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MGA Australian CKD assembly Monza Red paint colour formulation #1 This topic is about my 1960 MG MGA 1600
Chris Yates Geelong, Victoria, Australia Sign in to contact 1959 MG MGA 1500 1960 MG MGA 1600	Topic Creator (OP) May 1, 2024 02:19 AM Joined 12 years ago 21 Posts

Has anyone been able to find and verify a 2 pack base coat-clear coat formulation for Monza Red paint?
From Barney's site this colour is also know as Carnation Red and had a Dulux code of 09864, the colour is a dark red/maroon.

I've tried 2 local paint suppliers so far and the best information that I can get is that they can colour match it by eye to an existing sample, my experience is that this method does not provide a completely correct colour.

One of the suppliers was able to obtain a formulation for the colour in 2K paint but said that they wouldn't recommend the 2K system for this colour as the paint wouldn't have very good UV protection due to the lack of lead in the paint, apparently the clear coat is required to provide UV protection.

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Re: MGA Australian CKD assembly Monza Red paint colour formulation #2
Dickim Mark Dickenson Bullsbrook, Western Australia, Australia Sign in to contact 1956 MG MGA 1500 1958 MG Magnette ZB "M"	May 1, 2024 03:48 AM Joined 2 years ago 63 Posts

In reply to # 4791689 by Chris Yates Has anyone been able to find and verify a 2 pack base coat-clear coat formulation for Monza Red paint?
From Barney's site this colour is also know as Carnation Red and had a Dulux code of 09864, the colour is a dark red/maroon.

I've tried 2 local paint suppliers so far and the best information that I can get is that they can colour match it by eye to an existing sample, my experience is that this method does not provide a completely correct colour.

One of the suppliers was able to obtain a formulation for the colour in 2K paint but said that they wouldn't recommend the 2K system for this colour as the paint wouldn't have very good UV protection due to the lack of lead in the paint, apparently the clear coat is required to provide UV protection.

Here in Perth I've used a firm that will use a scanner and it's BLOODY GOOD - I had a 2 tone Royal Enfield tank scanned (paint was as new) for a JZR Trike I built painted in the same cream & maroon. Just had a Kit Car GRP panel scanned to paint some bits that were just in white Gellcoat, and our President took the boot lid and had the inside of the bootlid scanned for a full car respray. - his car was a factory colour but couldn't find it anywhere - maybe gett scans at 2-3 different places?

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Re: MGA Australian CKD assembly Monza Red paint colour formulation #3
markmga Mark Wellard Brisbane, QLD, Australia Sign in to contact 1959 MG MGA Twin-Cam 1959 MG MGA Twin-Cam Coupe 1961 MG MGA 1600 1969 MG MGC	May 1, 2024 03:52 AM Top Contributor Joined 16 years ago 1,053 Posts

Chris,
The modern pigments may not give the correct colour, even if you find the formula. Eye matching to an original sample (such as inside the tail light plinths) will get you as close as you are likely to get.

Good luck,
Mark

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