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Title: Halfords paint match? Colour coding
Post by: Josho on 10 January 2009, 14:30

I  have a Marintine Blue MK3. I'm thinking of colour coding a few things. Wouldn't mind giving some stuff a go. Whats the Halfords stuff like? They have spray in VW Marintine blue, any good?


What are the best things to spray for a good looking car? What's the best way of preparing it?

Thanks!

Title: Re: Halfords paint match? Colour coding
Post by: Thom89 on 10 January 2009, 15:43

You wont know until you've bought a can and tried it, the product itself should be OK. but unless you've got a heated area to paint in, then I would wait till it gets warmer
Tom

Title: Re: Halfords paint match? Colour coding
Post by: avengedslayer on 10 January 2009, 16:23

yea do a panel in a dry dust free area ie. garage! heater would be good too! wat is it your attemping to spray? :smiley:

Title: Re: Halfords paint match? Colour coding
Post by: Josho on 10 January 2009, 18:50

OK thanks. I don't think I have a heater, have to wait then, unless my dads got one.

Just wanted to do some of the trim. Dunno if the windows would look ghey if done. I wanted to do the door trims, but then if I get arch covers, I dunno if they would look crap sprayed blue....  I'll probably get the bumper professianally done by my mechanic, as he does body work as well.

Title: Re: Halfords paint match? Colour coding
Post by: jamie16v on 10 January 2009, 19:17

hmm.. dont buy the tinned halfords stuff... its nasty... not sure about the  stuff they mix....

Title: Re: Halfords paint match? Colour coding
Post by: mk3 tdi on 11 January 2009, 03:41

i would strongly suggest that you do not use halfords custom match as they got it wrong for me. causing 2 days without car and i had to get the paint custom matched from a local Autopaint shop - Halfords would not refund me.


check ma post here for full exp...

http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/p/235832/1519478.aspx#1519478

Title: Re: Halfords paint match? Colour coding
Post by: converge on 11 January 2009, 23:45

don't use halfords paint!! nasty stuff.  speak to any good bodyshop and they can supply you with a rattle can which is worth a few extra ££'s.

Title: Re: Halfords paint match? Colour coding
Post by: DANNYGCL on 20 January 2009, 01:04

I used to work there (ended up walking out because they are TOTAL sh!tE AND KNOW ALL ABOUT F**K ALL). Do not use the paint because i had to spray a panel for my mothers Audi A3 in Akoya Silver, It may aswell have been bloomin BR green, rubbish match. All wrong and dont match / work, like alot of there stuff.........