Hamish Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 Hi would anyone know and be willing to share the paint code for the silver colour used on the minilite (minilite style) wheels. I quite like the idea of this colour for my hardtop as a contrast to the black car. Thanks H Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 I had to paint a Surrey hard roof in that colour at a customers request to match his wheels and I rang Minilite and they put me on to their paint suppliers who supplied me with the paint, unfortunately I dont still have their contact details and there was no code for the paint as they just decanted me a litre out of a 50gallon barrel. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MilesA Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 Hamish When I installed centres on my minilite style wheels I got a very good paint match from a Halfords aerosol. I then laquered the centres to complete the look. Miles Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted April 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 Thanks folks. I would like to give a code to a painter that he can cross reference to his paint supplier scheme. I emailed the nice nice people at moss Manchester and whilst they couldn’t be specific - rather than just saying no dice he did say “I can tell you the original 'Rostyle' wheels were painted in a colour known as 'Siver Fox', which was actually a Ford colour,” so would this this be similar if so what’s the code for this ? H Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TorontoTim Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 These days interior paint shops can mix paint that effectively perfectly matches an existing "chip" taken from your dining room wall or whatever. I've done it a few times and I cannot see the "join" between brand new paint and several years old existing. Does anyone do the same with car paint? I would have thought that the technology must be very similar for both... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stillp Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 Silver Fox was one of the colours that used to peel off Ford Cortinas (and other models) in the early seventies. Apparently is was transparent to ultraviolet light, which affected the undercoat, turning it water-soluble! It was replaced by Platinum Silver. Blue Mink had a similar problem. I had a Mk 1 Escort estate in silver fox, which was a bargain because the paint was peeling off. Luckily a friend of a friend was a rep for the paint manufacturer responsible for the Platinum Silver, so I acquired a 5 litre sample! Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stillp Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 9 minutes ago, TorontoTim said: Does anyone do the same with car paint? Yes Tim, repairers do it all the time. Pet Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brenda Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 H. Give Macc Paints a ring that are very helpful 01260 298822. If you have a wheel that can scan it and get a colour match and give you the code. Mike. Redrose group Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TorontoTim Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 1 hour ago, stillp said: Yes Tim, repairers do it all the time. Pet So, theory says it should be easy to match a wheel then...? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted April 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 40 minutes ago, TorontoTim said: So, theory says it should be easy to match a wheel then...? It’s worth-a go. Should be easier than taking in your dining room wall for a colour match Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TorontoTim Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 16 minutes ago, Hamish said: It’s worth-a go. Should be easier than taking in your dining room wall for a colour match It was a bugger trying to get it to fit in the passenger seat of the TR... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waldi Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 Even 30 years ago, body shops had a very thick book with thousands of paint samples. A small painted area with a hole in the middle, so you could put that on your existing part and find the best match. Nowadays it is scanned, as Tim indicated above. Waldi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisR-4A Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 In Se Essex there is a paint supplier on Canvey Island (www.carpaints.com) who makes paint or aerosols up to match a sample. I have used them a couple of times removing the heater flap as a colour sample. Have since realized that if you make your own sample using one of their aerosols before the last one runs out this avoids removing the heater flap again. Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deggers Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 4 hours ago, Hamish said: It’s worth-a go. Should be easier than taking in your dining room wall for a colour match If you don't happen to have a local paint shop with a handy-dandy scanning spectrophotometer . . . how about channelling your inner Millennial instead, and investing in the latest wireless smartphone colour scanning technology from Nix? Retail price : ninety nine bucks (fashionable holes in denims not included). Cheers, Deggers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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