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Offline jamesgolf

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best place to get paint
« on: 03 April 2009, 21:49 »
dose anyone know the best place to buy paint for my car its mystic blue lc5l i have looked on the internet cant find anywhere

Offline MarkS

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Re: best place to get paint
« Reply #1 on: 03 April 2009, 21:53 »
Tried the dealers?

Offline jamesgolf

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Re: best place to get paint
« Reply #2 on: 03 April 2009, 21:55 »
not as of yet dont really wanna pay there prices

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Re: best place to get paint
« Reply #3 on: 03 April 2009, 22:32 »
oh man good look with that one! my old car was a mystic blue! I had to settle for halfords indigo blue stage 2 to spray my bumpers, it was a very close match, gti bumpers tho with black trim so colour wansnt directly next to original paint! :smiley:

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Re: best place to get paint
« Reply #4 on: 04 April 2009, 00:54 »
thats the prob i have its for my door

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Re: best place to get paint
« Reply #5 on: 04 April 2009, 07:07 »
Hi mate if you live any near Tamworth there is a place that i use and if they don't have the colour they can normally match it.Its called Nuneaton Replacement Panels Motor Factors and contact details are as below

Tel: 024 7638 7326| Corporation St, Nuneaton, Warwickshire CV11 5AH
hope this is some use to if not you could try yell.com and look for automotive paint suppliers :wink:

Offline jamesgolf

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Re: best place to get paint
« Reply #6 on: 04 April 2009, 09:28 »
i dont live near there but i will give them a try failing that i will go to a body shop and let them have the troble

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Re: best place to get paint
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Offline caddy vantastic

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Re: best place to get paint
« Reply #8 on: 15 April 2009, 17:18 »
Yours is mystic blue pearl. They do a metallic aswell.  main dealer rrp

PAINT STICK 18ml £6.02

SPRAY SET 300ml £12.70
« Last Edit: 15 April 2009, 17:40 by caddy vantastic »
To much going on to list all the work

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Re: best place to get paint
« Reply #9 on: 15 April 2009, 17:26 »
TBH its best to buy from the dealers as then paint match is not such a problem.
And remember as yours is same as mine it needs a lacquer!

Prices quoted above for the spray cans is for both paint and lacquer! (had to buy some recently!)
Mystic Blue Mk3 16v + Black Mk5 Gti 05 plate + Peugeot 405 Mi16

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