What colour paint?

My decision on what colour my mini was going to be had changed several times. 

Originally i was going to do an Orange & Black paint scheme, which soon changed to a two tone White & Black look... It wasnt the easiest decision because i wanted to stick to 70's solid colour either bright or pastel and wanted a colour that wasnt common. Pretty much every colour has been used on Minis in Australia.

My final decision was based off an Aqua coloured Mini in Mini World and a topic about Aqua Minis on The Mini Forum. I would still maintain the Black roof and flares for some contrast and my Black rims would match up well.

When it came to finding the colour code and purchasing the paint it was only available in a Dekron Direct Gloss which would of costed almost 3 times as much as normal auto paint. A colour which i found to be similar was the GM/Holden Aquarius used on the LH Holden Torana in the 70's. This came in a solid base coat and was easily available from Amcap, my local supplier of Autothane and PPG paints.

The colour on the Holden Torana.

And here is a sample i sprayed up.

 

The colour looks quite blue in pictures but thats the way it came out through the camera. In real life it is a lot more green. 

In the end, im pretty happy with the final decision.