Car paint colours
Car paint colours
The 82 MY wagon has a paint code of 15 which is a silver colour.
This wasn't a standard colour in premixed spray cans so I had to have it mixed and put into spray cans.
This is a metallic paint and it was interesting in that I was asked which of the paint code 15 Subaru paints I wanted.
I asked what was meant by this and apparently one of the code 15 colours needed a clear coat over the top of the silver base and the other didn't need a clear coat.
Either way, the silver colour isn't the same as original and I know there will be fading of the original paint but even so, the new paint is lighter in colour.
I have looked in areas on the car where there would be little to no fade but still, the old and the new paint differ a fair bit.
So far, Auto 1 (now Autopro) have mixed the paint but I will try Supercheap and see how they go.
I am interested in people's views on the paint code 15 and this thing of metallic paint that does not need a clear/top coat.
This wasn't a standard colour in premixed spray cans so I had to have it mixed and put into spray cans.
This is a metallic paint and it was interesting in that I was asked which of the paint code 15 Subaru paints I wanted.
I asked what was meant by this and apparently one of the code 15 colours needed a clear coat over the top of the silver base and the other didn't need a clear coat.
Either way, the silver colour isn't the same as original and I know there will be fading of the original paint but even so, the new paint is lighter in colour.
I have looked in areas on the car where there would be little to no fade but still, the old and the new paint differ a fair bit.
So far, Auto 1 (now Autopro) have mixed the paint but I will try Supercheap and see how they go.
I am interested in people's views on the paint code 15 and this thing of metallic paint that does not need a clear/top coat.
yeah perhaps their recipe isn't quite right, try another place.
Otherwise a car paint place should also be able to do a colour match - bring the petrol flap or some other small part of the car with the original paint on and they should be able to use it as a real reference.
Otherwise a car paint place should also be able to do a colour match - bring the petrol flap or some other small part of the car with the original paint on and they should be able to use it as a real reference.
EZ30 L series - Monsterwagon
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- Silverbullet
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My old wagon resto project was paint code 15 silver come to think of it, I remember seeing the very badly faded sticker on the upper radiator support. Couldn't help ya when it comes to if I had clear coat or not; it's now completely in new primer as we speak
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- Silverbullet
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I think so yes, when you see a metallic painted car with peeling clear coat what's left underneath is a very dull flat colour.Cliff R wrote:Do all metallic paints require a clear coat over the base (colour) coat or not.
Does it really matter ?
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Funny though, I played with Silver Anniversary eons ago. Mixed up as per codes or formula by a tenanted painter at work. He told me to hit it until wet like , avoid runs and it should look OK. I did the rims and they were pretty good shiny finish, but when I painted the bonnet it came up looking like metallic does when it is waiting for a gloss coat. Thought I didn't get it on wet enough. Maybe there are metallic acrylics out there that do not need or are not intended to get a gloss coat ?