Mind I asked about my problems getting good old Rosso Red paint in cellulose?

Well first a big thanks you to all those who offered help in obtaining some very helpful , plus thanks to Halfords and Autosave for their huge efforts to get some.

It was a bit funny as it seemed that the world had something against Rosso Red as no matter what type of paint I tried to get I kept getting the same answer…no longer available, eh? (Ferrari red also seems to have gone the same way). Now I first choose this colour years ago as it was about the most common red around and the idea was I would be able to get a spray can without any bother, so why all the hassle?

Well simple, one of the pigments contained lead! Oh that’s nice to know now, after all those weeks spent sanding down topcoats and breathing in the dust…

Seems quite a few reds have been affected. Fortunately Halfords managed to find a Honda red that is practically identical so all is not lost and I pick up the paint tonight

So be careful of the colours you pick for your cars as some might disappear.

What Rosso red do you want? The code for the ROsso Red on my Fiat Coupe is 186F - I got a couple of matched cans from Halfords for it which they mixed specially.

It’s the ford one, it's crazy as it's only some reds that have been affected and they don't have updated paint codes (the actual formula mixes) to use different pigments to make the colours now. Like I said I'm getting some Honda red mixed up and it's so close you can't even tell. So much for being able to make any colour with just the three primary ones...totally nuts.

[Edited on 18/4/07 by Mr Whippy]

From what I can remember there were at least three variations of the Ford Rosso Red.
The early versions of it that contained lead would have been reformulated. Probably why there were three variants!

The most likely reason for it being harder to obtain is that the motor companies are forever wanting new colours and so the older ones go out of use. Once the motor factors get rid of their old swatches and paint codes it becomes uneconomical for them to reproduce the older colours. That is why a lot of folks recommend going to paint suppliers that still have colour matching facilities.

Last time Halfords mixed me a colour it was £18 per 500ml.........that about right?

Alex

must have come done as it's £25 for a ltr but I'm sure a metalic would be more.

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So be careful of the colours you pick for your cars as some might disappear.

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only for a landy good price though

Looks good on a Ferrari

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijsselstein/66534102/

no it doesn't

<panto> Oh yes it does </panto>

well I like it at anyway whatever floats your boat as they say.