JD™ Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Afternoon all... Looking for experience from Halfords workers, specifically those who work in a store which does in-store paint mixing, and preferably someone who actually does the mixing themselves... I wanna get some paint mixed, obviously. I don't have a paint code for it in terms of a vehicle paint code, how likely is my local store going to be to actually match it? I'm pretty sure that paint mixing is a bit of a dark art so I'm not sure how much I trust Halfords to get it right... Opinons/Experiences welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.KYDD Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 I used to work on the parts desk at my local Halfords. There is more than one way of searching for your cars paint. It can also be searched on by Make, Model and age. So for example they could search on a 2001 Ford Fiesta and see all the colours it came in that year The computer system is updated pretty regularly so theres little chance of the car being too new for the system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradJohnson Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Yoo, i work in Halfords and although i don't work in the motor/paint mixing place, i'm pretty sure they will get it right. Before you spray the item paint something and once its dry put it next to the original colour and make sure its right before going ahead and doing it. If its not right go back to the store and tell them and they should mix you some more to make sure its spot on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted November 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 I used to work on the parts desk at my local Halfords. There is more than one way of searching for your cars paint. It can also be searched on by Make, Model and age. So for example they could search on a 2001 Ford Fiesta and see all the colours it came in that year The computer system is updated pretty regularly so theres little chance of the car being too new for the system Cheers, but it's not a colour from a car that I'm looking for - it's to spray some bike stuff and the colour is just one I happen to like Yoo, i work in Halfords and although i don't work in the motor/paint mixing place, i'm pretty sure they will get it right. Before you spray the item paint something and once its dry put it next to the original colour and make sure its right before going ahead and doing it. If its not right go back to the store and tell them and they should mix you some more to make sure its spot on. May well try that, but apparently there's a place I walk past every day that might do it so I'll check that out first I reckon. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 how likely is my local store going to be to actually match it? I would say about zero, but they should be able to get pretty close if they can use a car colour chart to match by eye... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunt man t Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 (edited) its all about the person NOT the business, a person can look at a colour and see red in blue and green in white thats why you need someone from the paint trade and NOT halfords http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_Colours you need to understand colours and you can do it yourself Edited November 15, 2012 by stunt man t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunt man t Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Before you spray the item paint something and once its dry put it next to the original colour and make sure its right before going ahead and doing it. If its not right go back to the store and tell them and they should mix you some more to make sure its spot on. think thats called standard practice mate as if you'd spray a whole wing on a car then bolt it on to find its not the right colour? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onza pro series guy Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 I work there and the guys downstairs matched up a touch up pen for my Inspired pretty well. You can't see the one chip I used it on before I realised it was a losing battle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradJohnson Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 think thats called standard practice mate as if you'd spray a whole wing on a car then bolt it on to find its not the right colour? Obviously you wouldn't spray a whole wing you spoon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashanddash19 Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 I'm at Halfords and if it's only to spray a bike then they can make a very similar colour... Chances are in most cases a paint match can never be exact down to different assembly lines the wear a car paint endures (sun fade etc) on the cars so get it mixed up and get spraying it will be almost exactly what you want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Cheers, but it's not a colour from a car that I'm looking for Am I the only person able to see this??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Am I the only person able to see this??? Umm what? Car colours are very popular when it comes to getting spray paints, and there's a HUGE range of colours. There was a lad on this forum ages ago who sprayed his frame Volkswagen green I think? Looked so nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Yeah but JD isn't looking for a car colour and everyone keeps going on about car colour charts and matching up to car paintwork Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted November 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Umm what? Car colours are very popular when it comes to getting spray paints, and there's a HUGE range of colours. There was a lad on this forum ages ago who sprayed his frame Volkswagen green I think? Looked so nice! #FF6633 C: 0 M: 75 Y: 85 K: 0 Off you go then, which car had a matt of that shade? If I wasn't looking for a specific shade of a specific colour (which isn't used much in cars) then I wouldn't be asking... I'm not a complete retard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Have you considered about buying 75 tins of Magenta paint, 85 tins of Yellow and mixing it yourself? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew62 Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 (edited) Try this buddy: http://www.montana-c...lorfinder-gold/ They're flat orange from my quick test in Illustrator is very close (see screen grab attached - your colour is furthest left). Link to buy the orange paint: http://www.londongra...ld-400ml-Orange and there Capri colour which is close: http://www.londongraphics.co.uk/products/Art-Supplies/Spray-Paint/Montana-GOLD-Spray-Paint/G2060_Montana-Gold-400ml-Capri The Montana gold is the stuff I used to spray my old Inspired when it was that Miami Vice Green. P.S. Remember the final colour of the finished bike depends on the purity of a white primer layer. Edited November 16, 2012 by Matthew62 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted November 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Try this buddy: http://www.montana-c...lorfinder-gold/ They're flat orange from my quick test in Illustrator is very close (see screen grab attached - your colour is furthest left). Link to buy the orange paint: http://www.londongra...ld-400ml-Orange and there Capri colour which is close:http://www.londongraphics.co.uk/products/Art-Supplies/Spray-Paint/Montana-GOLD-Spray-Paint/G2060_Montana-Gold-400ml-Capri The Montana gold is the stuff I used to spray my old Inspired when it was that Miami Vice Green. P.S. Remember the final colour of the finished bike depends on the purity of a white primer layer. You are an absolute legend, cheers mate I bought some pretty decent white primer the other day so I'm hoping it'll come out OK... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Honestly, Halfords is just rubbish, and I don't care how many people here work there. Anything technical like this, go elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew62 Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 No problem, and should have mentioned the paints are a Matte finish as standard. To double check before buying if you're in the City head to the dials behind Covent Garden and London Graphic is down there and they have a pretty well stocked selection upstairs. If you're doing it properly you can always follow the procedure I did when buying mine which is to go to the pub on the edge of the dials having gone to London Graphic to pick up the Montana Gold colour chart, have a couple of beers whilst agonising over which shade to go for, then head back to London Graphic and spent the best part of an hour trying decide between two almost indistinguishable shades. I found with that paint it's definitely best to hang your frame as it can go down quite heavily and it really does need lots of very very light layers built up to achieve a good finish. It's not quite so fool-proof as Halfords paint so a bit of extra care I found was necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted November 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Yea I was after matte, but I'll probably end up lacquering anyway. Started 'building' my new spray booth in the garage last night so everything that's being sprayed will get hung for sure, cheers for the help mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew62 Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Cool - yeah I still lacquered mine but it had a more Matte finish in comparison to those Halford's car paints (you remember my old Inspired Italia paint job) - the Montana Gold version was much more matte despite them both having the same amount of lacquer. Also you have the joy of saying your bike is painted using "Montana Gold" (which you should say in an American accent). Also a bonus that it's actually cheaper than Halford's stuff too. Looking forward to seeing the new bike! Need to get mine sprayed soon - but not sure I'm going to do a home-done job this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezmtber Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 as far as i was aware proper spray shops will use a colour chip from the mixed paint to check it is right before spraying the part. the colour chip is a piece of card dipped into the mixed paint and dryed. when i have had a paint mixed by halfords it was just a tin to spray some forks and didnt need to match. all they did was get a colour code up and measure out the paint to the original manufacturers measurements, so if you car is aged the match will probbably be wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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