getting a colour match for wheels??

[Spinksy]

Hey guys,

the wheels in question are Cades Eros Gold, I am needing to find a colour code for these or a extremely close colour match so I can source some paint in the same colour....

herein lies the problem because the scope/spectrometer that bodyshops would use cant detect the colour as there is not a large enough flat area to allow the scope to enclose the area to eliminate the light....

and after searching for the past 3 weeks on google I am no closer to a colour code or colour match :/

anyone have any ideas?

Any help will be very much appreciated asap so I can buy the paint tomorrow morning


picture of the wheels in question:

 

[Ash']

Tried emailing Cades for a colour code?

 

[Spinksy]

Tried emailing Cades for a colour code?

Already tried that mate

only answer I was given was that they dont have colour codes for their paint

just re-tried...

Hi - There are no specific paint codes for our wheels. A good paint shop will be able to match it for you.

 

[Spinksy]

although trying to be ever helpful the helpdesk has offered 2 solutions....

1st: sell me a single Cades Jadis Gold (which is the same colour) so I can use that to get a colour match....

2nd: I buy a spectrometer (circa £150) and travel to Luton to scan one of their wheels....

 

[kudos]

any decent bodyshop/paint supplers will have colour chips and will be able to find a gold close to or the same

 

[Spinksy]

any decent bodyshop/paint supplers will have colour chips and will be able to find a gold close to or the same

Tried today and struck lucky with my third paint shop

The guy is gunna borrow my wheel for half hour next weekend and mix a damn near perfect match by eye

We tried the colour chips and the closest was about 10 or so shades off lol

 

[sbridgey]

Get B&Q to scan it on there machine.

 

[Spinksy]

Get B&Q to scan it on there machine.

Their machine is a spectrometer mate, needs a 2" square flat surface to work

 

[sbridgey]

Take a picture of the colour.