Paint Colour

  1. Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2009 Edinburgh Posts: 327 Mk1 Saxo 1.1 White Mk2 VTR Icelandic Grey Astra
    #1
    Guys some help please......
    I want to do some touch up work mostly where the paint has chipped of quite bad round my front arch anyway looking at the 2 White Citroen paints available at Halfords they do not match the colour on my car at all

    Any suggestions?

    Cheers
  2. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH
    #2
    white will never match perfect due to how the paint ages. But the best bet is citroen or a local body shop will be happy to make you some at a cost.
  3. Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2009 Edinburgh Posts: 327 Mk1 Saxo 1.1 White Mk2 VTR Icelandic Grey Astra
    #3
    Cheers mate I will start with that then, although the paint on my car looks like its whiter and brighter than the paint in the shop lol
  4. Established Member Joined: Sep 2010 loughborough Posts: 2229 1988 ford fiesta mk2 1.4- 2001 black saxo furio (d
    #4
    forget halford bunch of useless monkeys where paint is concerened , take it to a proper paint shop and the'll match it almost perfectly did it for my mk2 fezzy 22yr old paint and we still managed to get the correct colour, the new stuff were slightly darker but only just, being new paint.
  5. Established Member Joined: Dec 2009 Bolton Posts: 1068 Saxo 1.4i sx
    #5
    are you talking touch up brush or spray cans? I find if you derust and blob on some paint just on the chips, it will be ok even if it doesnt match exact. You t cut it down afterwards or rubbing compound
  6. Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2009 Edinburgh Posts: 327 Mk1 Saxo 1.1 White Mk2 VTR Icelandic Grey Astra
    #6
    Will most probably get the spray mate as I'm also getting a VT bumper which will need resprayed also.

    Ill also make sure i streer clear of halfords lol