well, i sprayed my side skirts, had halfords mix the paint with my colour code, i was pleased with the finnish, smooth and shinny, however, i have just fitted and the paint match isnt what i was expecting, i have been quoted for £17 for 100ml of paint at renault, where can i get an exact paint match from for good money and has anyone else used halfords paint???
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halfords paint match??!!
- Thread starter roders990
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Fred, would they do my colour in "off the shelf" cans then? its for my bump strips.
I sprayed my splitter and lights with renault paint (And boreal is one of the hardest colours to get right):
Worth the bit extra IMO
how much was the paint, per can of 100ml/300ml, cheers
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What do you recommend then mate for painting my side strips? colour code is mettallic silver (632)... what should i do?
Can you not buy it in a can from renualt?
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i dont know mate was asking the rest of them 
i didnt realise you could buy paint from reno, i got some from halfords and i thnk that the paint match is quite good, but it is my first spraying experince.
dunno if they say that the paint from reno comes in a can buy that, would probabaly look better would cost you slighty more but a better finish.
i didnt realise you could buy paint from reno, i got some from halfords and i thnk that the paint match is quite good, but it is my first spraying experince.
dunno if they say that the paint from reno comes in a can buy that, would probabaly look better would cost you slighty more but a better finish.
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But my car paint has faded anyway! i mean, next to hazzas clio (same paint code but ph2 and 1 year newer) his car can been seen to be a different shade to mine. Therefore im thinking, if there going off the paint code anyway theres a chance it wont match even if they get it straight on due to fading over years?
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They do this from paint code though dont they.
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try and find your colour on the shelf, i got pearl black and a can of ford diamond white for my dads van and they were a complete identical match
Apparently they dont do my colour on the shelf... what should i be looking for with the paintcode (632) ???
Bear in mind that halford colour match is done from a paint code, not your car
and is mixed by a spotty sweaty teenager who couldnt give 2 f***s what your car looks like and has been shown once how to use the machine
and is mixed by a spotty sweaty teenager who couldnt give 2 f***s what your car looks like and has been shown once how to use the machine
If any of you have a local car paint shop give them a try. Just because a colour might be (for example) Diamond White - don't just give them the code for it as there could be more than one shade.
They have swatches for each colour so you can match perfectly (say if the paint has faded slightly etc)
Local paint shops aren't that expensive either, i've got two round my way.
They have swatches for each colour so you can match perfectly (say if the paint has faded slightly etc)
Local paint shops aren't that expensive either, i've got two round my way.
what are swatches? do you mean like a decorating paint shop??
MRBILLYUK
ClioSport Club Member
FF Jeden Osiem Dwa
^^^ I agree . I've just bought 2 400ml aerosols from a local car parts supplier that mixes paint , they always mix it spot on and only £7.00 a tin . Or try these . I think they mix all the paint for Renault touch up sticks and aerosols .
http://www.tradeproducts.co.uk/paint6.htm
http://www.tradeproducts.co.uk/paint6.htm
MRBILLYUK
ClioSport Club Member
FF Jeden Osiem Dwa
If you go to a place where the guy knows what he's doing he will be able to match pretty much any colour . When i wanted anthracite for my spare wheel i found nobody actually sells it , not even Renault . I left the centre cap with them and he mixed the colour to match the centre cap . Using rover stone grey and adding a bit of red to make it match . Its down to the skill of the guy mixing it .
