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albitz

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Touch up paint
« on: 03 October 2010, 15:46:20 »
My cars paint code is Z147 Silver. I have seen touch up paint in L147 silver. Anyone know if they are the same colour. Is the letter significant ? :-/
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Re: Touch up paint
« Reply #1 on: 03 October 2010, 16:15:44 »
Just get it from VX, less than a fiver and not a bad match
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Re: Touch up paint
« Reply #2 on: 03 October 2010, 16:21:07 »
I tried VX on Friday, but they didnt have any.
A member on here has some L147 (genuine VX ) wondered if its the same ?
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Re: Touch up paint
« Reply #3 on: 03 October 2010, 16:28:47 »
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I tried VX on Friday, but they didnt have any.
A member on here has some L147 (genuine VX ) wondered if its the same ?

I don't know enough about paint to really give advise but I would think if its the same the letter and numbers would be the same :-?
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Re: Touch up paint
« Reply #4 on: 03 October 2010, 16:36:28 »
Bet you know all the codes for the various shades of pink though. :y ;D ;D
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Re: Touch up paint
« Reply #5 on: 03 October 2010, 17:31:45 »
VX genuine touch up for petrol blue is an appalling match, got far better results having some mixed at Parrys (York). Silver might be OK as it is more forgiving but if not have it mixed.  :y
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albitz

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Re: Touch up paint
« Reply #6 on: 03 October 2010, 18:38:05 »
I would tend to agree with that. I bought some touch up from VX for my old Green Omega. It dried almost Black. I was seriously p155ed off about that at the time.
Mercedes are as bad. I had a similar experience with my green Merc this year. ::)
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Re: Touch up paint
« Reply #7 on: 03 October 2010, 18:39:20 »
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Bet you know all the codes for the various shades of pink though. :y ;D ;D

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Re: Touch up paint
« Reply #8 on: 04 October 2010, 09:35:50 »
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Bet you know all the codes for the various shades of pink though. :y ;D ;D

Post count warning; Post count warning; ;D ::) 8-)
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Re: Touch up paint
« Reply #9 on: 04 October 2010, 09:45:03 »
No the letter doesn't make any difference. On the newer cars the Z means Metallic paint and a Y is a solid colour

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Re: Touch up paint
« Reply #10 on: 04 October 2010, 11:04:53 »
never seen a touch up paint matching the cars original color even from the same paint can ;D

reason is metallic paints give different results for spray painting and brush.. when I bough the clit , bonnet and front bumper was bad .. and painted..
few months ago when a big stone carve the paint, I use the same paint can (as it was left)  and result color was different more than 2 tones.. :-/
« Last Edit: 04 October 2010, 11:05:36 by cem_devecioglu »
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