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Simon - 30/9/08 at 07:41 PM

Chaps,

When I built my car, all the paint came from PartCo.

I've now remade my bonnet and went to PartCo to get some more, and.... they don't do paint anymore.

I have enough to paint a nosecone at a push, so am thinking of painting the nose with the existing colour and want suggestions for the bonnet.

I'm thinking of a matt black at the mo

All comments welcome!

ATB

Simon

Paul TigerB6 - 30/9/08 at 07:45 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Simon
Chaps,

When I built my car, all the paint came from PartCo.

I've now remade my bonnet and went to PartCo to get some more, and.... they don't do paint anymore.

I have enough to paint a nosecone at a push, so am thinking of painting the nose with the existing colour and want suggestions for the bonnet.

I'm thinking of a matt black at the mo

All comments welcome!

ATB

Simon


A paint specialist should be able to match the paint up for you easily enough - just take a panel along and they should be able to do it. Some can do it spectroscopically now i believe.

001Ben - 30/9/08 at 08:02 PM

does the original tin have a code on that a paint specialist could use?

StevieB - 30/9/08 at 08:16 PM

Blackboard paint

chris_smith - 30/9/08 at 09:17 PM

halfords mix paint from a sample dont they?

chris

[Edited on 30/9/08 by chris_smith]

SeaBass - 1/10/08 at 07:38 AM

quote:
Originally posted by chris_smith
halfords mix paint from a sample dont they?


Yes they claim to - but in my experience the colour match isn't exactly good as the machine is normally operated by a monkey!!

JC

omega0684 - 1/10/08 at 09:56 AM

what about a black and white chequered flag effect, might take a little tine to make out but i think would look great!

splitrivet - 1/10/08 at 11:00 AM

Havent you got an Autopaint near you. Went down to our local one with no paint code just a painted washer off of my P100 and they mixed up 2 litres of celly that was a perfect match.
Cheers,
Bob

sebastiaan - 1/10/08 at 04:25 PM

Could you do a red bonnet / black nosecone combo or isn't there enough paint left?