Touch up paint
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Hi All
Can anyone recommend where to get some touch up paint? I've tried a place online and have given them the paint code but it's not the right colour, my car is silver, called aluminium, the code is H93/9416B, I have tried a tvr specialist body shop and they advised me the closest thing they could find to that code is a 1979 Chrysler bright silver, any advice much appreciated.
Can anyone recommend where to get some touch up paint? I've tried a place online and have given them the paint code but it's not the right colour, my car is silver, called aluminium, the code is H93/9416B, I have tried a tvr specialist body shop and they advised me the closest thing they could find to that code is a 1979 Chrysler bright silver, any advice much appreciated.
This might sound silly but have you tried halfords ?
I needed some paint for touching in stone chips a while ago and spent a couple of hours researching on the internet what the code was. I knew the TVR code, but it also turned out it was a Honda colour. Off to halfords I go and they had no idea on the Honda code. Finally mentioned it was for a TVR, gave him that code and it popped straight up.
That'll be a Cherry Pearlescent then he asked. Er...yes, was my reply.
It was a perfect match.
Might be worth giving them a go if you're struggling.
I needed some paint for touching in stone chips a while ago and spent a couple of hours researching on the internet what the code was. I knew the TVR code, but it also turned out it was a Honda colour. Off to halfords I go and they had no idea on the Honda code. Finally mentioned it was for a TVR, gave him that code and it popped straight up.
That'll be a Cherry Pearlescent then he asked. Er...yes, was my reply.
It was a perfect match.
Might be worth giving them a go if you're struggling.
I got mine from here: http://www.cartouchupkits.co.uk/
They were very helpful and sent me screengrabs of their mixing system to ensure what I got was what I wanted.
Don't try and look for it - just go to a checkout for the type of kit you want, like here:
http://www.cartouchupkits.co.uk/product/997-389/Ja...
and put your details and paint code in.
If in ANY DOUBT email them and they can show you all of the derivations they can mix.
Mine was spot on and the quality of the paint was excellent.
They were very helpful and sent me screengrabs of their mixing system to ensure what I got was what I wanted.
Don't try and look for it - just go to a checkout for the type of kit you want, like here:
http://www.cartouchupkits.co.uk/product/997-389/Ja...
and put your details and paint code in.
If in ANY DOUBT email them and they can show you all of the derivations they can mix.
Mine was spot on and the quality of the paint was excellent.
You'll never get a good match touching in a silver - or any colour that has a high metallic and/or pearl content (with darker colours being the exception.)
When paint is applied by spraying it goes on as very thin film, as the paint dries the metallic particles (think of them as tiny little mirrors) 'sit' how they should and give the silver appearance by reflecting light as they should.
When you try touching in no matter how carefully you apply the paint (brush, cocktail stick, whatever) you apply a layer much thicker than spraying.
In this thick layer the metallic particles can't sit properly - they sink and therefore they can't reflect light.
Without the metallic particles (tiny little mirrors) reflecting light the paint looks darker.
The more silver particles in the paint mix the more noticeable this is. So obviously with a silver paint having a very high metallic content it becomes the most noticeable - to the point that silver will always look darker and grey.
So you may have had the correct colour - but the method of application doesn't suit the colour.
When paint is applied by spraying it goes on as very thin film, as the paint dries the metallic particles (think of them as tiny little mirrors) 'sit' how they should and give the silver appearance by reflecting light as they should.
When you try touching in no matter how carefully you apply the paint (brush, cocktail stick, whatever) you apply a layer much thicker than spraying.
In this thick layer the metallic particles can't sit properly - they sink and therefore they can't reflect light.
Without the metallic particles (tiny little mirrors) reflecting light the paint looks darker.
The more silver particles in the paint mix the more noticeable this is. So obviously with a silver paint having a very high metallic content it becomes the most noticeable - to the point that silver will always look darker and grey.
So you may have had the correct colour - but the method of application doesn't suit the colour.
It can be a pain, but even for stone chips you can get a seamless finish with good prep and using a mouth powered airbrish (mouth atomizer) - layering is important as is gloss and cutting compound.
You would be surprised what a good mobile stonechipper can do if you give him the original paint - I have seen palm sized scratches fixed beautifully even with Chameleon paint...
I still can't make any paint stick to my 'king wing mirrors though, it's like the things ooze oil or something. Now I just plate it on and wait for the next stone to knock it all off. need to do it properly one day and put a plasti-film on them.
You would be surprised what a good mobile stonechipper can do if you give him the original paint - I have seen palm sized scratches fixed beautifully even with Chameleon paint...
I still can't make any paint stick to my 'king wing mirrors though, it's like the things ooze oil or something. Now I just plate it on and wait for the next stone to knock it all off. need to do it properly one day and put a plasti-film on them.
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