paint code

[peter richards]

hi guys been ages on the to do list , my mirror has gone a bit flat so need an aerosol to re paint it , do halfords do the colour , my car is silver , any help appreciated as usual.

just had a quick look is it 199, can I get that in halfords

Edited August 4, 2018 by peter richards (see edit history)

[Sheefa]

Hi mate

 

Yes it's alpine silver 199. I believe though there are 8 different shades of 199 so best to get a body shop to match up cards to paintwork if you want it perfect. Check out Chipex, generally very good matching for me.

 

 

[evinX]

Halfords 199 silver is called toyota lucrene silver. Pretty damn close match to mine. I recommend using Proxl 2k clear in a can for a better finish. They do 200ml cans online. Halfords clear coat will dull over time and look crap after time.

[peter richards]

ok thank you ill have a look tomorrow its only the upper part of the mirror casing , so I don't want a lot

[peter richards]

just checked its only 5.94 for the paint so ill get it tomorrow

[Supraleeturbo]

The 199 silver is the lucrene

[peter richards]

thank you , rubbed it down and put some primer on tonight so ill get the paint tomorrow

[peter richards]

ok guys all going ok atm , one more question , ive put a few coats of paint on starting with a fine mist , its warm in my garage so after a few mins I got up to about 3 coats finishing with a slow thicker final . so its drying nicely , ill leave it about an hour , do I scotch cloth it before I start the laquer coats or just go straight in

[Mk4Gaz]

Just straight on as soon as it's dry

 

 

 

[peter richards]

ok , couldn't wait lol did that , started with a few light coats , but it don't look very shiny atm , ill stick another on see if that does it , if not ill polish it in a few days

[evinX]

Never touch metallic before clear coat. It disturbs the fleck. And always paint silver in a criss cross pattern. Silver is not a colour but a shade and is one of the worst to get right. Believe me once its gone tacky lay a light mist of clear on it. Then let it dry and go heavier.

 

You will never get a nice shine with 1k aerosol clear coat.

[peter richards]

ok pretty much did that , just put another coat on so ill let it be now , see what its like when its totally dry , will it compound to get a better shine.

if its not very good ill get my mate to re do it he has a bodyshop , just got a show next week and the mirror was letting it down so thought id have a go myself

Edited August 5, 2018 by peter richards (see edit history)

[peter richards]

just took the tape off and its ok ish not brilliant but better than it was , so will do for now ill get it painted properly in a few weeks . thanks again for the advice