Spraying A White Car

[dead205 0]

I need to get the rear quarter on my white cti repaired - I read somewhere that white is really hard to match. Is this right and if it is would it be worth getting the whole car done?

 

cheers

 

mark

[SamGTi 0]

I always thought that white was the easiest colour to match?

[Guest chris1993GTI]

I always thought that white was the easiest colour to match?

 

White is a pain due to the number of shades. Best way would be to paint half way into the next panel and fade the colour out.

[Paintguy 0]

I'd agree with Chris - white can be a very hard colour to match up!

 

A lot of it is in the mixing, a litre of white, with a few drops of yellow, black, blue, red, or whatever. Put in a drop too much, or even a slightly too big drop, and it's all over!

 

Blending out into adjacent panels is by far the best way to ensure a 100% match.

[tom_m 0]

if its a decent body shop they shouldn't have that much trouble, the place that did my bonnet got it spot on!

[Paintguy 0]

if its a decent body shop...

 

What you trying to say?

 

[tom_m 0]

if its a decent body shop (like paintguy ) they shouldn't have that much trouble, the place that did my bonnet got it spot on!

[Paintguy 0]

[dead205 0]

Time for another then Paintguy?!

 

Gonna try to get a quote tomorrow from someone local but I have never seen their handi-work just a word of mouth recommendation.

Edited April 10, 2006 by dead205

[Guest smokinslim]

My CJs had a damaged quater panel since bout a week before i got it. No amount of searching has shed anylight on the paint code. Peugeot dont know what colour they painted it. Local dealership top guy bought his mrs a cj, was sat in one of their bays when i was tryna find out but they had no idea. They got onto their techsupport people who said the car was too old for their records. Peugeot have used something like 57 different shades of white paint over the years.

[dead205 0]

Peugeot have used something like 57 different shades of white paint over the years.

[Guest smokinslim]

It's a proper PITA tho aint it. To make things worse still my doors have faded a different shade to the rest of the car.

I did notice when changing my beam once, on the floor of the boot somewhere near the centre, there was a little metal plate with a number stamped on it. Didn't think at the time but it may be the paint code, it's not in any of the usual 205 places for some reason. Also there's a place near me that will mix any colour paint you want. Enquired there after speaking to peugeot, the guy walked outside, looked at my car from about twenty yards and told me what colour it was. Can't remember what he said but i gotta get some paint in a week or so so i'll find out n let u know.

[Guest chris1993GTI]

Mines a 1993. The colour is Blanc Meige. The code is POWR. There is a couple of shades. Mines the blue shade?

[Paintguy 0]

I did notice when changing my beam once, on the floor of the boot somewhere near the centre, there was a little metal plate with a number stamped on it.

I know some 306's had a plate in the boot with the colour code on, as well as the usual 'wax crayon' under the bonnet.

 

If all else fails, ring around some paint/bodyshop suppliers. The one I use has a sort of camera device, which 'reads' the colour and gives out a code that is over a 98% colour match.

 

If that fails, I just match it by eye