Cloud white for pre 63 Mercurys?

[Rapier]

Anyone know an acceptable puffer can equivalent to 'cloud white' for the old mercs? Someone mentioned a Mercedes truck / van paint that was a good match....

[Alacrity]

Thinking about it I have also heard of VW van paint & a Toyota colour being used.

For the less well educated amongst us (self included) - can we please have translations for your everchanging signatures as well please!! :thanks:

[Alacrity]

Two lot's of info here (along with other old Merc stuff).
http://www.pfs-ware.com/WhitePapers/index.htm

[Rapier]

semper avarus eget - the covetous man is always in want...

pauca sed bona - few (or little), but good...

[Tremlett 15]

semper avarus eget - the covetous man is always in want...

pauca sed bona - few (or little), but good...

its Latin

[Rapier]

Thinking about it I have also heard of VW van paint & a Toyota colour being used.

The site says 1992 VW Cashmere White...will have to check Halfords out

I wonder wether Peter Allen would know - was interested to find a note on the rebuild 61 Johnson 18hp (HumBug's motor)that Toyota White 033 and Ford Cameo Beige were 2 that he used to spray it then. His Merc knowledge is extensive too.

By the way, how do I pull the badge off the face plate - is it glued?

[Alacrity]

By the way, how do I pull the badge off the face plate - is it glued?

With great care! They are glued on. I would try gently warming the rear of the faceplate with a hot air gun & see it that works, but be carefull.

[Rapier]

Great care is needed, or else the glue will come away with the bottom of the decal. I used a painter's trowel.

Is the Merc 400 cowl...stripped. The Mk55 will go on the 400. The 300 cowl is unloved till I work out how to restore it; they appear to have used a lighter white and is plain stainless, no ridging...in keeping with the budget model status I guess.

[puddleduck]

got a spare one of those ribbed cowlings I can put on my Merc 300? the stock plain one is a bit dented and will be a pain to paint with all that masking and stuff!

[Rapier]

Am keeping mine as a spare. It's in worse condition than yours, with the dents and a bad scratch, a bit of surface rust and paint flake; the dents can be knocked out and my thoughts on the 300 were to spray it phantom black and then use tape to do the lines....