Anyone know what colour this is??

Post by **Damien** » 16 Dec 2009, 22:28

Title kinda says it all really! Customer wants this colour and i need to know what it could be.

Post by **silverbullet** » 17 Dec 2009, 09:14

It looks like it's got a slightly "purplish" overtone to the graphite. I'd go for the Dagenham Dustcart colour swatches. Looks a bit Sapphire Cossie to me!

P.S. Do you do the paint yourself Damien? I'll be talking to you in the New Year about Diamond Silver...

Post by **BETTYBRICK** » 17 Dec 2009, 18:13

Hello
thats my van (betty) it is a vw golf colour 2006 platinum grey dont no the code .
hope that helps.

Post by **Damien** » 17 Dec 2009, 18:49

Yep do paint myself, one i have in at the moment is being done in new year in that colour.

Ah ha the owner!! Thought this was going to be a right mare to find out about. Thats enough info for what i need, ta muchly!!

Post by **BETTYBRICK** » 17 Dec 2009, 18:55

No worrys mate.
Shes not gunna be that colour for much longer going green !!!!

Got a bit of a job on with it but she will look mint (not as in the colour that is he he)
Plenty holes to weld just as well im in the trade.

Post by **jason k** » 17 Dec 2009, 20:17

i think i saw that on the back of a low loader last week on the wells road

Post by **BETTYBRICK** » 17 Dec 2009, 20:26

That would be about right,she was on her way to vw autobodies in temple cloud to have the heat exchangers done.

Post by **jason k** » 17 Dec 2009, 20:42

funnily enough it was by autobodies i saw it

Post by **dissy26** » 17 Dec 2009, 21:11

Hello
If this van Is Platinum Grey the VW colour code Is LD7X
Regards
Pete

Post by **silverbullet** » 18 Dec 2009, 10:18

Damien wrote:Yep do paint myself, one i have in at the moment is being done in new year in that colour.

I need my eyes testing - of course it's a recent VW colour

This could work out well. Some panel repairs booked for January with a mate, just got a mint replacement tailgate from spannerboy (well chuffed) along with that roof for my pop top madness

Will have to get over to your works and "feel the width".
Cheers,
Ian
PS Got a text from my mate about the 1.8T K series - he's getting keen...

Post by **Red Westie** » 18 Dec 2009, 14:16

I know you're all sorted now but purely as an observation about the picture.....the pink colour cast is on the photo and not the paint....you can see the tarmac also has a pink tinge to it as well.

Probably have some colour ballance option set incorrectly in the camera's menue.
Martin

Post by **Damien** » 18 Dec 2009, 18:04

This is the picture i showed the customer to see if it was the same, goes to show how different that colour can look with cameras

Post by **Mr Bean** » 19 Dec 2009, 20:54

That picture brought back memories of an original (some might say proper) Beetle I restored many years ago. I sprayed it silver metallic and when finished it reminded me of a barrage balloon (young readers ask Granddad what is one of those) so I re-sprayed it in Roots Electric Blue. It looked much better after that. Not suggesting that your one looks like a barrage balloon by any means.
Cheers
Wolfie

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