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[pipster]

Hi,
Does anyone have s suggestion for a paint to match the blue the RNLI uses on it's launching tractors and lorries? If possible, a match for a halfords rattle can would be great.
Phil

[tonyO]

Hi
I can help send me a PM and I will be in touch.
tonyO

[Neil]

think its the same as on the lifeboats.......OXford Blue

[baloo]

Contact paul1985,and if you look on page 2 (lifeboats) you can see his truck and it might tell you the colour there

[tonyO]

Neil
It's not Oxford Blue
tonyO

[kinmel]

Neil
It's not Oxford Blue
tonyO

Since many people currently use Oxford/Balliol blue, why not post the correct shade into this topic rather than have us all individually contact you by P.M. ?

[dpbarry]

I've bake booked a colleague who is a trainer launching section of the RNLI. He going to find out tomorrow for us 


Declan

[TheLongBuild]

I have had a quick look around and found 2 blues quoted,  Oxford Blue and Lufthansa blue.

Just found this RNLI link to the RNLI Blue, Scroll to the bottom.

http://rnli.org/brand-guidelines/visual-guidelines/basic-elements/Pages/Colour-palette.aspx

[dreadnought72]

That's handy info. 

[pipster]

Thanks all, really helpful.
Phil

[mudway]

I got this reply from the RNLI with a list of the British Standard colours used for the lifeboats.
 
Regarding your email lifeboat colours are:
Blue  BS381c Oxford Blue 105
Orange BS381c Orange 557
Yellow BS 381c Bold Yellow 363
Red  BS 381c Rail Red 539
 
Mrs J Durman
Engineering Secretary
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Engineering Office
West Quay Road, Poole, Dorset, BH15 1HZ
Tel:  01202 663276   Fax:  01202 663269  Email:  [email protected]
 
 

[Neil]

I got this reply from the RNLI with a list of the British Standard colours used for the lifeboats.
 
Regarding your email lifeboat colours are:

Blue  BS381c Oxford Blue 105


Mrs J Durman
Engineering Secretary
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Engineering Office
West Quay Road, Poole, Dorset, BH15 1HZ
Tel:  01202 663276   Fax:  01202 663269  Email:  [email protected]

Ummmmmm................seems to be straight from the horses mouth there tony??????

[Netleyned]

The list does not specify the colour for Tractors and Lorries.
It definitely looks different to me.

Ned

[tonyO]

The list from mudway looks correct the blue is not to be mixed up with Halfords Oxford Blue which is different.
Contact for mixed RNLI colours is Steve on 01929 472255 he mixes to order a fills spray cans. Not cheep with carriage added but correct.
tonyO

[kinmel]

The list from mudway looks correct the blue is not to be mixed up with Halfords Oxford Blue which is different.
Contact for mixed RNLI colours is Steve on 01929 472255 he mixes to order a fills spray cans. Not cheep with carriage added but correct.
tonyO

I have no doubt that Colour Right do supply " mix to order " cans of Oxford 105, but so do hundreds of other retailers around the U.K., I pay £8.56 locally for any BS 381c colour including all those listed.

[nemesis]

Hi, I would agree with Neil regarding the Oxford Blue, however in the 70s the Orange was called "Samoan Sun" subtly different to the modern orange. When the change came about I do not know. So if you build a lifeboat from that era that is the colour you want. Nemesis