Sand beige interior touch up
Discussion
Hi all,
Been reading on some US forums about touching up nicks and scratches on sand beige interiors. Seems in the US people have found a paint mixture which is an exact match.
I tried to get some miexed and shipped to UK but unfortunately its exceptionally expensive to have paint shipped across the pond ($140 CAD!).
Anyone know of any paints or other options for touching up a sand beige interior?
Thanks
Been reading on some US forums about touching up nicks and scratches on sand beige interiors. Seems in the US people have found a paint mixture which is an exact match.
I tried to get some miexed and shipped to UK but unfortunately its exceptionally expensive to have paint shipped across the pond ($140 CAD!).
Anyone know of any paints or other options for touching up a sand beige interior?
Thanks
Im just outside Guildford.
Had considered a smart repair company, but if im honest there is nothing that bad, and I'd quite like a pot of touch up paint in the garage in case I ever scratch something in the future.
The guys in the US seem to have had some great results with some specially mixed matt enamel from home depot.
Link below, along with a pic showing results from guys in US who've done it.
http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforums/997-forum/54...
Had considered a smart repair company, but if im honest there is nothing that bad, and I'd quite like a pot of touch up paint in the garage in case I ever scratch something in the future.
The guys in the US seem to have had some great results with some specially mixed matt enamel from home depot.
Link below, along with a pic showing results from guys in US who've done it.
http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforums/997-forum/54...
Hi elliot_holder,
Did you have any luck finding a colour match for the sand beige interior plastic areas? I would like to do a similar touch up on the ashtray and door panels of my porsche but cannot seem to find a colour-match in London (or outside Home Depot in the US for that matter!).
On another note, does anybody know of specialists in London who can repair/restore the leather and plastics on a sand beige interior. Mine is simply worn with a few marks rather than significant stains or marks.
Cheers
Did you have any luck finding a colour match for the sand beige interior plastic areas? I would like to do a similar touch up on the ashtray and door panels of my porsche but cannot seem to find a colour-match in London (or outside Home Depot in the US for that matter!).
On another note, does anybody know of specialists in London who can repair/restore the leather and plastics on a sand beige interior. Mine is simply worn with a few marks rather than significant stains or marks.
Cheers
http://www.dynamixdyes.com/
I bought a bottle of dye from these people and it worked really well. It also worked on the fake leather trim that is the same colour as the leather.
I bought a bottle of dye from these people and it worked really well. It also worked on the fake leather trim that is the same colour as the leather.
Dave96118 said:
Hi elliot_holder,
Did you have any luck finding a colour match for the sand beige interior plastic areas? I would like to do a similar touch up on the ashtray and door panels of my porsche but cannot seem to find a colour-match in London (or outside Home Depot in the US for that matter!).
On another note, does anybody know of specialists in London who can repair/restore the leather and plastics on a sand beige interior. Mine is simply worn with a few marks rather than significant stains or marks.
Cheers
Afraid not - Planning to just pick some up next time I travel across to the US. Did you have any luck finding a colour match for the sand beige interior plastic areas? I would like to do a similar touch up on the ashtray and door panels of my porsche but cannot seem to find a colour-match in London (or outside Home Depot in the US for that matter!).
On another note, does anybody know of specialists in London who can repair/restore the leather and plastics on a sand beige interior. Mine is simply worn with a few marks rather than significant stains or marks.
Cheers
Frustrating as I'm sure there must be somewhere in the UK that could offer a good paint match.
I've only got a couple of tiny scratches which arent big enough to bother with a smart repair, but they just bug me because im anal about my cars.
I would really love to know about this too, but for a grey interior.
there just has to be a product that will work and be readily available.
It makes me wonder what the dealers do when they get a car in and have the interior cheered up??
Henry, Joel et al???
Still, I guess if they tell us, it takes away one of their bargaining chips, when they are buying a car in ;0)
there just has to be a product that will work and be readily available.
It makes me wonder what the dealers do when they get a car in and have the interior cheered up??
Henry, Joel et al???
Still, I guess if they tell us, it takes away one of their bargaining chips, when they are buying a car in ;0)
I ended up following the advice from the rennlist forum.
Whilst in holiday in the US I visited Home Depot and had them mix a pot to the appropriate formula as mentioned on the thread. I Had tried various paints mixed up to different formulas here in UK but couldn't seem to find any that were a sufficiently close match.
I had bought a litre but ended up giving most of it away to other owners with sand beige interiors in need of touch ups.
I've only got a very small amount left but if you are local or can travel to surrey you are welcome to touch up any blemishes you may have.
The match is spot on and with careful application you can only see it's been touched in on very close inspection.
Whilst in holiday in the US I visited Home Depot and had them mix a pot to the appropriate formula as mentioned on the thread. I Had tried various paints mixed up to different formulas here in UK but couldn't seem to find any that were a sufficiently close match.
I had bought a litre but ended up giving most of it away to other owners with sand beige interiors in need of touch ups.
I've only got a very small amount left but if you are local or can travel to surrey you are welcome to touch up any blemishes you may have.
The match is spot on and with careful application you can only see it's been touched in on very close inspection.
see the piece of silver trim in the above pic, i have the exact same piece from my cayman sitting in my kitchen newly painted…. according to the b and q website they do the same colour match service mentioned in the home depot stores in the US. Predictably i turned up at my local store and they denied all knowledge. Off to halfords similar story… In the end found a company in bexleyheath called BGB group car and paint, they can colour match a spray can for you, Its not cheap but it works, certainly cheaper than a flight to the US for a bit of paint 
elliot_holder said:
I ended up following the advice from the rennlist forum.
Whilst in holiday in the US I visited Home Depot and had them mix a pot to the appropriate formula as mentioned on the thread. I Had tried various paints mixed up to different formulas here in UK but couldn't seem to find any that were a sufficiently close match.
I had bought a litre but ended up giving most of it away to other owners with sand beige interiors in need of touch ups.
I've only got a very small amount left but if you are local or can travel to surrey you are welcome to touch up any blemishes you may have.
The match is spot on and with careful application you can only see it's been touched in on very close inspection.
That's very kind of you & I may take you up on it - I have one place local to me to try first who mix up car paints. I tried halfords today & they told me their machine formulates only to paint codes & then exterior paints only. Didn't try B&Q, I don't want a feature wall in the Cayman. Whilst in holiday in the US I visited Home Depot and had them mix a pot to the appropriate formula as mentioned on the thread. I Had tried various paints mixed up to different formulas here in UK but couldn't seem to find any that were a sufficiently close match.
I had bought a litre but ended up giving most of it away to other owners with sand beige interiors in need of touch ups.
I've only got a very small amount left but if you are local or can travel to surrey you are welcome to touch up any blemishes you may have.
The match is spot on and with careful application you can only see it's been touched in on very close inspection.
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