halfords paint match??!!

[roders990]

im picking up a bumper i had sprayed tomorrow, i gave the guy the paint code but he has no reference to the colour of the car so will it be a good match? hes good but usually sprays things on the car i think

 

[cat171]

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It depends if the car has faded a bit or not tbh. Only way to find out is to put them two bits together.

 

[A13EX F Trophy No70]

http://www.morelli.co.uk search these guys out they'll be able to supply you with all the paint you will ever need,

p.s. the van graphics were done by me so i'm slightly biased towards them

 

[fUbAr]

www.auto-paint.co.uk

from experience halfords paint matching is poo! they failed completely with titanium silver.

 

[AhmedRSi]

Went to a local spray shop today, got a 400ml can for 14.99 - they came out and used swatches etc to match my car up. Only time will tell if the colour match is good though

 

[Eskiisbest]

Halfords titanium silver is spot on as it's only 1 colour to mix not even they can fook that up

 

[AhmedRSi]

Is it really?!

 

[Eskiisbest]

yeah although they have it on there system as an espace colour

 

[A18XHO]

i thought they had that colour on the shelfs?

 

[Eskiisbest]

not titanium

 

[Dangerous_dave]

i wouldnt trust a halfords munkey mixing up soap in a bowl to wash a car let alone mixing paint

 

[roders990]

id rate the paint match 5/10

 

[Middo]

this is the problem with halfords paint. personally if someone says id like it a certain blue you could get away with halfords paint. but if you really wanted it to match then you need to go to somewhere proper.

 

[roders990]

can anyone tell me the price of paint per 300ml from renault?

 

[Middo]

no need to go to renault. your local motor factors should be able to do more precise matching as they will need to work off paint swabs. for instance, ive just painted an engine cover in nautical blue and there is 9 different shades listed for that. so working off the 'blueprinted' standard colour will still give you problems.

 

[roders990]

well is the paint code a code for the exact match as mine is mv632? would you recoomend auto-paint.co.uk/com as they require the paint code and it is only £6.99 for 400ml of paint which is v.good i feel,

are you saying there are different shades for a paint code? also, what is a motor factor? thanks

 

[AhmedRSi]

well is the paint code a code for the exact match as mine is mv632? would you recoomend auto-paint.co.uk/com as they require the paint code and it is only £6.99 for 400ml of paint which is v.good i feel,

are you saying there are different shades for a paint code? also, what is a motor factor? thanks

Rodders, you cant just go off the paint code, there slightly so different plus also your paint will have changed shade over time! Just go to a local bodywork supplies centre / spray shop. I did...

As stated before, they work off your paint code then swatches to get a accurate match

 

[roders990]

do you mean get the paint from them or get them to do the painting? sorry to make a fuss lol

 

[AhmedRSi]

Well definately get the paint from them, you want it to match right?

Also, i cant advise if you should do the painting yourself... all comes down to how skilled or confident you are i suppose.