Hey mini team,

The white paint on the roof of my mini has been very average after sitting for so long, I had planned on leaving it as is but in the 6months I've had it back on the road & in the weather it has got alot worse (clearly) but much quicker than i had expected.

I was going to just rub it back and clear over the top as the rest of the paint is woeful too.

I am starting to think i should rub it back completely and repaint it white (more as protective measure to prevent rust damage) I have no plans to paint the car anytime soon, but i think the roof is beyond it..

Car is some version of BRG & i'm trying too work out whicih version of white is "less white" but not "Creamy White"

I have Googled & searched Ausmini for pics, but end up a little more confused.

From the 60s range of whites - Norburg, Nurburg, Toga, etc which is mid range? ie: not bright white, but not too creamy either. I see that Toga was the colour used from factory on BRG cars.

Thanks in advance.

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The original roof colour would have been Old English White.

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Cheers Dave.

Pretty sure OEW was not used on Australian assembled cars.

Oz paint colour cards are here - viewtopic.php?f=25&t=66469

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I also think the original roof colour would have been Toga or Nurburg White.
Crystal White is the starkest of the whites used originally and when it has been used as a contrast on the roof with other colours seems a bit too bright, in my opinion.

There is a PPG guide here, with modern 2K formulas for some BMC original colours:
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=98953

Old English White was not used on Australian cars. Widely used on UK cars.


The roof color would have been Toga White then Snow White then Crystal white.

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I'll get me coat.

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Cheers Dave.

No. Don't go. There will be lots more questions.

It can be hard to get a close match in colour now that the systems used in the 1960s have been replaced.

I hunted around for a white that I liked when I was painting Minnie.

Lots were too white and the OEW was way too creamy for me.

I ended up going with Snowberry White, code BLWT4. From what I understand, this colour was used in the UK but not here. I wasn't after an original colour as I didn't use the original Saxon Green and made up my own blend.

looks great Rocky nice colour combo.

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Ditto.
Nice colour combination.

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