Monty Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 I see that Tamiya has two gloss white spray lacquers: TS7 is listed as Racing White while TS26 is simply listed as White. I assume there's a discernible difference. I'd love to see pics of both if you have them.
Monty Posted February 24, 2015 Author Posted February 24, 2015 The TS7 will make your car go faster. Perhaps you meant TR7 Oh wait, you said faster. Never mind.
Rodent Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 As far as the cap color goes, the "white" is a bright refrigerator white, and the racing white is warmer looking. I haven't actually sprayed any out yet, but I expect it to be more like Ford Wimbledon White.
Exotics_Builder Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 The Racing White has a yellow tinge to it, giving it a warmer coloration. I have it for the 289 LeMans Cobra but have yet to use. But here is a web shot of a person's Tamiya Jag Mark II in the color: TS26 is a pure white and was used by me on this 56 Delray: HTH
Art Anderson Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 TS7 is much more representative of the "warmer", somewhat "creamy" looking white used by nearly all automakers prior to the late 1960's out to today. Back years ago, the lacquers used in the automotive industry lacked the color stability we've come to expect today--in addition, they had a tendency to "chalk out" due to ultraviolet rays from the sun--so virtually every automotive color years ago was somewhat muted in order to give some semblance of color stability. Art
Monty Posted February 24, 2015 Author Posted February 24, 2015 I'm not necessarily looking for an answer to this question (unless you actually happen to know it) but I wonder why Tamiya chose the creamier white to be "Racing White".
Art Anderson Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 I'm not necessarily looking for an answer to this question (unless you actually happen to know it) but I wonder why Tamiya chose the creamier white to be "Racing White". Perhaps (more than likely) that creamier white was pretty much what white automotive paints were as late as the very early 1960's, not only on race cars, but such as Volkswagen Beetles, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar, etc. In addition, it's a color with a racing heritage--given that prior to 1935 or so, white was the color assigned to German race cars. Art
Roncla Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 I'm not necessarily looking for an answer to this question (unless you actually happen to know it) but I wonder why Tamiya chose the creamier white to be "Racing White". Tamiyas' Racing White is the colour they recommend for their Honda F1 cars. Maybe that's where the 'Racing' comes in to it.
ZTony8 Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 The TS-7 is similar to Ford Wimbeldon White.TS-26 is similar to GM Bright White.
Quick GMC Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 (edited) Racing white is pretty much a universal color. Scale Finishes, Tamiya, Zero and a bunch of other manufacturer's make a "Racing White". They are all closer to a bone white than an actual pure or bright white. This is Racing White from Zero Paints in the UK Edited February 26, 2015 by Quick GMC
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