Just wondering if anyone has thought of contacting the major paint suppliers to see if SB were a customer of theirs and see what they have on file. I contacted Wattyl and SB are not on their radar. I did this exercise regarding Dawn Vices as I've restored quite a few of their vices from over the years and Wattyl have numerous formulas for Dawn Red, but none of the really early ones. Gobal at Dawn (that's the current owners name)has no idea on what was done during the Sidchrome (Siddons) days but only what he is doing now, so that made things a bit harder as Dawn went through the same issues with "The Stanley Works" as Scott Bonnar did when acquired by Rover and then finally being wound up. The records are just not there.
I may contact some of the other major paint companies and see what they come up with. As SB were based in Adelaide I'm sure that they would've used an Adelaide supplier and not brought paint in from across the border as there were plenty more local options back in the 1960's and 70's.
Cheers,
BB
