I prefer my classic Ford proofed to the elements so it's thoroughly coated in something a bit more durable

[SmokeEm]

As above but Scott, you are not a resto std buff. If you were, both your animals would be std lol. To have grey overspray etc underneath you have to be more than a bit anal

.. Each to there own

[SmokeEm]

Their even... Fook me, I've become illiterate!

[The Transplanter]

Interesting, everyday's a school day 

 

But screw authentic, I prefer my classic Ford proofed to the elements so it's thoroughly coated in something a bit more durable

Agreed, protecting them is the most important thing now, especially if you want to use it!

 

When I restore a vehicle on the underside, I use epoxy on the metal and then spray it with the Wurth spray on seam sealer, and then paint it body colour, but it can be to much if you know what I mean, so was looking at the more factory look, which would protect it and look more in keeping.

 

Smoke em, is hurricane a late rover colour or an old rover colour?

 

I think I might clean up a 4 spoke and take it to a mate who mixes paint for brown bros, he has a "spectrum camera" there which will match it to the closest oem colour. Would be interesting to see what comes up as the closest match  

[SmokeEm]

Its a late 80's, early 90's colour. It's a great match and was available everywhere 'back in the day' Hence why we used it.

[Mrs O/H/C]

A spectrum camera will take it to the closest match within 95%. If not it will formulate to the colour of the picture that has been taken