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jester99
 Post subject: Engine paint colour?
PostPosted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 7:09 pm 
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I am removing my engine for some work over the next week or so and was planning to repaint the complete engine, clutch cover and transmission while i have it out.

What colour choices do i have that are either origonal or popular?

BMC green is common but i dont mind it. It looks as though my engine was once painted in that gold/green cooper s colour.

Does anyone have some pics of their engine colours they may be able to post.

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This is painted in alpine green from bunnings. Its a white knight product in their hammer-tone range. Its fairly close to the original cooper s colour.

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Nice :D

Yeh that is similar to the colour i think the engine was painted a very long time ago. Under that is a dark green. Both colours make a very ugly peeling flakey old decrepid look :lol:

I dont mind that cooper s goldy colour.

Very nice thanks for the pic.

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Can anyone tell em what this colour is called and/or where i can get some from?

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This is a bit greener, it's the same colour Greig Malaure paints many of his engines. Paint is Omeron Coatings enamel- `Mini Metallic Green'

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This is Mini Metallic Green bought from Mini Car Clinic. (I think same as what Mini King is selling). Is much lighter than the one above.

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Can anyone tell em what this colour is called and/or where i can get some from?


*Ahem* Nice choice :)

The Mini King sells it in 500 ml cans as Cooper S green. About 35 dollars gets you enough to spray about 2 engines or more. Lasts well, its been a year and about 5000 k's and its going strong. No primer was used, and so far it doesn't look like it was needed either.

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Jester and Kev's photos look pretty close to what I bought (more than) a few years ago. It was mixed from the. BMC formula (back when they still made the correct tints). The can says "Metallic Green Met".

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he he thanks guys. Mick that is your engine pic i listed isnt it?

I did get that pic off this forum some time ago.

Ok so green metallic cooper s from mini king. No worries. Thanks for all your feedback guys. will order some next week.

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what about yellow/orange :twisted:

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That's an english mini clubman, so probably not an original engine colour for Oz :wink:

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Man, that is so pretty. :P

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I think don't worry about originality create a master piece
mix a few colour together here and there
maybe paint a mini on you engine block??

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I think don't worry about originality create a master piece
mix a few colour together here and there
maybe paint a mini on you engine block??

:lol:


You should ask Simon K about that, he gets his kids to paint his engine :shock:

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Just found this and thought you might be interested. http://minisport.com.au/prod958.htm
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mini is my ride wrote:
I think don't worry about originality create a master piece
mix a few colour together here and there
maybe paint a mini on you engine block??

:lol:

Create a masterpiece hey...

Why not do something like this then, Minis big brother (morris minor) taken from haynes museum england... incredible

If your inspirted to do the whole car....

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