Um, what colour is this? Anyone know the paint code?

[pyoorkate]

Hi folks,

Well, now that winter is dissipating I'm looking to tidy up Brick a bit, and I'm looking at that floor (anyone want to weld it for me*? anyone? no? Bother...) and also a few little jobs that are scattered around; one of which is the patches of grey where the previous owner (who I shall resist calling bodging scum, because I'm nice) has made a dog of a job painting the roof with spray cans.



Can anyone tell me the name of the colour ('cos I'd like to know), and the paint code at all? I know it probably won't match *terribly* well, but it'd be an improvement.

Cheers!

* I also found some very artfully done filler on the driver's side floorpan. Slather enough underseal on anything and it's hard to tell what it is. I guess I shall be going to my mum's big garage at some point and spending a relaxing day under the car discovering how bad it really is.

[Firenzaboy]

Hmm - car colours in "off the shelf" P**s cans - that's gonna be fun!
Sometimes there are more than one shade of a particular colour - in Vauxhall's case,take Flamenco Red as an example - supposedly 3 different shades of the same colour
Not 100% sure,but i think your car is in "Coppertone Starfire",like a bronzy red metallic;i'm sure someone will correct me if i'm wrong???
Best bet,if you wanna go down the P**S can route,is to get some aerosols made up to match your colour.
There are places that'll do this - bit dearer than off the shelf equivalents but a much better match,plus you wouldn't then have to worry about the paint code with working to sample
Hope this helps,Dave.

[edgoose1]

I had my car resprayed in Vauxhall Signal Red. When i got a spray can made up by the same place that did the original paint it was totally wrong more of an orange. I tried a few touch up brushes from Halfords and the exact match believe it or not is FORD SUNBURST RED.
Ive just sprayed a bit on the arches and you cant even see were its blended in.

[Stu]

Providing the colour is original (and the plate is still there!), check here for details on how to decode your vehicles service parts plate.

[simon cummings]

code for coppertone starfire is 4YW,if i remember correctly.