midlifecrisis
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| posted on 31/10/04 at 08:26 AM |
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lotus colours
Hi All Anyone know the colour code for the yellow 'lotus' colour? I want to use this,and poss. British Racing Green on my Locost . Rod
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shortie
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| posted on 31/10/04 at 04:01 PM |
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Hi Rod,
Just post a message on the SELOC forum www,seloc.org and one of the guys will know the code.
HTH,
Rich.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 31/10/04 at 04:04 PM |
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http://www.sxcolor.info/
This site will give the code for any colour on any car. Go to special search and choose Lotus. It will also give you the formulation to mix the colour
from a Standox mixing scheme
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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midlifecrisis
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| posted on 31/10/04 at 04:26 PM |
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Thanks Shortie&Mark .I'm onto it . ROD
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 31/10/04 at 07:57 PM |
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Don't be tempted to choose any colours with 3C against them, they are 3 stage solids. That is where you put down a pale basecoat, then apply
layers of dyed clearcoat to build up the colour density, then cover with a standard clear.
The colours are VERY bright, examples are Saxo mango orange (you know the one!), and the latest Elize yellow.
They require great skill and lots of very expensive equipment. Definitley not a home job.
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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midlifecrisis
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| posted on 1/11/04 at 12:15 PM |
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From what I've seen of the colour chart from GTS,There appear to be 3x yellows to choose from . I think I will go for one of those for the
wings,and have the other existing bits painted in as near a match as poss.,rather than try to get a specific colour for the gel coat . ROD
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 1/11/04 at 07:12 PM |
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Your local bodyshop should have a spectrometer (a bit better than the ones at B&Q!!!), and should be able to make an exact match
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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midlifecrisis
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| posted on 1/11/04 at 09:45 PM |
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Thanks Mark ,good idea . ROD
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britishtrident
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| posted on 13/2/05 at 02:42 PM |
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The original team Lotus yellow was a 60s Citroen Colour.
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