Re: 22nd Series Seats Restoration
Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2010/11/7 12:12:53
Have to check the parts book but I don't believe a white top was an option. Possibly tan Haartz cloth was the only option but check the book. Custom 8 carpet was Wilton's "Mosstread" as also used in Rolls Royce and there really is no modern match for it. Supers used a lesser type carpet which can be matched rather well by kits such as Hirsch sells.
If authenticity is important to you, and with a convertible with possible future resale in mind, it should be, if you change color try to stick to one of the original colors though if you're off a slight tint one way or the other, it probably won't be an issue even to a picky buyer. I think the most lovely green of the 22nd series was Golden Green Metallic, Code H as I remember. The Super 8 photo is not particularly close to Golden Green Metallic. The Custom 8 sedan is an extremely good match for it. The hardest part of matching this paint isn't the color, but the extremely fine, small sized metallic flake - modern metallics tend towards relatively large particle size though a top-notch paint mixer can ball-mill or grind the metallic to smaller size before incorporating it. I owned the 2252 for many years, though prior to the current paint job.
Somewhere I do have pictures of Paul Teets 23rd series Custom 8 convertible (multiple national award winnter) in Golden Green Metallic; if you are interested I could try to locate it.
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If authenticity is important to you, and with a convertible with possible future resale in mind, it should be, if you change color try to stick to one of the original colors though if you're off a slight tint one way or the other, it probably won't be an issue even to a picky buyer. I think the most lovely green of the 22nd series was Golden Green Metallic, Code H as I remember. The Super 8 photo is not particularly close to Golden Green Metallic. The Custom 8 sedan is an extremely good match for it. The hardest part of matching this paint isn't the color, but the extremely fine, small sized metallic flake - modern metallics tend towards relatively large particle size though a top-notch paint mixer can ball-mill or grind the metallic to smaller size before incorporating it. I owned the 2252 for many years, though prior to the current paint job.
Somewhere I do have pictures of Paul Teets 23rd series Custom 8 convertible (multiple national award winnter) in Golden Green Metallic; if you are interested I could try to locate it.
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