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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: tunnie on 06 August 2006, 18:46:38

Title: What shade of gold on pre-facelift?
Post by: tunnie on 06 August 2006, 18:46:38

Need some touch up paint to sort out the rust... I went to a Vx dealer gave them the code on the VIN plate (68L) said yup thats Champaign we can have that in a spray can (£6) for you in a few days..

1) How big are there spray cans?

2) I went a car paint specalist who mixes paint to order there and then said there was 2 shades of 68L.

My dads is a lighter shade of gold than my pre-faclift project car, does any one know if there is another code to differnce the 2 shades?

Title: Re: What shade of gold on pre-facelift?
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 06 August 2006, 19:18:26

I dont know about the paint codes... :(

Personally I would take off the filler cap (as its easy to) and take it too the specialist paint place you went to and ask for paint that colour....they should be able to match it.....that allows for paint fading....you should be able to buy a simple paint gun (i know i did years ago that used an air cartridge) if you want to spray.

Will cost you more than £6 but theres nothing worse than a job that the paints different shade!

HTH

Title: Re: What shade of gold on pre-facelift?
Post by: tunnie on 06 August 2006, 19:37:36

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I dont know about the paint codes... :(

Personally I would take off the filler cap (as its easy to) and take it too the specialist paint place you went to and ask for paint that colour....they should be able to match it.....that allows for paint fading....you should be able to buy a simple paint gun (i know i did years ago that used an air cartridge) if you want to spray.

Will cost you more than £6 but theres nothing worse than a job that the paints different shade!

HTH

Filler Cap!!!!  :)

Thanks, I was wondering what part of the car i could take to match the paint. Brilliant did't think of taking the petrol filler cap!

Thanks TD  [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Title: Re: What shade of gold on pre-facelift?
Post by: MadOnVaux on 07 August 2006, 14:29:49

Could always wander in...bonnet in hand  ;D

Title: Re: What shade of gold on pre-facelift?
Post by: TheOutcast on 07 August 2006, 15:13:59

68L is Champagne as is 68U, but, there should be another number, on a label low down on the door post. Drivers side. Might start with a Z or W or whatever. This gives the exact shade.

Title: Re: What shade of gold on pre-facelift?
Post by: tunnie on 07 August 2006, 15:34:53

got the stuff matches well, extra number code is 489

there are variants with +R and /R/ along with the number

But pre-face lift gold is 68L 489