Hi! I'm trying to match frost silver to another models paint...ie ford, vauxhall. Does anyone know if it was used by another manufacturer and if so what they call it?
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Re: Paint
by bobbrown » Mon 20.04.2009, 10:22
Do not think trying to match a colour to a different manufacturer will work as paint colours can vary quite a lot just for one model of car, never mind different manufactures.
Ford diamond white is not the same as Vauxhall glacier white and then there are different tones for each of those, hence the paint codes on the car.
Variations can also be just due to the way the paint is applied and the primer used.
Why not work with the paint code you have???
Ford diamond white is not the same as Vauxhall glacier white and then there are different tones for each of those, hence the paint codes on the car.
Variations can also be just due to the way the paint is applied and the primer used.
Why not work with the paint code you have???
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Re: Paint
by bobbrown » Mon 20.04.2009, 14:17
If you are after an aerosol can you can get these in the correct colour with the paint code. Some paint suppliers do them
Failing that you will need to get the closest via the colour swatches the paint places carry including Halfords.
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Failing that you will need to get the closest via the colour swatches the paint places carry including Halfords.
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Re: Paint
by rip » Mon 20.04.2009, 14:55
Most paint changes colour with age. ICI Calypso Red is an extreme case but it does illustrate the point.
In the case of metallics, these can be darkened by reducing the pressure of the spray gun, so the quality of the match is down to the skill of the sprayer. The lack of adjustability makes aerosols particularly hard to match.
In the case of metallics, these can be darkened by reducing the pressure of the spray gun, so the quality of the match is down to the skill of the sprayer. The lack of adjustability makes aerosols particularly hard to match.
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Re: Paint
by kurgen » Mon 20.04.2009, 15:33
Thanks for your replies, but i will bet a pound to a pinch of salt lotus didn't mix their own paint!! It'll have been one of the big boys colours under a different name. just findin which one. Failing that i'll just spray 'em matt black
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Re: Paint
by dapinky » Mon 20.04.2009, 23:37
You may find that one of the wheel paints (Hycote Alloy etc) is a close enough match if there is nothing on the shelf at Halfords???
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Re: Paint
by kurgen » Tue 21.04.2009, 08:18
Good point. I'll check my local auto factors this morning, that way i can take the cans outside to get the best match. It's just when i had my TVR the colour of that was actually a ford colour so matching was easy.
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