Defender resprayed - standard colour?

[Slow]

Bought this over the weekend. On the body where it's flaked, it appears to be white, with maybe a green/blue and now this red colour.

Is it a standard defender colour? Got a few patches I'm wanting to either touch up, or just respray the whole thing at home.
Whoever painted it before didn't mask up well, red paint sprayed over bits in the engine bay!

[100SRV]

Looks like "Arrow Red" to me, OEM colour option.

[Slow]

Thank you.

Looking at the bulkhead it is white, with a blue then a green and now finally red on top.
Its been painted at home for sure, big runs and flaking all over where i doubt it was sanded.


How much time and paint cost do you reckon to respray the thing at home?

[100SRV]

I repainted my Dad's Series One at home, I used International brand paint and used a 5" foam radiator roller. The paint was well stirred and kept warm in a bain-marie. Once the bubbles have popped the truck looked less like a cross between a mint Aero and a Land Rover and the end finish was very good; a proper polish and you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between rolling and spraying.

Depends whether you want to use the truck in scratcy places (my Dad does) or keep it tidy.

My Bowler was sprayed with two-pack by a friend with a body shop and has been subjected to years of green laning, always looks tidy and shiny after a good wash and doesn't go dull like brushing enamel does.

[anonymous-user]

For a cheap and cheerful fix, I used garage door paint on the roof of the 90.
Fairly resilient, goes on easily with a roller and looks reasonably good when finished.

[Slow]

I have access to a compressor and spray gun etc, just not a proper booth, would be in a shed.

Rather spray it as I would like to clear coat it so it remains shiny for longer.

Was looking at that new Range Rover paint, the dark red. Is it possible to get hold of this colour?

[Slow]

Sorry for picture quality, compressed pictures from my ad

In the end I bought a machine polisher and got this, pretty pleased

[Cliftonite]

Slow said:

Sorry for picture quality, compressed pictures from my ad

In the end I bought a machine polisher and got this, pretty pleased

Quite a transformation!

How would the former owner react, if he could see what had been achieved by 'just' a polish?

[Slow]

Slightly more than "just" a polish.

Polished the rear door, removed it and took it down to a local paint place and got them to match up a spray can of the same colour.

Used to spray the missing paint patches at the bases of doors and such.