Twin-H Air Cleaner Color

Hudsy Wudsy
Hudsy Wudsy Senior Contributor
edited November -1 in HUDSON
Have any of you found a close match for the original red on the Twin-H air cleaners?

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  • Hudsy Wudsy
    Hudsy Wudsy Senior Contributor
    Hi, Jerry, how you doing? Fair skies and temps in the eighties here in Edina. I was going to say in my posting that it seems to me that I've seen different reds used. I'll give you a call. There's something else I wanted to talk to you about.
  • SuperDave
    SuperDave Senior Contributor
    I have seen some originals that appeared to be a little more blue/red and some that appear a little more orange/red . I have some oil bath cleaners that are original and have the orange tint. I have some 54-55 non oil bath originals that look a little on the blue side. The Ford engine red by Duplicolor is readily available and I use it on all of mine. I'm sure Bill has an expert opinion. I'll bow to his experience.
  • TwinH
    TwinH Senior Contributor
    Pretty sure mine are original and are a darker shade of red. Who knows

    what 50 yrs. has done to affect the color,but the lettering has held up

    extremely well for as thin as it is. Anybody have any idea how it was

    originally applied? silkscreened? Don't mean to hijack but any ideas on why

    there's no oval around my lettering?



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  • Unknown
    Unknown
    I Just Use The Brightest Red I Can Find, The Krylon Seems To Work For Me, By The Way, I Have The New Stainless Heast Shields For Under The Carbs And Peel Off Twin H Decals For The Air Cleaners, Heat Shiields 15.00 Per Pair Decals Ten Bucks A Pair, Bill Albrights Vintage Coach
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    I found that I like the look of Duplicolor Cherry red for the air cleaners. spray can, available at your local autozone.
  • ESSX28-1
    ESSX28-1 Senior Contributor
    TwinH wrote:
    Pretty sure mine are original and are a darker shade of red. Who knows

    what 50 yrs. has done to affect the color,but the lettering has held up

    extremely well for as thin as it is. Anybody have any idea how it was

    originally applied? silkscreened? Don't mean to hijack but any ideas on why

    there's no oval around my lettering?





    Probably originally applied as a water laid transfer. This could also explain the lack of an oval surround.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    The set on ebay right now-one has a circle and one does not. Any thoughts?
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Its seems to me every aircleaner I have seen on a 54 engine did not have the oval around the letters. All the Twin H air cleaners prior to 54 did. Just from what I have seen of original Twin-H aircleaners.
  • ArkieJazz
    ArkieJazz Member
    If you can find a rattle can of Chrysler Engine Red, it is a good match for the Twin-H air cleaners. It is also the correct color for the '54 Hornet engine blocks.
  • Hudsy Wudsy
    Hudsy Wudsy Senior Contributor
    My thanks to all of you guys for sharing your thoughts!
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