Re: Correct Engine Color

Posted by BH On 2012/1/4 10:51:57

Gee, you'd think the folks at Kanter would know better. Even the Exec sales folder shows a green engine, not bronze. Sadly, no one, but Packard, has ever offered this engine color, though it was also used on all 56th Series Clipper engines.

My notes from several years ago showed Dupont Dulux 5227DH as a close match to the original bright metallic green used on these engines. Though NOT an engine enamel, per se, several owners have reported good luck with acrylic enamel on engines. Yet, I don't think any paint will hold where the intake meets the head for the exhaust crossover.

While this formula may now be obsolete, the color may give you a starting point to cross-reference to some other.

BTW, does anyone have a good match/cross to the silver used on the 56th Series painted valve covers?