2009xr6turbo Member 49 Member For: 9y 11m 1d Posted 01/10/14 10:44 PM Share Posted 01/10/14 10:44 PM Just chasing some arctic white paint to touch up my front bumper, unsure if arctic white is just one single shade of it theirs slightly different codes.If different shades how do I find out the exact that mine is and secondly where would I get it from? Live in perth NOR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 18y 6m 5d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 01/10/14 10:50 PM Share Posted 01/10/14 10:50 PM Premier Auto Paints Malaga Drive Malaga.Give them your paint code (which will be on the drivers door jamb placard) and they can mix it for you on the spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2009xr6turbo Member 49 Member For: 9y 11m 1d Posted 01/10/14 11:02 PM Author Share Posted 01/10/14 11:02 PM ^^ you sexy c**t you, cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 18y 6m 5d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 01/10/14 11:51 PM Share Posted 01/10/14 11:51 PM This will really blow your mind, they can mix brush cans or aerosols... Or you could just get it from office works........ and grab some liquid paper.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 15y 9m 26d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 02/10/14 12:38 AM Share Posted 02/10/14 12:38 AM ^^ you sexy c**t you, cheersHahahahaha u seen the head on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbotrana Member 2,586 Member For: 20y 11m 27d Gender: Male Posted 02/10/14 01:28 AM Share Posted 02/10/14 01:28 AM There are different shades of the Taxi white that have changed over the years. I can tell my front bumper has got the wrong shade or just poorly mixed from a respray the dealer did to cover the bottom scrapes we all get. I think (not sure from memory) it has the same paint code, and I think distinguished by yr. I had 4l mixed up to spray some cupboards and I wanted it to match my FG and the mixer mentioned the above.But I wouldn't worry about it if just touching up.You can buy small touch up bottles online, just look.But if you are getting paint mixed find out if the paint mixer is aware of this cause if he isn't then go elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 18y 6m 5d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 02/10/14 02:24 AM Share Posted 02/10/14 02:24 AM Hahahahaha u sheen the head on itRalph Wiggum dislikes this post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 15y 9m 26d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 02/10/14 03:07 AM Share Posted 02/10/14 03:07 AM Hahaha good times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 16y 4m 4d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 02/10/14 05:20 AM Share Posted 02/10/14 05:20 AM Ford also have these in stock, I've bought two now. About $15 I think. Come with a small brush like nail polish. I Imagine Winter White would be common like Lightning Strike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaton Donating Members 537 Member For: 11y 7m 1d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 02/10/14 05:47 AM Share Posted 02/10/14 05:47 AM (edited) All cars will vary slightly, depending on the batch of paint they were done from the factory. As for remixing, different brands of paint will vary the colour as well. They all use different tinters. For example, Glasurits straight white tinter will be different to PPG, so they have different formulas for what is the same colour. Could also depend on if the paint machine at the shop is stirred regularly enough. There is prob 4 different variants of that colour in the same paint code. For example when we paint a car, we find the closest variant then match it from there. Rarely I would paint a white panel straight from the formula without extra colour matching. I would just go and get some paint mixed up from your paint code. Best bet would be to get a bit of 2 pack paint from a smash repairer and a bit of hardener to go with it. So you can mix them and brush touch as you need. This way the whole lot won't go hard. Or try a proper trade smash repair supplier, but I have no idea who is in your area.Also I believe the code is A1 winter white. Not arctic. Edited 02/10/14 05:52 AM by Seaton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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