Vinylguy 4,674 #1 Posted September 16, 2019 Just finished another series of color formula tests to try and get an acceptable color match to the "off white or linen beige" color that was apparently used throughout the 60's and 70's on many original decals. Yet I also have customers over the the past 12 years who have sent me images of their original hood decals and they in fact look white? Always been a personal choice thing to me and I have an updated color to show for you all to offer opinion on. My plan is to start offering all my 60's and 70's sets in both color selections soon after the lake closes next Month. Will have 6 Months at home to update my listings on the website. Always striving to improve on my products to get them as close to original as possible with my existing technology. Thanks in advance for your feedback. Image quality could have been better and color on monitors is not as vibrant as the actual decals. 5 2 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 68,136 #2 Posted September 16, 2019 44 minutes ago, Vinylguy said: offer opinion Terry, I gotta go with.... both. The way I look at it is... It depends on the tractor. I think it's excellent that you are offering both colors for us to pick and choose as we see fit. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,287 #3 Posted September 16, 2019 I'm always an off white fan! 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CasualObserver 3,408 #4 Posted September 16, 2019 Beauty (or choice) is in the eye of the beholder! I always subscribed to the idea that they were white originally, and are just varying degrees of off-white as they aged with time. No matter what... thanks Terry for all you do for us and our hobby!! 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHNJ701 4,165 #5 Posted September 16, 2019 off white gets my vote. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dclarke 4,033 #6 Posted September 16, 2019 I always liked the off white on the older tractors. Excellent work as always, Terry. Thank you for all you do!! 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,700 #7 Posted September 16, 2019 Like Jason said, We are just glad you are doing this to support our hobby. They probably left the factory bright white and aged a bit over the years. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,134 #8 Posted September 16, 2019 (edited) Another fan of the original antique white, linen beigh, almond camp here. Edited September 19, 2019 by AMC RULES 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stepney 2,325 #9 Posted September 17, 2019 Funny, there was just an interesting banter about this very subject on one of the Facebook groups.. Personally I've always liked the linen beige, and have never seen a WH with pure white decals in that time period. Even the occasional NOS one. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 11,451 #10 Posted September 17, 2019 I too like the off white 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,847 #11 Posted September 17, 2019 No preference per se. Depends on the tractor. They both look great! Just glad you do what you do, so well and so professionally...! Thank You! 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,717 #12 Posted September 17, 2019 My vote is for the off white. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 63,054 #13 Posted September 17, 2019 I like the classic look of the linen beige 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeek 2,286 #14 Posted September 17, 2019 (edited) I like the second example with the off white. Thanks Terry! Edited September 17, 2019 by Zeek 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vinylguy 4,674 #15 Posted September 17, 2019 9 minutes ago, Zeek said: I like the second example with the off white. Thanks Terry! Thanks Zeek We are winterizing our redneck lake hose for the winter in 4 weeks so I will be home all winter working on my website. Due to the majority voting for the off white, Linen beige I am making it the default color for All kits through 1977 but allowing customers to choose white as an option. 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JCM 9,313 #16 Posted September 17, 2019 For the original Patina boy's the off white and for the Valspar IH Red boy's bright white. Both look Awesome IMO. Thanks for all your time and effort, much appreciated. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c-series don 8,808 #17 Posted September 19, 2019 Correct me if I’m wrong but I too believe that the original color was an off white or linen white. Whatever you want to call it, and that is definitely my preference. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
