Pink or purple paint
Pink or purple paint
Ye olde phantome menace is due for its overhaul and I want to do something cute with the paint job. I can't find pink or purple gloss anywhere. Does it exist? I have seen pink and purple boats. I don't want to do spray stuff because I can't do it myself!
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Re: Pink or purple paint
A lot of the more exotic coloured boats are done with car paint which isNessa wrote:Ye olde phantome menace is due for its overhaul and I want to do something cute with the paint job. I can't find pink or purple gloss anywhere. Does it exist? I have seen pink and purple boats. I don't want to do spray stuff because I can't do it myself!
a) best sprayed and
b) too brittle for older wooden boats.
I have known people mix paint for that special colour, but of course you'll never be able to repeat it...
Re: Pink or purple paint
I have been looking on the Jotun site. They do all sorts of good colours but I can't work out which paint is available in which colour, so I have emailed them to ask. At least my somewhat bimbo request should brighten their day....
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Re: Pink or purple paint
Jotun paint is very good.....and they are very helpful. I am sure that is a good way forwards
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eib
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Re: Pink or purple paint
Ed you might even remember this....
We did "The Happiest Days of your life" as a school play in 1969. Joyce Grenfell played the part of Miss Gossage the Sports mistress in the film.
One of the lines she has recalls her school colours: Purple and Puce.
I'm not going to tell you how I know that, the whole story might come back to haunt me. (Now there is a challenge Davidh. Investigative journalism that could uncover something fit for Sunday morning! )
We did "The Happiest Days of your life" as a school play in 1969. Joyce Grenfell played the part of Miss Gossage the Sports mistress in the film.
One of the lines she has recalls her school colours: Purple and Puce.
I'm not going to tell you how I know that, the whole story might come back to haunt me. (Now there is a challenge Davidh. Investigative journalism that could uncover something fit for Sunday morning! )
Michael Brigg
Re: Pink or purple paint
Can't say that I do.....
but I have had 3 boats in this colour range....
A Merlin (mr2900) which was painted half lilac and half light green....looked as bad as it sounds
Something was purple....I can't remember what.....but the old can of paint is still in the workshop....most probably the Tideway.
And then of course the Jollyboat is very definitely Puce!
Somehow, I have to admit that these colours do look better in my head than they did on the boat!!
The 'purple' was best I think.
eib
but I have had 3 boats in this colour range....
A Merlin (mr2900) which was painted half lilac and half light green....looked as bad as it sounds
Something was purple....I can't remember what.....but the old can of paint is still in the workshop....most probably the Tideway.
And then of course the Jollyboat is very definitely Puce!
Somehow, I have to admit that these colours do look better in my head than they did on the boat!!
The 'purple' was best I think.
eib
Ed Bremner
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IC GBR314 ex S51 - 1970 Slurp
MR 638 - Please come and take it away
Phelps Scull
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Jollyboat J3
Firefly F2942
IC GBR314 ex S51 - 1970 Slurp
MR 638 - Please come and take it away
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Re: Pink or purple paint
Well, respect to Shepherd Marine of South Cerney (Rupert territory). Their chap Malcolm got back to me last night telling me I can use all their colours (which are wonderful) and also suggesting an undercoat to match. Good old fashioned customer service via the web - what we all want!
http://www.shepherdmarine.com/contacts/index/
http://www.shepherdmarine.com/contacts/index/
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Re: Pink or purple paint
Nessa,
at the risk of incuring wrath for returning to poetry on this forum, just remember
"When I am old I shall wear purple"
But for your info - when Contender K505 (Keith Pauls old boat) was rebuilt last year in the Ridge workshop, that was spray lilac and looked superb out afloat
D
at the risk of incuring wrath for returning to poetry on this forum, just remember
"When I am old I shall wear purple"
But for your info - when Contender K505 (Keith Pauls old boat) was rebuilt last year in the Ridge workshop, that was spray lilac and looked superb out afloat
D
David H
Re: Pink or purple paint
Pink is easy 25% fire engine red, 75% white. Check one of the Solo threads for the results
Re: Pink or purple paint
Neil,
Back in the 'good old days' you did not even need to mix pink! Anyone remember the 'go fast' paint finish that came out in pink..... Bob Fisher painted his Fireball in it - 'Pink Plymouth' if I recall. Not sure if you went any quicker in a boat painted with the stuff (the ads said you did) but it was 'hard on the eye'!
D
Back in the 'good old days' you did not even need to mix pink! Anyone remember the 'go fast' paint finish that came out in pink..... Bob Fisher painted his Fireball in it - 'Pink Plymouth' if I recall. Not sure if you went any quicker in a boat painted with the stuff (the ads said you did) but it was 'hard on the eye'!
D
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Re: Pink or purple paint
Yes the original Smoothy they soon brought out a white version. Still have a can of white in the garage ready to do up the next posh boat would n't want to waste it on the Finn.
Cheers Al
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Re: Pink or purple paint
There were three paints that were available like this 'Smoothy' 'Go fast white' and of course good old 'Graphspeed'. I never tried Smoothy, the pink one, but the other two were fine as long as you could put up with looking either like a Homepride flour grader or a chimney sweep when you rubbed them down.
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Re: Pink or purple paint
The chap at Sheppards did me a lovely Violet for Pippa's boat. Good paint, too. Go for purple, not pink, I think...
Rupert
Re: Pink or purple paint
you mean I went to all this trouble and I should have gone for purple ?
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