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[santafe]

hello all,
ive had my odyssey coloured monaro cv8 6 week or so and now ive slightly scratched the front wing has anybody any ideas how to obtain the correct shade of paint to rectify.
the car is great by the way.

[jagsy]

try

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=188755&f=69&h=0&hw=paint

Richard

[HSVGTSCoupe]

Welcome to the fray!
Hope to meet u at one of the hookups soon.
(next major one is near Derby at Denby Pottery - see dedicated thread)
cheers
Julian

[pomona]

Your ident plate on bonnet slam panel will state the paint code number/letter and any reputable paint shop will mix the correct shade!

[jagsy]

When I used the paint code under the beonnet I got mixed reaction. The paint reference found on the manufactures web site also provided mix details.

[booster]

Have you got any pictures of the scratch. How deep is it?

[yorkkie]

I have had some scratches (Impulse Blue Metalic)caused by washing (grit in mit) they showed white aginst the blue. I used a fine rubbing compound (very carefuly and then polished over and they are gone.
If you get some pics I'm sure Booster will be able to help, you should see his paintwork!

[caspy]

We now carry all touch up colours in stock for anyone that wants them.

[booster]

[quote]We now carry all touch up colours in stock for anyone that wants them.[/quote]

I would never touch up paint. You'll only make it look worse. Get it done properly by a pro. For £60-£80 they can remove a chip or scratch to within 80% of original and believe me that is a LOT better than the botch job you will make of it.

[ringram]

Yeah a chip maybe with touchup, but a scratch will look most henious.

[santafe]

thanks to you all for replying with ideas/suggestions.my paint code is 276M--i tried the sikkens site suggested in australia --no luck ,in fact the only place i had any response was www.autovisuals.com in the usa under general motors code WA276M,ODYSSEY.ive taken some pics to show but im at a loss as to how to attach them here.as for having it put right by someone has anyone any recommendations please .

[jagsy]

Santafe
Some info from the Sikknes site:

Version/Layer
date 15 Feb 2005
Information
Make: Holden Motor Co.
Color Code:
Description: Odyssey P.M.2c
AKZO Code: HLD9620
Primer Color:

The AKZO code is important.

More mixing info:

Formula (Autobase)

Mixing color Amount ( Cumulative )
333DF 242.8
101 266.7
333DC 329.9
777 414.2
400 537.8
533 673.3
744 819.3
333PG 973.8

1.0 litre cumulative

I have saved the page to word - I will email you, once you have replied I will send the info.

Richard