Ebay colour match spray

[DomP182]

Has anyone tried WLW Auto paints that sell on Ebay, just wondered what their matches are like

 

[mossyv6]

Are they the Irish based company? If so yes they’re very good - I have loads of paint from them including liquid yellow and been good.

 

[DomP182]

Are they the Irish based company? If so yes they’re very good - I have loads of paint from them including liquid yellow and been good.

Yes that's the ones, from Enniskillen.

 

[mossyv6]

Should be good then mate.

 

[DomP182]

This is where I find out how much my 17 year old paint has faded

 

[DomP182]

Well I've done it, its come out a little orange peely so I'll leave it 24hrs then cautiously wet sand it with p2000 and hope I've got enough depth of lacquer to get a flat finish

 

[william84]

Well I've done it, its come out a little orange peely so I'll leave it 24hrs then cautiously wet sand it with p2000 and hope I've got enough depth of lacquer to get a flat finish

How was the match?

 

[DomP182]

I've not compared it in daylight yet but I think it will be a bit darker what with 17 years of fading on my car. Anything will look better than it being black gold.

 

[DomP182]

Doesnt look far off actually, I'll get it flatted back and polished before I fit it then get some photos up

 

[DomP182]

Darker but only in some lights, I can live with it for £14.99 and my time

 

[1985michael182]

Any metallic or solid reds fade. Normally you would blend the colour into the adjacent panels

 

[mossyv6]

What have you sprayed mate?

 

[DomP182]

What have you sprayed mate?

The cup spoiler

 

[Hxrry]

The color match is pretty spot on with that isn't it!

 

[DomP182]

The color match is pretty spot on with that isn't it!

I'm happy which is all that matters to me, being a central part a slight colour mismatch is less important than if it was a wing etc I think

 

[Louis]

That looks amazing for a spray job!

 

[william84]

Darker but only in some lights, I can live with it for £14.99 and my time

Looking good. 👍

 

[DomP182]

That looks amazing for a spray job!

I think it was the amount of lacquer and time I spent flatting it back before hitting it with my DA.
If you saw how dusty my workshop is youd be surprised how none of it got in th finish

 

[botfch]

Looks decent!

A bit late but for anyone else looking in future, Autopaint st helens also do decent paint a bit cheaper.

 

[DomP182]

Yes I used them years ago to do some bits on my 1.8 16v