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Larry Geib.
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8 January 2018 at 12:13 pm #430902
Couldn’t find any valspar that’s suggested on paul’s blog related to this.
The next nearest seems to be a 500ml pot for £20ish, and that seems a bit steep and with 500ml I’d likely have enough paint to restore all the planes left in England.Any other suggestion for paints that are somewhat similar to BS381 110 paint?
8 January 2018 at 6:21 pm #431117Here’s close color equivalents for UK available Rated by color match.
http://www.e-paint.co.uk/Colour_alternatives.asp?cRange=BS%20381C&cRef=BS381%20110&metallic2=False
In the USA, you can walk into any automotive paint store with the federal or Pantone number and they can match it.
1/2 US pints is the smallest they sell.
Also, artist acrylics can match anything if you know your way around a color wheel. Looks like Golden cobalt or ultramarine is a place to start.
Or paints from a hobby shop, but I have less success using those.
Did you try B&Q? They may have larger stocks than the smaller stores. That’s where Paul went for Valspar Red and Blue, for Spokeshaves. When I went, they only had Insignia Red, no Blue.
Or try their Mega/Hyper/Superstores.
(Do you suppose Paul’s created a run in Valspar Paints too?)Engine Enamel from Motorist’s Supply Shops is tougher, but it’s not cheap either (£16 per can).
The only drawback is all your refurbished tools will be the same colour.9 January 2018 at 10:20 am #431520Went to B&Q today and found out they’ve stopped selling valspar enamel and now only do rustoleum tester pots. None of the colours on offer were remotely close to record blue/roundel blue.
Shame really,Have you tried the humbrol range of enamel paints in both gloss and matt. Check out http://www.humbrol.org
9 January 2018 at 12:08 pm #431562Thinking midnight blue 15 gloss is the closest match to roundel blue. Guess it it’s not a major problem to be too far off, but if you’re refurbishing 3 tools it’d be nice to get something close to authentic for resell value if need be.
I have Insignia Red (B13), and Night Blue (B7). The Night Blue is a very-close match to my Record 071 Blue.
Valspar Label says:
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For help and advice please call our customer service team: 0844 736 9174.
For inspiration and advice see valsparpaint.co.uk.
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Airfix enamels might work too. You’d get a much larger range of colours in Model Shops.
9 January 2018 at 2:48 pm #431625Thanks for the tips, I’ve contacted valspar directly to ask how to get hold of the paint, if they can’t tell me that doesn’t bode well for their business model!
If not, the £3-4 50ml humbrol enamel amazon sells will get given a go.
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Daniel Loader.
15 January 2018 at 2:38 pm #439296Update: Ended up buying the humbrol as valspar didn’t seemingly want to sell me any paint, customer services only want to deal with trade customers or bigger orders and since B&Q stopped stocking it, that’s basically put it out of reach for restoration touch up jobs.
The humbrol isn’t a perfect match but it’s within tolerances of Records various shades used over the years, it’s a smidgen lighter than their darkest older tools and it’s darker than the more modern 80s onwards stuff.
17 February 2018 at 12:39 pm #475450For the collective brain, I have found https://www.stationaryengineparts.com/BS381C-110-Roundel-Blue-Record-Vice-Blue.html
Still 500ml minimum but cheaper than the OP’s option and BS381C Roundel Blue so should be a good match and made for brush application so the finish should be good.26 February 2018 at 12:36 pm #485017PlastiKote also do B13 insignia red in small pots (59ml). Ive seen it for sale at £2.89 plus £1.95 delivery here in the UK from Toolshed. Also £5.53 free delivery on Ebay.
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Paul Dallender.
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This reply was modified 6 years, 6 months ago by
Paul Dallender.
11 February 2019 at 1:40 am #554968I’m quite late to the party here, yet after some searching I came across a source for the Record vice & plane blue. It’s called Roundel Blue
I found it Here
The color is BS381C 110 Roundel Blue – Record Vice Blue and the color code is CMYK: 44; 35; 0; 55 or sRGB: 64; 74; 114.
I hope this helps others searching.
14 February 2019 at 10:07 pm #555108Or perhaps signwriting enamel paints will come close https://www.handover.co.uk/one-shot-colour-chart
16 February 2019 at 5:37 pm #555141Stationary Engine Parts in the U.K. sells Paragon Paints Record Roundel blue.
500 ml for £13.50https://www.stationaryengineparts.com/BS381C-110-Roundel-Blue-Record-Vice-Blue.html
<edit> I see it’s already been mentioned.
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Larry Geib.
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