Side Curtain / Hood Sticks (Frame) Colour Query?

[rashuno]

Good-day: I would like to canvass the group as to what is the closest shade of tan or beige, currently available, that comes close to the rather pearly, bronze, looking paint remnants that I found adhering to both of the above bits of kit? I reckon the codes may be the same from the UK side, but from the US of A, colour codes have been under different numbers. Colours I have come across when supplied by say, Gen. Motors (Canada) vs Gen. Motors (US of A), have had this characteristic but, this was before NAFTA. Maybe things have become more common nowadays. Anyway, I should like your help and I'll take it from there. Cheers for now: Jack Emdall, TC # 6768.

[twilson@motionwear.net]

I'd like to add to the question. My TC0272 has a black hood with a bronze hood frame. I'm fitting new side curtains. It's my guess that the side curtain frames should be black to match the color of hood and side curtains. Is this correct? Shouldn't the color of the hood frame also be black? They were changed to tan when the top changed color, weren't they? Jack - I have 2 cans of Moss paint in the tan (#220-520) less than 6 months old available for the asking if the frames are supposed to be black. Let me know if you'd like them. I don't know how durable this paint is. The last set I had painted (for my 5476TC) we used an Imron auto paint - very durable. Tom Wilson -----Original Message----- From: tc48td50 [mailto:tc48td50@telus.net] Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 7:29 PM To: T-ABCs Subject: [mg-tabc] Side Curtain / Hood Sticks (Frame) Colour Query? Good-day: I would like to canvass the group as to what is the closest shade of tan or beige, currently available, that comes close to the rather pearly, bronze, looking paint remnants that I found adhering to both of the above bits of kit? I reckon the codes may be the same from the UK side, but from the US of A, colour codes have been under different numbers. Colours I have come across when supplied by say, Gen. Motors (Canada) vs Gen. Motors (US of A), have had this characteristic but, this was before NAFTA. Maybe things have become more common nowadays. Anyway, I should like your help and I'll take it from there. Cheers for now: Jack Emdall, TC # 6768.

[Charles Hill]

Now I have something else to think about. I had always assumed that my TC0857 should have a black top and side curtains with the frames painted to match and TC(EXU)7387 should have a tan top, etc. Now I need to think about what shade of tan. I'm hoping this isn't anything like the quest for the correct gray/green/whatever color of the early TC engines. BTW, right now all I have for TC0857 is the top frame - black and rusty. TC7387 has a non-original tan top and side curtains with black frames. Regards, Charles Hill