sailor0500 Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 I would like to buy green paint for my Beta. I have used car body paint in the past and it's fine. No need for special engine paints. Anyone know the paint number. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machpoint005 Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 I find that the thin film of engine oil protects the paintwork on my Beta! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacka Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 I would prefer they didn’t paint everything green, makes it harder to see what’s what, pipes green, wire harness green, clips green........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmr Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 2 minutes ago, Chewbacka said: I would prefer they didn’t paint everything green, makes it harder to see what’s what, pipes green, wire harness green, clips green........ The Engine arrives at the factory, they hang it up in the spray booth and spray the lot, quick and easy and looks reasonably good. The alternative is to take all the wires, pipes and bits off, mask up any resulting holes, spray the engine, then reassemble. A big and expensive, job but the result looks really good. Even worse is taking all the bits off a painted engine, carefully scraping the paint off them, and then putting them back on. Only a really sad git would do that ? ................Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Dog Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 12 hours ago, Chewbacka said: I would prefer they didn’t paint everything green, makes it harder to see what’s what, pipes green, wire harness green, clips green........ If you look closely, they're all slightly different shades of green. A strong light and a magnifying glass and you'll be able to tell the wires from the pipes like a pro! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen-in-Wellies Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 (edited) What would happen if Beta started making Hollywood bombs? The hero wouldn't be able to see the big green LED digital counter approaching zero through the green paint while trying to decide which wire to cut before the green sticks of explosive go up. The green wire or the other green wire? ? Edited October 18, 2018 by Jen-in-Wellies 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 16 hours ago, dmr said: Only a really sad git would do that ? And you know this because... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacka Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 (edited) 16 hours ago, dmr said: The Engine arrives at the factory, they hang it up in the spray booth and spray the lot, quick and easy and looks reasonably good. The alternative is to take all the wires, pipes and bits off, mask up any resulting holes, spray the engine, then reassemble. A big and expensive, job but the result looks really good. Even worse is taking all the bits off a painted engine, carefully scraping the paint off them, and then putting them back on. Only a really sad git would do that ? ................Dave Actually the best alternative is not to paint it at all. added - if I ever buy a new engine from them I would investigate getting it unpainted. Edited October 18, 2018 by Chewbacka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmr Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 3 hours ago, WotEver said: And you know this because... It was the green paint on the wires and rubber hoses that really got to me, but then I thought it would be nice to see the copper fuel lines, and maybe the brass nuts, and why not the injector lines too. ...............Dave 2 hours ago, Chewbacka said: Actually the best alternative is not to paint it at all. added - if I ever buy a new engine from them I would investigate getting it unpainted. I think getting an engine unpainted would be a messy and expensive job ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 On my Beta tug engine I use stationary engine paint from craftmaster. I have used mid brunswick green which they say is the same colour as Lister use. It is a good match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmr Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 20 minutes ago, Tonka said: On my Beta tug engine I use stationary engine paint from craftmaster. I have used mid brunswick green which they say is the same colour as Lister use. It is a good match I think that Beta originally used deep Brunswick green on their tug engines but at some stage switched to mid Brunswick Green. I reckon the deep Brunswick green is the nicer choice for the JD3. We bought our boat with a quite seriously sick JD3, I planned a rebuild but decided that buying a new John Deere block would be the better option. I purchased this via Beta and they agreed to supply it painted but when it arrived it was in Beta Green (min Brunswick) and did not match the gearbox and other bits from the old engine so I got some Craftmaster Deep Brunswick green and did a quick repaint. 10,000 hours now and the paint is still in pretty good condition. ...............Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 8 minutes ago, dmr said: I think that Beta originally used deep Brunswick green on their tug engines but at some stage switched to mid Brunswick Green. I reckon the deep Brunswick green is the nicer choice for the JD3. We bought our boat with a quite seriously sick JD3, I planned a rebuild but decided that buying a new John Deere block would be the better option. I purchased this via Beta and they agreed to supply it painted but when it arrived it was in Beta Green (min Brunswick) and did not match the gearbox and other bits from the old engine so I got some Craftmaster Deep Brunswick green and did a quick repaint. 10,000 hours now and the paint is still in pretty good condition. ...............Dave Mine is the BD3 tug engine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmr Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 17 minutes ago, Tonka said: Mine is the BD3 tug engine Lucky you, that's a nice engine. I am sure that the JD3 that Beta took round the boat shows was deep Brunswick, and the one in my boat (an early JD3) was deep Brunswick, so If my theory is correct the BD3 should be deep Brunswick, but a lot of my theories are pretty rubbish. ? ...............Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailor0500 Posted October 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 Thanks for your replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmr Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 29 minutes ago, sailor0500 said: Thanks for your replies. Duuno where you are based, I think I've got a tin of genuine Beta green paint that Beta gave me when I got the engine. No good to me because, as said above, I am using deep Brunswick green. Its about 8 years old but if I can find it you could have it. Am spending the winter on the wonderful Rochdale canal. ..............Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailor0500 Posted October 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2018 23 hours ago, dmr said: Duuno where you are based, I think I've got a tin of genuine Beta green paint that Beta gave me when I got the engine. No good to me because, as said above, I am using deep Brunswick green. Its about 8 years old but if I can find it you could have it. Am spending the winter on the wonderful Rochdale canal. ..............Dave Thanks for the offer Dave but I am a bit far away on the Lncater Canel. Will buy some now I know the colour. Thanks again. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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