Filter Bowl Colour

[MandM]

Hi Guys what colour or shade of Blue was the original filter bowl ?, what colour have you painted yours?, do you have any pictures?, just wondering what colour to paint mine, custard is possibility.


The yellow team

[Gemini 51]

I've found Triumph Valencia blue, a Triumph colour from the sixties is about as close as you can get.....but you'll probably have to get it mixed specially.

[new to this]

I thought they were black ?

[davidf]

I thought they were black ?

Only when the seal has rotted and the oil hasn't been changed for years.

To be serious for a moment, I thought they were more blue than Valencia Blue, which is nearer to green.

[barkerwilliams]

I've an original 1975 blue. If anyone needs some sort of a swatch.


Alan

[MandM]

I've an original 1975 blue. If anyone needs some sort of a swatch.


Alan

Do you have a picture?

[barkerwilliams]

I will take one tomorrow ( If I remember).

I will try and find a colour chart to include.

Alan.

[garyf]

Ok this thread has spurned me into something that I have been meaning to do for months
I have a Dolomite Sprint engine up the garden that has never been in a car because it was in a motor engineering collage on a stand attached to a Borg Warner 65 autobox(if anyone’s interested in it it could be up for grabs!)
Anyway I’ve nicked the oil filter bowl off it this morning to replace the leaky one on my Stag
Ive taken some pics for you
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[barkerwilliams]

Here is my Stag original oil filter. I was concerned if my camera of your screen changed the colour so I went into B&Q with the filter and found this colour card which is pretty close to the colour.

Wouldn't suggest you use this paint but if you go into B&Q and pick up this colour card then you have a good starting point to get it matched exactly.

It is a Valspar paint X82 "Sailing by Moonlight" R166A.
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Alan

[MandM]

Thank you very much for your help Alan & Gary, will see what I find