Red tip/Blue tip colour

Steve · Saturday March 26, 2016

Just bought a tatty red tip user grade and was wondering is there a specific colour for repainting the red or blue tips?

Dobbo25 · Sunday March 27, 2016

Dave from Restored Razors used Hammerite on the Red Tip, as he said "that was the nearest to the original he could find".
Dave used to be one of the original replaters/restorers on the forum before he emigrated.

Hippo used to use this colourhttp://theshavingroom.co.uk/community/index.php?threads/gillette-red-tip.30773/

http://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/gillette-rocket-the-refined-de.8590/

Steve · Sunday March 27, 2016

Thanks so much for that!

chrisbd · Tuesday April 12, 2016

Steve,
Not tried it myself but apparently Humbrol No73 Matt Wine is a close match, followed by a couple of coats of Humbrol (or other) clear lacquer.

TSR's very own Hippo posted a red tip restoration here in January, in which he used it with a semi-gloss lacquer:

http://theshavingroom.co.uk/community/index.php?threads/gillette-red-tip.30773/

Regards,
Chris

Steve · Tuesday April 12, 2016

Thanks for the replies

PLANofMAN · Tuesday April 12, 2016

Chris at Razorplate uses "Krylon Special Purpose Implement Paint - International Harvester Red - Product Code 1818. "

The full thread here: http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/429596-Red-Tip-paint-suggestions-please

I've read that Ford Blue (for old Ford tractors) is a close match for the Blue Tip.

Bezoar · Wednesday April 13, 2016

Ive never seen a ford tractor with blue paint. ive had several.

Its more of an off white. think dove grey with a bit of white thrown in.

a light confederate grey.

chrisbd · Wednesday April 13, 2016

I've read Humbrol French Blue 14 (gloss enamel) is a close match for the Blue Tip colour. It looks similar.

Regards,
Chris

Gordy · Wednesday April 13, 2016

Bezoar said:
Ive never seen a ford tractor with blue paint. ive had several.
.

Google it. I've never known any Ford Tractor that wasn't blue.

Bezoar · Wednesday April 13, 2016

the ones I had still had factory paint inside the fenders. it was a creamy white confederate grey.
I still have a gallon of the correct color paint in the garage. it aint blue in anyway.

PLANofMAN · Wednesday April 13, 2016

Bezoar said:
Ive never seen a ford tractor with blue paint. ive had several.

Its more of an off white. think dove grey with a bit of white thrown in.

a light confederate grey.

In the 1960's this was the typical paint scheme.

Bezoar · Thursday April 14, 2016

nope, bunch a drunk Englishmen. Its greyish white fenders, hood, radiator grill. rest is RED.

chrisbd · Thursday April 14, 2016

Not knowing the historical liveries I thought Ford only made tractors in blue.

I'm an ex International Harvester man, worked at their plant in Doncaster in 1979/80 until made redundant as British industry was consigned to the toilet. My memory might be failing but I don't remember the red as Red Tip red.

Regards,
Chris

constant · Monday May 9, 2016

i used humbrol on my red tip its a match from ebay

Bogeyman · Tuesday May 31, 2016

chrisbd said:
Not knowing the historical liveries I thought Ford only made tractors in blue.

I'm an ex International Harvester man, worked at their plant in Doncaster in 1979/80 until made redundant as British industry was consigned to the toilet. My memory might be failing but I don't remember the red as Red Tip red.

Regards,
Chris

https://www.paintforcars.com/8013_harvesterred.html