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Red Paint colours

Started by _dickiep_ , Jul 11 2006 04:57 PM

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#1 _dickiep_

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Posted 11 July 2006 - 04:57 PM

hey i know its not a torana but my girlfriend is getting her ek sedan resprayed professionally and wants a bright red colour. anybody know a good red? i need paint codes for the panel beater. good picture of good reds?

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#2 _Herne_

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Posted 11 July 2006 - 05:26 PM

An easy way to find a good colour is to visit new car yards, at least that is what I have found! Find a colour you like, get the car brochure and take it to your paint person/shop. Whats more its not a totally unenjoyable way to spend a couple of hours with the lady friend walking about.

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#3 _Pete_

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Posted 11 July 2006 - 07:11 PM

There's a beautiful red currently on the BA/BF falcon range that is very very nice, I'll have a look on the computer at work tommorrow for a code and colour name but if you drive past a Ford Dealer I'm sure there'd be one in the yard that you could have a look under the bonnet for the paint code and see one in the flesh.

Its really nice clean bright red, or good old VY Commodore Sting Red always looks great too.

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#4 _dickiep_

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Posted 11 July 2006 - 11:39 PM

thanks guys. i was thinking about going to a car yard because then i could get a better idea as it will the whole car painted not just sample.

herne: i wont be able to stroll around the caryards with the misses as she left for a week in qld today and left it to me to organise the paint colour and work on her car.

pete: i was think BA falcon colour as the new ford colours are awesome but the misses wants holden. ill check it out and get back to you guys bout the choice.

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#5 _fatA9X_

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Posted 05 August 2006 - 09:13 PM

only trouble with new car colours is that they are more expensive to get. porshe guards red is a nice coulour red its not holden colour tho .marrinello red is the basic holden red these days i think and for the last 20 something years cheers wayne

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#6 TerrA LX

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Posted 06 August 2006 - 02:52 AM

red tinter if you like true deep red. this is the straight red with no other colors added. just ask for red tinter. be warned tho if it isnt dead straight it will look like bondi beach.

if orange red is more your thing try mandarin red.

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#7 _Pete_

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Posted 06 August 2006 - 08:54 PM

Most Red colours are expensive to buy regardless of their formulas vintage, unless you buy a premix from supercheap etc,

The BA/BF falcon red colour is named VIXEN and personally i think its the nicest solid red I've seen for awhile, Holden's Sting Red (VX/VY etc) is also a really nice red too but some might say its been a touch overused, still its a nice colour.

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#8 micklx

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Posted 14 August 2006 - 10:04 PM

I like Ford Monza Red.
I had an LH back in the 80's in this color. Favourite car I've ever owned.

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#9 gtrboyy

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Posted 14 August 2006 - 11:50 PM

The engine covers in my avatar are sting red & my car is ferrari red,both reds are similar.

A friend of mine mixed up her nail polish bottles untill she got the colour & shade she wanted,then went to the panel shop to have the colour matched & then painted on her car.

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#10 LOWS2

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Posted 15 August 2006 - 12:55 PM

My LJ is painted Holden 'Red Hot' ('Sting Red') and is bright as, i am not a fan of red cars (i bought it that way) but this red is really good. Only thing is in most pics it looks a little Orangeish. My 2cents.

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#11 _dickiep_

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Posted 16 August 2006 - 12:19 PM

hey we went for the a holden red. it was called 'red hot'. it was the brightest red that holden made. it should look good, its gonna have a white roof to break it up again. we are getting screwed around by the panel beater now, might need to find a new one.
thanks for the replies
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#12 _hsv484_

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Posted 19 August 2006 - 09:25 PM

either way sting red and red hot are the same colour
holden call it red hot
hsv call it sting red

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#13 arrimar

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Posted 20 August 2006 - 10:52 AM

talking about red paint....how come the red cars are the first to fade out and look all scratched up and cheap? is it our eyes that see the blemishes easier against red or is it the dyes that make up the colour?

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#14 _Pete_

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Posted 20 August 2006 - 07:28 PM

Reds and Yellows are bad for breaking down prematurely, particularly if they're not cared for.

UV rays and all other factors caused by mother nature break down paints, some brands fare better than others, There isnt too much in the way of solid colour choices on cars nowdays thats why you notice more red cars fading and breaking up, Really the only solid colours available on new cars are white,red,yellow and some blacks, people who own black cars tend to look after them, people buy white cars because the paint usually looks ok with little or no maintenance and you dont notice how bad they get until its too late, reds & yellows show up their fading easily and it also has a lot to do with their pigments and the minimal amounts of lead in their composition nowdays compared to the old days.

Any paint colour will fade and look bad if its not cared for.

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#15 _devilsadvocate_

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Posted 21 August 2006 - 07:32 AM

Red hot is about right.......red is about 2nd to black when it comes to absorbing the suns heat in summer. Unless you dont drive it in summer and/or have air go for something else.