Which White spray do you recon?

  1. Newbie Joined: Mar 2010 S Posts: 22 Saxo X 1998 3DR 1.1ltr white with stickers
    #1
    I have a white saxo x and just ordered a replacement grill to get rid of the old outdated one. but im stuck as to what spray to get? ive used sprays before to do my lids and side mirrors but i cant decide if its a good match.? looked on halfords and they have two types of white for a saxo? which are these:

    alpine white

    and polar white

    which do you think would be a better match?

    cheers

    Lee

  2. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2009 Blackburn Posts: 4739 A few
    #2
    Why don't you get the colour code mate? If you have the colour code you can get it mixed up to match.
    You will never get a 100% match but the best way to get close is to get the colour code off the car, then go to a bodyshop/paint supplier and get them to mix it for you.
    Halfords stuff isnt the best tbh. The bodyshop route is slightly more expensive but the match is alot better
  3. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2003 United Kingdom (England) Posts: 7064
    #3
    Look at the sticky's in the styling section as it has a list of paint codes and there location

    http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=58505
  4. Established Member Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 1346
    #4
    saxos are polar white afaik
  5. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2010 Bournemouth/Edmonton/Chelmsford Posts: 2650 Audi A3
    #5
    Got the exact same car mate, if I'm correct its alpine white...normally halfords have a little booklet with all the cars in and codes next the them telling you was colour for the car, that's where I looked and it said alpine white. Looks like you matched the mirrors pretty well, I'd use the same paint you used for them mate, but as said above for the closest match bodyshops or sprayers would be the best bet for a bit of extra cash
  6. Newbie Joined: Mar 2010 S Posts: 22 Saxo X 1998 3DR 1.1ltr white with stickers
    #6
    cool cheers guys how much do you recon then for the front grill to be sprayed? ive no stickers on my car doors thats what made it hard for me trying to get the colour right
  7. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2008 Woolwich Barracks Posts: 3921 52 Plate Black 8v R'
    #7
    Is it not on the drivers door behind the hinge?
  8. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2009 Blackburn Posts: 4739 A few
    #8
    Its usually on the strut top on the passenger side mate

    If you are unsure what that is, open the bonnet and look at the back right hand side of the engine bay (yes right hand side, because you are looking at it from the front that makes it passenger side, just for anybody who was going to question it).
    There should be a sprayed blue square with 4nuts on it and a white 4 digit code. Thats the paint code.
  9. Newbie Joined: Mar 2010 S Posts: 22 Saxo X 1998 3DR 1.1ltr white with stickers
    #9


    well heres the final result took a while but finally got it on used polar white in the end pretty good colour match although the grille is cleaner than the rest of the car
  10. Newbie Joined: Mar 2010 S Posts: 22 Saxo X 1998 3DR 1.1ltr white with stickers
    #10


    sorry heres what the grille looked like before i got my hands on it
  11. Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2010 West Dorset Posts: 271 205 GRDT
    #11
    I did the same to my grille the other week, and now it's dirty like the rest of the car it's not noticeable. Just done the wings too (after a crash), so I think im gonna have to polish the whole car to try and liven up the rest of the paint. Otherwise, Polar White was a good match for mine.

    IIRC Polar White was the only one used on saxos
  12. Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2010 Cleethorpes Posts: 213 To many...
    #12
    My saxo hasnt got a code either + according to citreon its banquise white. maybe worth a try?