turns out the colour I want for my car is a metalic colour but I dont want to have metalic as its harder to spray and i dont know how/dont have the experience to do it properly. solid colours im ok with

Is it possible to get the same colour (same code) (or atleast very similar) but in a solid cellulose or acrilic colour rather than metalic paint?

or doesnt it work like that?

cheers

nope seems looking on some paint websites that you cant get metalic colours in cellulose

so does anyone know a non metalic purple painted car that i can steal the clour code from?

do it with base and laquer. . .
put a coat of base on, then use a tack rag so the metalic dossent stand up(do this between each coat) then on ur final coat give it a lite dust coat.
then apply ur laquer as you would your solid.

Bushboy said:

so does anyone know a non metalic purple painted car that i can steal the clour code from?

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BMW do a lovely purpley colour thats solid i think.

see i have no idea what a tack rag is lol

neither dust coat.. ide rather stick with what I know and metalic isnt that.

anyone know if the rover 100 purple is metalic or solid? I like that one

Bushboy said:

see i have no idea what a tack rag is lol

neither dust coat.. ide rather stick with what I know and metalic isnt that.

anyone know if the rover 100 purple is metalic or solid? I like that one

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i shall check for you 2mo if thats not to late?

That Rover purple is metallic i think.

BMW violettrot, code 316 or 328, is solid as far as i can tell.

nh got plenty of time.. dont even have the car im spraying yet

Just wanna get a colour im happy with sorted..

just needs to be a nice deep purple (must be closer to black than being pale) but in a solid colour so I can spray a solid cellulose base coat

or poss acrillic and then lacquer but still dont want it to be metalic becuase i dont get it

but like i said.. rover 100 purple is good !

Just found 2 bmw purples that arent metalic

bmw 328 Violet Red



bmw 379 Violet Blue




The top one is really nice BUT i think its just a little too close to becoming pink. the bottom colour is just want im after but i wouldnt mind it a touch darker but ide settle for either no probs heh

found this aswell

379 Velvet Blue



again .. solid colour.. its more blue than purple but its defo got a hint of purple to it. looks a bit UVish

Top ones what i said

But i like the middle one better...

ahh yeah .. ot sure which i prefer heh

jsut another quick question.

Cellulose paints fade and loose there shine with time.. or atleast defo will if you dont polish every now and then ...

would putting a coat of lacquer over the top help this or not? or should i just not bother with cellulose and just go with base coat and lacquer?

Bushboy said:

ahh yeah .. ot sure which i prefer heh

jsut another quick question.

Cellulose paints fade and loose there shine with time.. or atleast defo will if you dont polish every now and then ...

would putting a coat of lacquer over the top help this or not? or should i just not bother with cellulose and just go with base coat and lacquer?

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If you're gonna lacquer it, you may as well do it with 2 pac. Cellulose is just the quick cheap and easy way to spray the car as it doenst need a laquer coat

2pac is meant to be alot more colour fade resistant, but harder to work with IMO

Bushboy said:

ahh yeah .. ot sure which i prefer heh

jsut another quick question.

Cellulose paints fade and loose there shine with time.. or atleast defo will if you dont polish every now and then ...

would putting a coat of lacquer over the top help this or not? or should i just not bother with cellulose and just go with base coat and lacquer?

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if ur putting a laqure over a solid u have got the risk of them reactng and making you have to start all over agen. were abouts are you? pop in for a quot if your not tha far away from warrington www.prospray.co.uk directions are given on the site.
Matt

why you want that colour

I like the top one but its not very manly so the middle is best

Couldnt you use the ford bright blue? the one thats actually purple?

EDIT: http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www/ks_large_image_popup.asp?id=200538208065455&channel=CARS&adcategory=CARS&largeId=222080603

luke1985 said:

If you're gonna lacquer it, you may as well do it with 2 pac. Cellulose is just the quick cheap and easy way to spray the car as it doenst need a laquer coat

2pac is meant to be alot more colour fade resistant, but harder to work with IMO

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It's also highly poisonous & crap! Cellulose dulls after a few weeks. Chris just use 2pac there's nothing to it mate!

Middle colour, violet blue

saw a bmw bigi (mini) when lost tryin to find pod with a gorjeous deep purple colour, although was possibly metalic (not sure if that helps at all )

Ben R said:

It's also highly poisonous & crap! Cellulose dulls after a few weeks. Chris just use 2pac there's nothing to it mate!

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Last time i checked, you painted with it not eat it

From my experiences i cant say the cellulose paint has faded that much. my uno is sprayed with cellulose, and that always comes up a lovely deep red after a polish. Dads shaguar hasnt faded either, and thats just plain cellulose too, although is in the garage alot of the time

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I like the top one but its not very manly so the middle is best

Couldnt you use the ford bright blue? the one thats actually purple?

EDIT: http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www/ks_large_image_popup.asp?id=200538208065455&channel=CARS&adcategory=CARS&largeId=222080603

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Doesn't look very purple to me