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caulky

27/6/2005 at 6:45pm
Location: Isle of wight
Outfit: Ford Transit CI 2.5 diesel

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Hi all,
I am trying to repair the wings (corrosion) on my CI motorhome. It required a plate to be welded on, where there was a radio aerial fitted. A previous owner had mounted the aerial on a stainless plate, that was screwed onto the wing. The rust had spread around that area. It was so bad, I hacksawed a large ( 12in x 4in) hole in the wing (the reason for the welding).

To cut a long story short, most of the top part needed attention. It is now filled sanded and primed.

The colour-code for the finish is JU. I bought one can of JU**** beige from Halfords. It is the wrong shade, far too dark, I think it was called Tucsony Beige?

The question I want to ask is: does anyone know what the original beige was called, or the correct code?

sshooie

27/6/2005 at 6:47pm
Location: Yorkshire
Outfit: Compass Corona 556

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It may be the correct shade but yours may have faded, take it to a real motorfactors who has a paint mixing facility and they will mix you some.

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caulky

27/6/2005 at 6:58pm
Location: Isle of wight
Outfit: Ford Transit CI 2.5 diesel

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Thankyou for rapid reply. Someone walking by suggested that. I appreciate that the colour has faded, but the interior of the cab seems fairly bright and glossy, it is a very much lighter shade than what I have sprayed on the wing. The (Ford) chassis, plate is inside the cab on the nearside, just says `paint JU`, the log book says beige.

Cheers,

Caulky.

sshooie

27/6/2005 at 7:21pm
Location: Yorkshire
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Take it to the motorfactors or a small paint shop whom mix their own they will advise. Slightly off subject we needed to match some emulsion up at home, took a piece down to the local decorators merchant he had a camera looking device he placed over our sample and it matched the paint perfectly.

caulky

08/7/2005 at 6:42pm
Location: Isle of wight
Outfit: Ford Transit CI 2.5 diesel

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OK, I have solved the problem. It appears that the Ford beige (JU) is right. Peeling part of the `top coat` off, reveals the original shade, I thought that was undercoat. CI, the coach-builders, then sprayed their beige over the top. Speaking to a former `coach-builder`, he seems to think that this is the normal procedure.

Which doesn`t help my problem at all. Thinking of spraying the whole cab white...Ford standard Diamond white. My spraying talents are abominable.

gypsi pete

12/7/2005 at 11:45pm
Location: gloucester
Outfit: transit mk 2 ci

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hi all im new 2 site iv just bought a t reg trany ci motor home its completley gutted in side its the one with a single door at the rear can anyone out send me a picture off wot its ment 2 look like would be greatley appreciated

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the roadrunner

13/7/2005 at 12:21am
Location: Teesside
Outfit: Mk 2 Transit Ci Motorhome

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Hi Pete, Welcome to the best site on the web about camping and campers.

It sounds like your van may be the same,or similar to ours, a Mk 2 Transit Ci Motorhome with single rear wheels ?

If so, just click on my 'gallery images' at the side of my box to check it out.

Good Luck,

Bill.

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caulky

13/7/2005 at 9:59am
Location: Isle of wight
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Hi Bill & Pete,

Well Bill, the pictures look very similar to mine, except the cab colour!. Maybe mine will look similar soon. Due to constant vandalism, I am going to replace the original wing-mirrors, the glass is now obsolete (so I was informed by local Ford outlet), and Halfords were not much help either. The glass used to be £9.99 each, needed six replacements recently (ouch). Visited local breaker, picked up a pair of later Ford wing mirrors and stems for £15.

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