Omega Owners Forum

Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: duggs on 09 May 2009, 20:32:49

Title: Paint Code Location.
Post by: duggs on 09 May 2009, 20:32:49

Where exactly is the paint name/code.

Used a little bit of satin red today and it looks miles away from the cars original finish.

Wondering if i have the right paint !

Title: Re: Paint Code Location.
Post by: kcl on 09 May 2009, 20:42:20

on door pillar, there's a black plate with VIN code, weights etc. Lower left corner on that sticker. At least on facelifts... some might have the sticker in the engine bay/firewall

Title: Re: Paint Code Location.
Post by: unlucky alf on 09 May 2009, 20:46:51

youll also find it on the metal i/d tag on the slam panel :y

Title: Re: Paint Code Location.
Post by: duggs on 09 May 2009, 23:06:14

Thank you..what does the number/code look like please.

Title: Re: Paint Code Location.
Post by: TheBoy on 09 May 2009, 23:10:21

on a 1998 or later, its the black plate on drivers b post.

its the 4 character number in format Z147

Title: Re: Paint Code Location.
Post by: duggs on 09 May 2009, 23:32:34

Z549    Any ideas ???

Title: Re: Paint Code Location.
Post by: duggs on 10 May 2009, 00:29:26

I'm pretty sure its Satin Red BUT when i did a little test it looked miles out..Perhaps more of a shake will do the trick.

Title: Re: Paint Code Location.
Post by: p j morgan on 10 May 2009, 02:46:36

the paint on the car allways looks darker its probaly faded ,try looking under the boot lid or bonnet it should match good luck :y

Title: Re: Paint Code Location.
Post by: holtender on 10 May 2009, 17:29:52

Is Satin Red a straight colour? If it is it will have faded, red always fades.

But if it has a laquer on top there is no risk of fading.

Title: Re: Paint Code Location.
Post by: duggs on 10 May 2009, 19:12:50

Thank you for all your advice.  Sprayed her all up today.

Little and often seems to have done the trick. Colour matched better with every coat.
I have amazed myself....anything was better than rust but its really worked out a lot better than I could have hoped.