Good idea I'll look into that. What volume paint for a roof?

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David L


My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!

1L is plenty.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

1 litre would be enough. (doc has beaten me)

63 Colours...
Aintree Green
Arctic Blue
Ash Grey
Astro Grey
Carnation Red (Monza Red)
Cherry Red
Cumulus Grey
Driftwood
Empire Green
English Grey
Kara Cream
Katoomba Grey (Wangara Grey)
Norburg White
Nurburg White (Heron White)
Old Wine
Osmond Green
Pink Beige
Platinum
Rheims Blue (Ocean Blue)
Saxon Green
Shadow Blue
Silverpine Green
Sky Blue (Monaco Blue)
Slate Grey (Storm Grey)
Smoke Grey
Tartan Red (Champion Red)

Wow, seven different shades of grey.

Go for Saxon Green for a bit of contrast (then send your left over paint to me for some touch ups ...) .

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checkered roof?

I always thought white roofs were too commonplace. My 1967 MK1 Cooper S was surf blue with a white roof and I hated it. Painted it all Leyland blue instead then put a white stripe down the side same as the BL Aust works cars had (Young Lions), and fitted 10 x 7 Mawer mags. Anything to make your Mini stand out from the crowd in those days. Now you only have to drive one on the road and it sure stands out ! "Everything else is Just Traffic" as the famous Mini back window sticker says.

But I always quite liked black roofs, especially with red cars and yellow cars (shades of Britax).

My 1970 Mk2 S was all red from the factory including the roof which had a Webasto fitted as an optional extra. In 1974 I painted it all black fitted 10 x 7 spun half Cooper S chrome wheels (ie only one weld - you could get them from Sydney via Pfitzner Engineering) and Group 2 wide f/g arches (same as the works race cars used in 1969). I'm toying with the idea of returning it to red, but leaving the roof black.

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Slide
1965 Mini Van (1360)
1970 Mk2 Cooper S (1310)
1978 Rover SD1 V8 (4.6)
1996 Land Rover Discovery V8 (4.0)

my 65 panelvan is supposed to be marine blue (is close) and i just painted the roof white, because i wanted to, is cooler no a/c and in 65 there were 4 different whites.my last panelvan was purple with gold lace work on black in the side panels and it had a white roof (wish i still had it )
is your car paint it what ever colour you want .
my 2c worth.

I just repainted my 1970 MiniMatic in the original Jet Red (2 pack this time). Why no white roof?
1. Too common- it seems nearly every damn Mini has one these days.
2. It was originally a Cooper thing only, and to me it doesn't look right on others... can you say tryhard?
If I wasn't over the hill I'd maybe bung some stripes over it though.. but nah, the fuzz would follow me then. It's a sleeper.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

when i eventually give Alice a new lick of paint im going to get rid of the white roof, I like the look of a one colour mini.
But still the white roof is sometimes the first thing you spot on a mini driving on the road.
Red and black is great too.

When I got my money pit it was BRG and a white roof. All my mates said when they heard I has a classic Cooper S and was gonna re-build it, 'What colour are you gonna paint it, British Racing Green and a white roof?'. Kinda put me off. That's why I did the Red & White. It's been a bare metal job so it was not a light decision. If anything, down the track it could go red all over or a black roof. The red body is a keeper though.

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1964 Cooper UK 970 S 'CZ 4289'