Obsidian Black Metallic paint code

[craigjm]

Has anyone got an obsidian black car that they can share the paint code from please. Does anyone know if it has ever been updated and there is more than one shade? I want to use it for a bare metal spray of a classic just wondering if it has always been the same. Cheers

[ZX10R NIN]

Obsidian Black will be paint code 197

[craigjm]

Cheers that's the number I found so sounds good to me. Has it always been the same do you know or are there variations?

[ZX10R NIN]

ZX10R NIN said:

It's always been the same I've had a few Mercs & all the Obsidian Black ones have had the same code, some have had a C prefix in front of the paint code but that just denotes that the car has Ceramic Lacquer.

[craigjm]

And the ceramic lacquer makes what difference?

[ZX10R NIN]

It never fully cures so when you get very light scratches so over a period of time they will no longer show, & it costs you more should you suffer a deeper scratch. In other words go for normal lacquer

[craigjm]

Cheers