Spray paint

[muddy]

Right I need to tidy my 90 up a bit so i'm after some spray paint that is a fairly good match to its colour now (some blue colour not sure whether its original), current paint job is pants all i want to do is cover the red oxide and grey primer up.

Is the best way to do this going to be to just tootle off down to halfauds and do a bit of colour matching or go somewhere else?

I need to get a trade card from halfrauds to lighten the load so if i can get one how much am i looking roughly for a tin of paint?

Cheers, Will.

[Tractorboy16]

Right I need to tidy my 90 up a bit so i'm after some spray paint that is a fairly good match to its colour now (some blue colour not sure whether its original), current paint job is pants all i want to do is cover the red oxide and grey primer up.

Is the best way to do this going to be to just tootle off down to halfauds and do a bit of colour matching or go somewhere else?

I need to get a trade card from halfrauds to lighten the load so if i can get one how much am i looking roughly for a tin of paint?

Cheers, Will.

halford, dam expensive, go to a local paint supplier, be cheaper and they shall know exactly what they are talking about rather then just that it is blue and comes in a tin!!

they shall prob be able to match the paint as well if you take your landy there.

me xx

[FridgeFreezer]

^^^ What he said, local paint shop will mix anything to match and put it in a rattle can for you. If it's metallic you will never get it to look seamless but flat colours you might just be able to.

[Pyrover]

Hickley valtone used to be good for paint but I've not used them for years... in fact are they still trading?

[muddy]

James are you taking the mick you know i cant get my 90 there

will pop down sometine next wekk probs but halfrauds is closer

any news on trade card prices?

[Les Henson]

Halfords spray paint is expensive - I think you would probably still get it cheaper elsewhere even if you had one of their trade cards. As Tractorboy says - a trade paint supplier would be your best bet. They can do a match-up if you can take a sample of the colour to be copied with you. 2-litres of flat colour cellulose is around £50, and you could roller or brush it on.

Les.

[Tractorboy16]

Hickley valtone used to be good for paint but I've not used them for years... in fact are they still trading?

will,

i know you can't get it there but the old man might be able to, if not

take of one of the panels, just trying to think of a small panel so they can match it to that, tailgate or seat box lids if they the same color, or the seat mount panel the drivers door, then they should be ok.

I painted my old one mate in a 2 days before a show i was attending, did everthing bar the truck cab with one litre of paint, sprayed it on in the end and no one realised i had done it my self, everyone thought someone else had done it, looked good, and to be honest, mate has just rolled his with one of them high gloss rollers and it doesn't look no way as good as mine did sprayed.

look in the yellow pages must be some paint suppliers in there!!

halfards are the rip murchants, unless you want a cheap radio, thats about the only thing there any good at!!!

James

[Corrode Finger]

Just a minor point, when i bought my paint from a spray shop supplier, i was told that you can not effectively hand paint with cellulose. You need a brushing paint, such as enamel/ polyurethane. The brushing paint can be thinned though to allow you to spray it. Again, talk to a proper automotive paint suppler, they know what they are doing as they deal with the trade daily.

[Les Henson]

I agree, but at low temeratures you can get away with brush or roller cellulose, as it then has time to flow. Above around 60 deg, it sets very quickly, so bruch strokes would be noticeable. It really depends on what finish you want.

Les.

[unclebill]

I agree, but at low temeratures you can get away with brush or roller cellulose, as it then has time to flow. Above around 60 deg, it sets very quickly, so bruch strokes would be noticeable. It really depends on what finish you want.

Les.

If you want the original colour, under the bonnet on the plate is a number, if you go to your local paint distributor with that number they should be able to supply you, my local shop mixes it and gives you anything from an aerosol up.

Good luck, I admit I'm carp at paintwork, hence my love of chequer plate.

[Happyoldgit]

I agree, but at low temeratures you can get away with brush or roller cellulose, as it then has time to flow. Above around 60 deg, it sets very quickly, so bruch strokes would be noticeable. It really depends on what finish you want.

Les.

...and the thinners you use.

I can only echo what has already been said. Forget Halfords and get yourself to somewhere the trade use, tell them what you want to do, what facilities you have etc. If the guy has some time to spare he will more than likely guide you through what your choices are and how best to handle the products. If you can leave a sample panel so much the better, if not be prepared to spend some time going through their paint chips to get a match.

[muddy]

Thanks, i will get the number and a bulkhead vent and wander off to shipley paint. Facilites dont realy matter as its really a pretty rough thing, i just want to try and make it all blue instead of the red oxide bulkhead corners,hinges and other bits.