macspeedy
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| posted on 27/4/05 at 04:22 PM |
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Ral colour help needed
I have painted my car cobalt blue ral code 5013 is there a way to find out if a manufacturer used it as i don't want to have to but all the
seperate components to do a little paint work and was hoping halfords would have a tin? 
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zilspeed
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| posted on 27/4/05 at 04:26 PM |
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Proper paint suppliers will make you up an aerosol of any colour you like.
I believe Gills in Glasgow do it, so some others will as well.
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macspeedy
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| posted on 27/4/05 at 05:21 PM |
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i was in halfords and there colour charts go by manufacturers not ral codes, i may just look through there charts untill i get something close and use
that
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 27/4/05 at 06:31 PM |
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i believe our local halfrauds do any colour you want in an arseol you just take in a colour sample and they do the rest. Must be some typ of
scanning type doobrie thing that matches the colour. Brother in law had one done in red it was very accurately matched.
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macspeedy
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| posted on 27/4/05 at 07:17 PM |
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cool will try that tomorrow, thanks for the advice
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rayward
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| posted on 27/4/05 at 07:36 PM |
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this may help...
http://www.stephen.hull.btinternet.co.uk/ral.html
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RazMan
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| posted on 27/4/05 at 08:32 PM |
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In my experience Halfords paint is a bit crappy to say the least - try your local automotive paint shop (every town has one) They will make up your
paint from a sample, RAL code or manufacturers code, bung it in an aerosol can..... and it will be much better quality too.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 27/4/05 at 08:41 PM |
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Mac Thornton has a top guy he can match it and make the proper can up so we can just spray no bother. call me and pop over.
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indykid
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| posted on 29/4/05 at 12:51 AM |
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halfords mixed paint is indeed crap. i should know, i mix it.
afaik, they don't have any form of colour scanner, at least not in our branch, and paint is mixed on a scale, based on measurements from a
computer list that is inaccurate at the best of times, and completely the wrong shade at others, mainly because the scales won't measure fine
enough increments, and the component paints won't mix properly
it's a shady side that i prefer to stay away from, as i like people to see i know what i'm doing
if you ask most halfords staff, they'd look at you aghast if you told them a RAL code, but you pay peanuts, you get monkeys eh?
enough ranting, basically
DON'T BUY MINIMIX PAINT FROM HALFORDS 
that's what paint shops are for
there, you've been told
tom
disclaimer: this message does not represent the views of any employee of halfords if you happen to be an area manager etc etc
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Triton
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| posted on 29/4/05 at 06:41 AM |
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Why is it that branded things like air filters etc are cheaper than the ones boxed as Halfrauds jobbies......at least they are in Nupton
branch...
You would think it was a wood yard ......as it's full of planks
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 29/4/05 at 07:14 AM |
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I think I paid around £9 for a can of yellow cellulose from my local paint shop (Busy Bee, Ipswich). Took in an offcut of the fibreglass, and they
matched it up without problems.
The can is also superior quality - more paint in it than is usually the case, and a nozzle that gives a nice fan pattern.
David
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