Hi there, Just touching up a few chips on the arches , Using nab/19 from Rimmers , however it appears to be a bit grey / beigey - just not as white as my body colour - appreciate colour changes over the years & I know earlier in it's life it had a partial rear respary - However I notice Rimmer also sell "Leyland" white - wondered if there was any difference ? , is one whiter than the other ? , could my car be Leyland not #19 ? - Anyone got any experience with this - Would have thought with all those white stags out there someone can point me in the right direction, any advise would be much appreciated . Cheers Steve
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Hi Steve, your best bet is to take your car to a trade paint supplier and get it properly matched, they're usually quite happy to mix and pack an aerosol for you, or bigger quantities of course. Your chances of finding a match off the shelf are pretty much nil. Ask for cellulose, much easier to use, and forgiving of mistakes.
Martin.
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Don't know what white mine was when it came out of the Leyland paint shop, but it's now Triumph Sebring White which is a kind of creamy white. There must be more shades of white than any other colour going, good luck in finding out yours.
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Thanks for the advise - I may well end up having to get a mix made up - Have done a bit more research - appears Leyland white was only used on late models - 1977 onwards - mine is a 1976- 77 , the year in which they used both !. The question is still out there , is Leyland white, whiter than #19 ? - Cheers SteveComment
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Hi Steve,
mine is November 76, and it's white 19, creamy white, i have original panels on the car and a few patches of leyland white where it has been touched up by PO,
you can see the difference side by side if you look closely, the original white is not a bright white if you get what i mean, it's close to an old BL colour called Arum white, you cant get this anymore either, when i spoke to wards they said the closest match for touch up is old english white.
hope this helps
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Originally posted by AlanD View Post
If that's correct, it'll be Old English White 1, Old English White 2 was too creamy. Martin.Comment
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on my brothers car its white 19,he had paint mixed up by shop and it came out creamy white,turned they had mixed it wrong
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not sure Mart, all Mick said when i asked was to get old english white, it's getting complicatedOriginally posted by martin View Post
it's saturday an i'm on the JD an coke, bet your on the wine too dont think we will get far hahhhahah
i know there are 2 different whites, i had some mixed by a friend an he asked which one it was, white or creamy white
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Wine ? -- me -- yeah, OK. That's why I suggested getting it matched and mixed, there are too many whites, and who knows what a previous owner did 20 years ago when Stags weren't worth much and nobody cared. Martin.Comment
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Yes mate Leyland white is whiter than #19. when my car, Jan 77, was resprayed a couple of years ago, the paint shop ordered the early white by mistake, it was far too creamy, however the Leyland white was a perfect match. Hope this helps.Originally posted by stag888 View Post
regards,
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My local paint place told me there was a triumph 19 pre 74 and a triumph 19 post 74 (though its now listed as rover old white and rover new white. apparently the older white had a touch of black tint in it but is otherwise the same as new white. I would guess that the touch of black would add a bit of a grey/creamy colour than new white.
As others have said, most paint shops can colour match now and that is probably your best bet for a decent match
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