paint code?

glen70 · Post by **glen70** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 2:42 pm

my wifes 97 1.4cl 5 door is supposed to be candy white.i have sprayed the lower bumper rear and it looks a different shade of white.to me the car looks white but can somebody shed any light on this please.

JoeG07 · Post by **JoeG07** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 3:12 pm

maybe coz the original paint work is 10 years old? Also have u laqoured it?

glen70 · Post by **glen70** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 3:54 pm

yea i know its old i have found out that they only did the candy white for that age so it is the same.i have just done another couple of coats and its looking good now.should i laquer it ? some say for that paint it doesnt need it?

Post by **alexperkins** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 9:02 pm

all paint should be lacquered really - ensures that the paint wont wear out or fade. Thats what ive heard anyhow

bstardchild · Post by **bstardchild** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 9:33 pm

glen70 wrote:my wifes 97 1.4cl 5 door is supposed to be candy white.i have sprayed the lower bumper rear and it looks a different shade of white.to me the car looks white but can somebody shed any light on this please.

Did you buy paint from Halfords?

If you did it's a crap match!

glen70 · Post by **glen70** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 10:09 pm

yea i did

not too bad a match but the nozzles are crap wont use them again.pleased with the bumper though the cheapest it would of cost to get painted near me was Â£80 so saved alot.and i have put a couple of coats of laquer on it aswell

bstardchild · Post by **bstardchild** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 12:23 pm

glen70 wrote:yea i did not too bad a match but the nozzles are crap wont use them again.pleased with the bumper though the cheapest it would of cost to get painted near me was Â£80 so saved alot.and i have put a couple of coats of laquer on it aswell

Proper cans of paint from VW aren't much more expensive and at least they match straight out of the can

septic · Post by **septic** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 8:05 pm

Did you just grab the can and spray the bumper?? I didn't know you could do that shizzle. I thought you needed specialist tools!

glen70 · Post by **glen70** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 9:57 pm

tools like wet n dry paper ,panel wipe,cloths,primer,colour paint n laquer

bstardchild · Post by **bstardchild** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 8:44 pm

glen70 wrote: tools like wet n dry paper ,panel wipe,cloths,primer,colour paint n laquer

And of course if you are painting the flexible part of the bumper ie the lower lip you need some sort of plastiser primer

Preparation is the key to painting as Glen said - panel wipes etc make a huge difference to the finished result

glen70 · Post by **glen70** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:15 pm

obviously you use flexible primer on plasic mouldings :wink spend 80% time prep so many peeps rush into these things

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