Ford mermaid paint colour
- Thread starter dave p
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Paul1962
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Looks like light blue hammerite to me - were,nt Mermaid engines a sort of off white/cream colour?
Believe Mermaid engines still exist
Believe Mermaid engines still exist
Mr Googler
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longjohnsilver
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Both my old Mermaids were the creamy colour. This blue looks similar to the old Perkins engines. I don’t think you’re too far off with Hammerite blue.
dave p
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They came in white for leisure and blue for commercial but they are not answering the phone so I can ask what blue it is
dave p
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Will look for this colour
Mr Googler
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Sorry……I said Ford maritime blue but then decided I was wrong ??
dave p
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I did put it in google and it came up with a blue mk1 fiesta ??
PCUK
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Take a part to a car paint supplier and they will scan it for you and give you the ral number.
burgundyben
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I think the Hammerite light blue has been discontinued.
Mermaid these days a very different company than the proper old Mermaid firm.
The person that might know is Steve Atkins at Seahorse Power.
Mermaid these days a very different company than the proper old Mermaid firm.
The person that might know is Steve Atkins at Seahorse Power.
longjohnsilver
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Absolutely, Cyril Snare and his lovely wife Barbara were a real pleasure to deal with. Sadly Cyril died last year. The old Mermaid Owners Club was brilliant.
Seahorse power are excellent, is there a connection with Mermaid?
burgundyben
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The fella that runs Seahorse Power is hugely knowledgeable about Sabres, he worked for them, I suspect he knows a fair bit about Mermaids too.
PCUK
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Once you have the ral number you can have smooth Hammerite mixed to that shade.
dave p
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well I couldn’t find out the proper colour as they don’t make the old paint anymore so I picked a metallic blue to paint my engines.
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longjohnsilver
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Looks good.
Mr Googler
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That is a nice job ? Ford Fiesta blue would have been better ??
dave p
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They might of sold a few more million fiesta’s if they had better colours
harvey38
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Ford Sabre, no ECU, no sensors just a lot of grunt with a whiff of smoke to let you know they are still running. Love the simplicity of 'em.
dave p
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You only need a spanner and a hammer to fix them ?
