Colours

**seavan** · 05-02-2014, 12:17 AM

Just interested to know.........If you have or did own a HJ Sandman ute or van what would be your choice of colour to paint it if you where not trying to match the tags? IE: If the tags were black and you didnt like black what colour would you go?

**Valencia** · 05-02-2014, 01:02 AM

Straight yellow tinter had a hj sandman van painted that colour many years ago you could see it coming a mile away

**SLR_dave** · 05-02-2014, 01:23 AM

One of my HX vans was originally antelope (metalic gold), it had so many good bits pilfered off it before I got it, and so much rust work attempted, it was losing much originality for a purist. I'f I'd decided to stay with the antelope, then this would have restored at least some of that. Despite this, I still decided not to, for two reasons; 1. antelope has seemed to fade and then rust pretty easy in many 70s Holdens at my personal observation; 2. It's not the most popular colour for a van; 3. (yeah ok I can't count) I always wanted an orange or green one... or maybe blue or yellow, or... ok I'll stop here. So orange for HX is papaya, but, I didnt want papaya, and I ended up going for valencia (an HZ colour) but, it is a classic colour.

My other HX is much more original and was originally Tuxedo black, (currently is red) and I will be going back to black.

If I had a standard (non sandman) H series van I'd think about a deep maroon with blackouts in hard shiny two pack, or gunmetal grey with GTS guards and blackouts and like 6 coats of clear! That always looked good (I reckon anyway).

**Innuendo** · 05-02-2014, 02:30 AM

Originally Posted by seavan

Just interested to know.........If you have or did own a HJ Sandman ute or van what would be your choice of colour to paint it if you where not trying to match the tags? IE: If the tags were black and you didnt like black what colour would you go?

If the tags say black and it's a genuine Sandman I would paint it factory Black. If it were a low spec basket case and I hated black there are many colours from the original HJ colours you could choose from or any other make or model. I like most colours (except Chamois). What is the factory trim colour and do you plan to keep of change that? The one thing for sure if it's a HJ it gets HJ stripes and retains a standard nose cone if I have anything to do with it.

**HK1837** · 05-02-2014, 06:22 AM

Good question. I'd normally go original, but if I was to do a car i'd be chasing driveline. So if I found a HQ or HJ Kingswood Sandman ute in L31 M40/M41 with air, steer, LSD i'd buy it regardless of colour. If it was a light green it'd get painted another colour, If it was Durham beige it'd be another colour.

**wbute** · 05-02-2014, 06:37 AM

Durham beige, chamois or bamboo. Colour of choice. If I was trying to impress Byron I would paint it any cacky shade of green.
But seriously.... I like darker colours in brown or even the metallic bronze that you could get WB in. Black however would be the best standard colour in my opinion. Paint it black.

**HK1837** · 05-02-2014, 08:19 AM

For HJ colours i'd choose (in no particular order and body style and trim dependant):

Sepia
Satin Mist
Absinth
Claret
Royal Plum
Papaya
Tuxedo
Bordeaux

I'd love a HJ Kingswood Sandman in Sepia, Satin Mist, Tuxedo or one of the dark red wine metallics. For a van i'd choose one of the brighter colours mentioned. For me the extra chrome on the Kingswood looks better in the darker colours whilst a HJ van with its lack of bright and slab sides suits a colour like Papaya or Absinth. Plus I would probably put HJ stripes on a van and I like black ones better which come on bright colours, but I reckon HJ Kingswoods look better without especially white stripes which come on darker colours normally.

**Taily** · 05-02-2014, 10:50 AM

Originally Posted by HK1837

Good question. I'd normally go original, but if I was to do a car i'd be chasing driveline. So if I found a HQ or HJ Kingswood Sandman ute in L31 M40/M41 with air, steer, LSD i'd buy it regardless of colour. If it was a light green it'd get painted another colour, If it was Durham beige it'd be another colour.

Stop hinting, I'll lend it to you from time to time.... ;-)

**Vombil** · 05-02-2014, 12:15 PM

Jamacia Lime for HJ just because it screams HJ. But otherwise anything bright will be a good choice. Not red

**Innuendo** · 05-02-2014, 03:30 PM

Originally Posted by Vombil

Jamacia Lime for HJ just because it screams HJ. But otherwise anything bright will be a good choice. Not red

I'm with you on this. If you pick a colour that screams the model the car is you can't go wrong. It doesn't even have to be a favourite colour just the one that typifies the release.

That said, I do like Papaya with black stripes.