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 btc-er
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| posted on November 13th, 2011 at 12:26 PM |
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Colour matching gloss black
Ok, stupid question time. Do I need to colour match gloss black paint or is one gloss black the same as another?
I've just acquired some replacement panels and want to have a crack at spraying them myself, but other than the fact that the existing paint on my 61
is "gloss black" I know nothing else about it (or about paint in general obviously).
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| posted on November 16th, 2011 at 11:25 AM |
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Pretty sure there are quite a few shades of gloss black.
I think you will need to match it.
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| posted on November 17th, 2011 at 06:15 PM |
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You will need to get it colour matched. Take your car or a panel of the original paint to a paint store and get them to colour match it for you.
Ever black is different. VW might have 5 or more different types of black. |
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| posted on November 17th, 2011 at 06:32 PM |
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yep match it n hope it's pretty close
silver is another fun colour to match 
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| posted on November 17th, 2011 at 07:32 PM |
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It was only painted in the back yard just using ordinary gloss black but that was a good 10 or so years ago.
so it probably won;t match up with any automotive paint, just a plain old gloss black enamel will do it.
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| posted on November 19th, 2011 at 09:01 PM |
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And you know, for a backyard job it's holding up pretty well. From a distance it looks fantastic, and it's only when you get up close that you can
see the odd paint blemish.
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