Blue?

Post by **Steve55** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 4:13 pm

What clour blue? How can l match the blue on my moggy - is there amodern spray can colour?

Post by **rayofleamington** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 4:47 pm

What colour blue?

well - your guess is better than mine!! Hard to say what colour it is without seeing it.
Certain colours were only used during certain periods of production, so it is also useful to know what year your car was produced.

For the light blue there are a few such as 'smoke grey' (greyish light blue) or 'bermuda blue' (smarter light blue)
For dark blue the most common is 'trafalgar blue' (fairly dark and comes in 2 shades depending whether early 1098 or late 1098).

Some of the specialists can supply spray cans but if your car has been resprayed it may be slightly off shade or if it hasn't been resprayed then the paint will have changed shade over time anyway.
The alternative is to get some spray cans made up by a local automotive paint supplier who can work off the existing colour of your car.

Post by **ColinP** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 6:28 pm

Steve,

I have a similar proble with my "almond green" 2 door. There have been so many "touch-ins" over the years that the effect is of patchwork!

Suggest you get the colour code from the chassis number and the lists of code vs colur/year and start with the "standard" colour.

That way, the next paint job will be a guaranteed match! - and like mine, you can see which bits still need done!

Colin

Post by **Peetee** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:50 pm

If yours is trafalgar blue (the popular dark blue) tehn the paint that is available from Halfords etc is the later shade. This has a hint of green to it. The earlier shade was a much truer blue.

Post by **Steve55** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 11:48 am

Thanks everyone, l'm off to Halfords to have a look. Unfortunately funds do not allow a full profesional respray so, door by door etc will have to be the way. I hope all the cans are the same shade!!

Post by **Onne** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 3:39 pm

Why don't you save up? the pro-job looks much better, unlees you are of course a professional painter

Post by **Steve55** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 3:40 pm

Onne wrote:Why don't you save up? the pro-job looks much better, unlees you are of course a professional painter

How much for a professional job then?

Post by **Onne** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 3:54 pm

don't know, i am sorry, but surely some club members will know a specialist near you

Post by **ColinP** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 6:21 pm

Steve,

I know it's a bit of a delay, but why not look at a couple of the links on the MMOC page for paint spray - I think ESM (for example) have the fange of colours at £9 per 400 ml.

I'm sure that any MM dealer will have the correct shades for the paint.

Colin

Post by **Peetee** » Sun Feb 20, 2005 11:07 pm

Many of the Morris colours at Halfords are listed under 'Rover'. Trafalgar blue has to be made up especially (the bigger shops can do this while you wait) It's probably the case for most of the others too.