Could anyone in the know enlighten me as to what the OE original colour paint is on the PZ alloys.
Neil
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PZ alloys standard colour
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Re: PZ alloys standard colour
Nice one
Cheers Dave
I’ll do some research on the code
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Cheers Dave
I’ll do some research on the code
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Re: PZ alloys standard colour
Nope that’s way out
I’ll dig out a Ral chart and try to get a match
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Re: PZ alloys standard colour
The post that I linked to is quite old and Rover colours aren't as common as they used to be.
It would be great if someone could find a more contemporary paint that's a good match, and we can update that reference thread.
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It would be great if someone could find a more contemporary paint that's a good match, and we can update that reference thread.
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Re: PZ alloys standard colour
Touching up alloys needs a bit of luck to get a good match, i have built up a selection of various silvers and it can be trial and error before you get a good match, I usually prime some strips of masking tape then top coat with a few silvers and that look similar then lacquer then when dry use them as a swatch to compare.
I did a 40th Anniversary wheel and for that I found a silver but had to finish it with a very quick light waft over with gloss black to get it right.
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I did a 40th Anniversary wheel and for that I found a silver but had to finish it with a very quick light waft over with gloss black to get it right.
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1st Brilliant Black 190. 2nd Brilliant Black PZ. 3rd Strato Blue 230. 4th Crystal White 40th Anniversary.
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Re: PZ alloys standard colour
Trouble is I’m not touching up I’m doing a full refurb.
So I want to match them as close as possible to the original colour
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Re: PZ alloys standard colour
At least they should look similar to each other then!
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Re: PZ alloys standard colour
IMO that Rover grey isn’t a good match, but it was the best off-the-shelf colour I could find when I tried to find better. I had to do a fair amount of mixing for touch-ups.
Ian
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Now back to one, a white R3. Gone but not forgotten: 04 Tit Grey 231, 06 Copper Red Evolve (231), 09 VR R3, 10 Aurora Blue R3, 06 Black PZ; RX87 13BREW project car ;-( ; 04 White with Greddy turbo conversion ;-(
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Re: PZ alloys standard colour
You can find a difference in colour between different makes ie Halfords own, CarPlan, Hycote etc
If you can find a sliver that is a close match and do all the wheels you will not notice the difference from the original colour unless an original wheel is placed right next to them even then you would have to be really critical to notice any difference.
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If you can find a sliver that is a close match and do all the wheels you will not notice the difference from the original colour unless an original wheel is placed right next to them even then you would have to be really critical to notice any difference.
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