Page 1 of 1
paint code variants
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 12:11 am
by honda-hardy
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 12:18 am
by RattyMcClelland
Don't buy any of them. The last letter denotes which varient was used by Honda in which factory but colour changes with weathering so the only way to get a close match would be to get it colour swatch matched by a pro
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 12:25 am
by honda-hardy
the problem i have though is, i have sold my type s spoiler and want to paint the new mugen rep til i can afford to get the lot painted. spoiler, spats, jdm rear bumper and front bumper. how long would you need to do it? how much, and are you free at all. lol
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 8:21 am
by wurlycorner
I had the same question when I went to get my ludes painted and paint for the porka. E.g there are 3 variants of Granada Black and had no idea which it was. Didn't matter for the ludes really as the whole car was being painted.
For the porka (which was for patch repair) I took it to the paint mixing shop and they tried out swatches against the car. We chose one, he mixed some up in a cup and compared it (the actual paint). Didn't think it was right so he adjusted it, mixed up another batch and compared that and then stuck it in the can when he was happy. Result is a perfect match. That's the best way to do it if you're just buying paint really and can't get Ratty to sort you out, but relies on having a decent paint supplier that does mixing nearby of course... Is there anyone near you Sam?
Nb: Can't recommend that place highly enough btw, for anyone that wants body supplies in Essex; Clacton Panels and Paint. Fantastic independent place run by the same couple for years. Used to use them as a supplier when I worked down there but had never been in myself. (Turns out their daughter is hot and very friendly too - so now I know why the blokes that worked for me were always happy to walk round whenever we needed something!
)