Hi all, I'm currently restoring several Tilley lamps and was wondering what you are using to get a near match for colours. It has been suggested Arrium Beige (Rover car colour) for the cream but I have been unable to source any of this. What type of paint do you use for the Gold tanks? Also I have several Military pressure lamps and was wondering what is been used to replicate Army Green? I await your suggestions. Many thanks, Thomas.
Hiya Halfrauds used to stock the beige.. worth a look perhaps you can match up to near enough to something else? Hope that helps?
Plastikote or Valspar "Brass" is a pretty close match for unweathered Tilley gold. For the "Military lanterns" I presume you mean Bialaddin/Vapalux models; I think the colour varied a bit with time but for a lot of the alloy frame models (305, M1, 320) RAL number 6003 Olive Green is a good match.
Could not find any trace or reference to "Arruim Beige" but did find "Arum White". I get the feeling that it was never called Beige. Halfords Rover Arum WHITE Car Spray Paint 300ml | Halfords IE Halfords Rover Arum WHITE Car Spray Paint 300ml | Halfords UK **edit** Search for Arum on this website and you can see has been used by many
Ah yes - and other reference to it on this site as well. Not stocked by Halfords. However there are sellers on Ebay UK Chris
I restored a couple of gold tilleys if it's of interest I found the paint changes noticeably if you add lacquer A question of paint
Hi Everyone, Many thanks for your replies to my questions. I suppose in some cases it trial and error and what a person is personally happy with. Kind regards, Thomas.
I have used Hammerite smooth gold and looked pretty good. It may be a tad lighter than original but certainly looks very good in my opiinion. I beleive Nato green may be the Army colour green. This can be bought from Halfords. Best regards.
That looks fantastic. May I ask what colour you have used for your hood as I am currently restoring a guardsman myself to keep it original colours
I've had to order a new hood you see but I cannot find that brown colour anywhere only black, my hood is completely screwed
Hello ref the Hood. I never repainted the hood. I managed at the time to purchase a new brown hood which was a very lucky purchase at the time. It was not a genuine Tilley Hood. This was a hood that somebody had reenammeled . There is a member on the forum that does do this type of work. Good luck with your task.
The Hammerite smooth gold does look nice. I must remember that when I come to fix my old Tilley which will need new paint.
