Actually, Rover White is different than Limestone or even Ivory - it is more
white-ish than those other two. Apparently used on some late SI and SII
trucks. I have the paint codes and dates of use at home. Got the
information from a LRO who used to work for Sherwin-Williams Automotive
Finishes. He pirated their database when they lost interest in older
vintage years. Well, at least that's what I've been told.
Rich
----- Original Message -----
From: Faure, Marin <Marin.Faure@PSS.Boeing.com>
To: 'Land Rover Mail Group' <LRO@works.team.net>
Cc: <paddlers@nwlink.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 9:17 AM
Subject: LRO: Re: seeking opinions on paint schemes
> Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 19:28:39 -0700
> From: "Rich & Lori Williams" <paddlers@nwlink.com>
> Subject: LRO: seeking opinions on paint schemes
>
> >I am using Rover White (apparently the earliest of the LR "light" colors)
> for the roof and wheels. The question is regarding the roof, some family
> members are in favor of painting just the sun shield white with the rest
of
> the top painted body color and others want the entire roof white. We've
> seen Series trucks painted both ways and now have a divided household.
Was
> there any specific reason behind the 2 different schemes?
>
> I assume by "Rover White" you mean "Limestone," which was the "white" used
> on the Series Land Rovers. Most of the Land Rovers I have seen, in the
US,
> the UK, and in other countries, have had the top and tropical roof painted
> Limestone, regardless of the body color. I have never seen a Series with
the
> roof painted body color and the tropical roof painted Limestone, although
I have
> no reason to doubt that the factory painted them that way from time to
time. And
> I'm sure there are plenty of cases where an owner or shop installed a
Limestone tropical
> roof, either new or from another vehicle, onto a Series with a
body-colored roof.
>
> The purpose, of course, is to reflect light and keep the interior
temperature
> a bit cooler than the outside temperature. Theoretically, you will get
more reflection
> and less interior heat if both the roof and the tropical roof are painted
Limestone. However,
> I suspect the difference will not be that great, so I would say paint it
whatever combination
> looks good to you. Personally, I like the look of the all-Limestone top,
both roof panel and
> tropical roof panel. Having a body color top and a Limestone tropical
roof would look too
> "busy" to me, but it's a totally subjective thing.
> ___________________________
> C. Marin Faure
> (original owner)
> 1973 Land Rover Series III-88
> 1991 Range Rover Vogue SE
> Seattle
>
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