paint colour??
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944 man
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The colour code is the same, so the colour is the same.
The real name (in German) is and always has been 'Indishrot' which translates to Indian Red. In the English-speaking markets this was called Guards Red, although Porsche did mess about and call it Indian Red for some model years.
Simon
The real name (in German) is and always has been 'Indishrot' which translates to Indian Red. In the English-speaking markets this was called Guards Red, although Porsche did mess about and call it Indian Red for some model years.
Simon
pauljmcnulty
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Regardless of the code, lol, the chances are that your paint isn't going to be the original red after decades in the sun.
I've been thinking the same, as my badge panel and HL covers weren't laquered when resprayed, hence looking like they've been wire-wooled over four years. Should I go to a bodyshop and get paint made up to match the rest of the car? It's an easy job to do a temporary respray myself, but only if the colour is right.
I've been thinking the same, as my badge panel and HL covers weren't laquered when resprayed, hence looking like they've been wire-wooled over four years. Should I go to a bodyshop and get paint made up to match the rest of the car? It's an easy job to do a temporary respray myself, but only if the colour is right.
PSH
PCGB Member
In a word "yes", touch up sticks are ok for stone chips but when it comes to spraying larger areas get a bodyshop to match it for you. Last time I needed a damaged area fixed my bodyshop sent my fuel cap so the paint could be mixed to match it using a spectral analyser (forgot real name).
Pete
Hi guys
It's usually best to remove the filler cap and take it into a paint/bodyshop supplier along with the code... They will check against the code and tint the paint to suit if necessary.
I usually buy some base coat in the lowest qty available just so I have some handy for small chips etc. 250ml is usually around £12.
You can paint it directly on to touch up chips!
Try Hex Holdings, the branch in Leicester were very good although I think they have gone now! I use a place called European Motor Factors but they are only in LE and NG as far as I am aware.
Hope this helps
It's usually best to remove the filler cap and take it into a paint/bodyshop supplier along with the code... They will check against the code and tint the paint to suit if necessary.
I usually buy some base coat in the lowest qty available just so I have some handy for small chips etc. 250ml is usually around £12.
You can paint it directly on to touch up chips!
Try Hex Holdings, the branch in Leicester were very good although I think they have gone now! I use a place called European Motor Factors but they are only in LE and NG as far as I am aware.
Hope this helps
I'll tell you a story.Man walks into our garage and asks the painter if he could paint the bonnet and front wing of his car. Painter says yes no problem.Man says I want to make sure that you can match the colour as I have spent alot of time and money on my car.Painter says no problem just tell me wich one of the seven different shades of you colour would you like me to match it to.
Moral of the story is our cars are all old and most have had bits of paint work done and over time the colours all fade at a different rate.If you go to a good professional body shop they will have about 50 shades of each colour code on swatches.Now to me they all look the same but to a good painter they look as different as chalk and cheese.So if you want the colour matched then give the body shop a chance and take a piece of body close to the bit you want painted and they will get you a good match either with a scanner of by using swatches of colour samples.
Moral of the story is our cars are all old and most have had bits of paint work done and over time the colours all fade at a different rate.If you go to a good professional body shop they will have about 50 shades of each colour code on swatches.Now to me they all look the same but to a good painter they look as different as chalk and cheese.So if you want the colour matched then give the body shop a chance and take a piece of body close to the bit you want painted and they will get you a good match either with a scanner of by using swatches of colour samples.
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