Colour Coding HELP

1. user_35102 Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2009 Leicester Posts: 808 1.0i flat arch admiral blue saxo

   #1 24th June 2009, 11:05

   i was thinking about colour coding my bumpers because they are that horrible black colour which makes my car look ancient .
   
   any advice on how to and the best way of doing this ?
   
   cheers
   
   
   
2. mrmattholmes Frequent Poster Joined: Aug 2005 Thirsk, North Yorkshire United Kingdom (England) Posts: 718 saxo vts, skyline r33 2.5turbo, ibiza cupra 1.8t

   #2 24th June 2009, 11:43

   easiest way would be to take it to a bodyshop. Its very hard to get a good colour match with a spray can.
   Depends how good a job you want.
3. user_35102 Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2009 Leicester Posts: 808 1.0i flat arch admiral blue saxo

   #3 25th June 2009, 08:55

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by mrmattholmes easiest way would be to take it to a bodyshop. Its very hard to get a good colour match with a spray can. Depends how good a job you want.

   i know my cars colour . wont it be the same ?
4. Claireeyy Established Member Joined: Jun 2009 Aberdeenshire Posts: 2059 Clio Sport

   #4 25th June 2009, 08:57

   take it to a garage easiest way, get the wrong colour doing it yourself and will look sh*t tbh
5. user_35102 Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2009 Leicester Posts: 808 1.0i flat arch admiral blue saxo

   #5 25th June 2009, 09:05

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Claireeyy take it to a garage easiest way, get the wrong colour doing it yourself and will look sh*t tbh

   yh but i know the colour of my car. . ?
   
   wont it be the same if i buy it ?
6. Cowell Newbie Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 9

   #6 25th June 2009, 13:53

   With it being a V reg the colour may have faded surely, as they said mate just take it to a garage they can get the exact colour now easily even if it has faded
7. cj_99 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2008 Huntingdon Posts: 3037 JC

   #7 25th June 2009, 14:44

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Darlz yh but i know the colour of my car. . ? wont it be the same if i buy it ?

   But do you have all the equipment to do it properly? Not just cans from halfords their colour match is shocking.
8. Whiskerzz Established Member Joined: Apr 2009 San Jose, California! Posts: 1478 Now living in the USA 04 Ford Focus SVT

   #8 25th June 2009, 15:02

   id just do them gloss/matt black tbh matey ive got the same colour of car and im planning on doing gloss black
9. user_35102 Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2009 Leicester Posts: 808 1.0i flat arch admiral blue saxo

   #9 26th June 2009, 09:29

   hmmm
   how much would it cost at a garage you reckon ?
10. LeeBBH Frequent Poster Joined: May 2009 Maidstone Posts: 860 Mk6 Fiesta Zetec S

    #10 26th June 2009, 09:36

    i get my spray cans from this specialist bloke near me,
    he is seriously good! makes it up for you perfectly
    
    look out for one up your way?
11. J222JRA Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2007 Posts: 16839 Saxo VTS, Westfield

    #11 26th June 2009, 09:44

    your car is mauritius blue, there are 30 shades of that colour, if you spray it with an aerosol it will look crap, trust me i tried it lol
12. user_35102 Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2009 Leicester Posts: 808 1.0i flat arch admiral blue saxo

    #12 26th June 2009, 10:21

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by J222JRA your car is mauritius blue, there are 30 shades of that colour, if you spray it with an aerosol it will look crap, trust me i tried it lol

    i fort it was admiral blue ?