classic scooby

iTrader: (21)

hi
i bought a set of Asuka Racing(Inovit) ST16 White alloys but as the car is a daily driver i have the inevitable few stone chips
i was told by the manufacturer that as they are made in china he couldn't give me the paint code.
i have tried my local bodyshop(they were useless!!)
i don't want to pay chipsaway or the like
so i'm stuck at the moment
does anyone have any ideas???

cheers

Nick.

RICK...

iTrader: (2)

Same wheels as me and mine were white but had a colour changed to gun metal.

Are you wanting to spray them yourself? I don't think it really matters what paint code is aslong as the paints white! I had mine painted for £140.

classic scooby

iTrader: (21)

they are only a month old so not looking for full respray mate just a touch up pen

marshall332bhp

any local motor factors that mixes and sells paint will match it closest as possable by going throught there colour chips. belive it or not but there are 1000's of shade of white. pop into a powder coat company as they use RAL colours and r standard through out the powdercoating industry so u might strike it lucky. and ps never ever use chips away it is acrylic basecoat they use and 1k clear coat or nail varnish for want of a better word. why people let them loose on there cars is beyond me!

classic scooby

iTrader: (21)

great thanks mate,though i have to say i used my local chips away guy many years ago and he did a fantastic job
thanks again

prodriverules

iTrader: (52)

RAL codes are still used in 2K acrylic paints ie commercial

marshall332bhp

we could mix RAL colours on the sickens scheme but i was a car painter not a commercial painter. step above them lot haha saying that i now paint oil riggs haha

prodriverules

iTrader: (52)

That's a big jump from cars fella,I paint cars mainly but do a bit of horse box painting as we have a horse box builder just up from us.

marshall332bhp

i enjoyed my job painting cars but the bodyshop i worked at was mostly esure work and they have ruined the motor trade wih fixed cost repairs. u wouldnt belive some of the things i have seen done to brand new cars ie brand new crysler 300c doors skimmed top to bottom with bodge and expected a flawless finish. the trade has went down hill. still keep my hand in doing bits and bobs. yeah oil riggs is a bit of a jump haha.

prodriverules

iTrader: (52)

Thats why the smaller places like myself are doing a lot better work[some anyway lol] because we are not dictated to by management firms like WNS who want a silly % off parts and a low fixed hourly rate.
It truly is making the trade a lot worse for it.

marshall332bhp

so true i turned out better work in my garage at home!