Styling Stilo Paint matching (Techno Grey)

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Styling Stilo Paint matching (Techno Grey)

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long story short, last december i bought my stilo, the seller was honest and said that he had been in a slight scrape in the drivers side rear quater and had repaired the bodywork, i was happy with the job and to me it looked completely fine..

well a month or so ago i noticed the bodywork there deteriorating, bubbles and some slight discolouration in places. Turned out that the guy who did the bodywork hasnt heard of properly mixing body filler, the bubbles and discolouration where due to patches of un-mixed filler which was actually still soft under the paint, how that happened i have no idea.

well i've picked up a few bodywork skills of my own so have pretty much fixed everything, ive dug out all of the problem areas and re-finished them, its all nice and smooth and at the moment has all primered up.

well my question is has anyone had any experience getting a decent colour match on the stilo techno grey, paint code 698? seeing as it seems to be a very popular colour for stilos. Am i best getting my paint mixed at halfords... or should i just let a pro do the painting for me?

cheers.

(ps. don't know if i've put this in the right section)
 
I'd go for a pro like Chips Away if I were you. I tried three different paint mixers (including Halfords) to get a match for my Schumi - added problem...it's a Ferrari colour and Ferrari "Don't do touch-ups sir"!

Chips away mixed a perfect match.
 
I recently had both sides of my car painted by a pro bodyshop. They gave me the paint that was left.
Its got the following data on the pot if its any good to you.

fiat auto
oem code: 698/A,C1 - 850,C1 - 921,FA,698/A
discription: GRIGIO TECNO, GRIGIO SOFISTICATO
brand code: 64012149 PRIME
mixing scheme: AQUAMAX (MC/MP)
revision date: 4/6/2005

The colour match is spot on.

Hope this is of help,

Rob
 
hey i have the same colour code, took my car and code to a local spray/mixer paint shop they cudnt find the code but took the small square plastic bit off the rear bumper and colour matched it perfectly to that, they also do it into aerosols but i just got the paint and a quarter litre costs £10
 
hello i wouldnt bother with halfords, i have a green stilo and we got mine mixed there and i swear the colour was completley different to my ca :bang:r the cars colour is darker than of the paint mixed at halfords so i would just probally get a workshop to do it with you in th long run it is going to save you some money as your not going to be buying the paint then realising its a wrong shade when you get it home.

and i think i have spotted your stilo in washington about 3 weeks ago? think it was yours.
 
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