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Talking of colours, are all whites equal?

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Darren:
My 110 is white and some bits are in need of some TLC. I've heard various names given to white paint (shire white is one that springs to mind) but don't know how different they are, or whether they are all the same colour that have been periodically 'rebranded' by somebody in marketing.

Unfortunately, I can't just ask for 'the white used in 1987' as mine has quite a few later panels (roof, wings, bonnet, bulkhead). It all matches (except the bonnet, which is rubbish) but I don't know what's been matched to what!

Can anybody shed any light for me?

Elmo:
My '85 has at least 3 different whites on it caused by various repairs and refits over the years so I would hazard a guess at 'No' - or the people who did the work were carp<?>

Jimbo:
I think the paint code is on a plate near the brake servo - should be 3 letters and 3 numbers, a paint place can then supply the right colour......but as for which panels are painted with the right colour  :roll:

clbarclay:
Another point to watch out for are cheap non genuine paints, My brother found this out when touching up one of his cars. The cheap (halfrauds) paint which claimed to be an exact match was actually quite a creamy colour compared to the genuine white.

Darren:
Thanks guys. I think I'll go for whatever the white used on later models is. Mine has been fitted with a smooth roof (in fact, the more I look at it the more I think the whole body has been replaced :roll: ) and that looks the same as later ones.

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