The Scott Owners Club Ltd

[BRIAN MARSHALL]

Hi.
We seem to have gone off the subject of Scott Purple onto the crimson cylinder barrel lacquer....
The tank finish purple is actually darker than many attempts to match it in recent years, and I've seen everything from a hideous lilac shade thru' to almost black.
The nearest readily available colour is FORD DARK AUBERGINE, and it is available from any car paint suppliers. If anyone wants to check out the colour when applied to a large area, (much better than looking at "chips"!), then you can get an aerosol from Halfords for £5-99. I've just checked on their website and about four out five branches have it in stock. I would emphasise that it is only an acrylic paint, so possibly not petrol proof, and therefore unsuitable for tanks. Of course it might be OK, and could easily be checked out on a test panel before applying to a tank.
Hope this helps.
Brian Marshall

[timetc]

Thanks Brian
I will try it out in the following manner on a test part
I have protected my racing comet (admitedly not a concours finish) with clear polyurethane and as it ran for 2 seasons with methanol ans did not shit the paint it may work with your reccomended paint
we will see

[BRIAN MARSHALL]

Hello again.
Since my previous posting I've seen some Ford Dark Aubergine paint en-masse (on an RS2000 ! ) and must admit that it does look very dark, sort of ripe Victoria Plum colour. I have also noted that Halfords do a petrol proof clear lacquer for £5-49 a can, which could be used to protect an acrylic colour.
Regards,
Brian

[chstorm]

Brian Dees (Deespray) is a well known restorer and painter of motorcycle tanks. He mainly does Vincent tanks, but has painted a couple of 1936 Scott tanks for me with Scott purple panels and gold leaf pinstripes as per the book. We did quite a lot of investigation on beforehand, and the result was extremely good and as far as I can see quite correct. Brian should be able to give you the necessary data. I think it would be a good idea to contact him. He is a gentleman and an enthusiast.

Deespray, Brian Dees, England Ph:(44) 1634 843755 7days, 8am-10pm
(gold leaf lining, tanks repaired/tested/sealed, al & s/s welding, sheet metal & Vincent series D fibreglass repairs/painting)
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Carl Henrik Stormer
Oslo, Norway
Scott TT Rep 1930
Scott Fl.Sq. 1936
Scott Fl.Sq. 1938
Scott Fl.Sq. 1958
BSA Twin Pt Sloper 1930
Husqvarna 120SV 1000cc 1932
Motosacoche 500cc 1933
Sunbeam S7 1949
Vincent Black Shadow 1953
Douglas Dragonfly 1957

[Gasman]

I used Nissan LR1 base coat with two pack laq

[Erik]

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[timetc]

Tannks for all your help I will try the Nissan and the Ford
NB I missed the 'f' out of 'shift' in my last reply however it did'nt seem to alter the sense of what I was saying

[Paul Wilson]

I got my purple paint from Geoff Green (the Club's Badge and Regalia Secretary), he supplies it with spraying or brushing thinners as required. He may even have some with him at Abbotsholme this weekend ?

Cheers,

Paul Wilson
webmaster@scottownersclub.org