Water based paint, difficult to get for old colours!!

[32evo]

I am really struggling to find a water based paint in the shade of Ford Fern Green, B5 is the code on the vin plate.

 

Does anyone know where i could get some??

[emu]

maybe you cant get it in water based? Our smart repairer at work reckons that you cant get my signal red in water based. There isnt much call for old colours so its not really worthwhile the manufaturers doing them I suppose.

[Rick]

surely it can be mixed with one of the waterbase kits>?

[emu]

We looked through his computer for my paint code, we found it ok, but the formula wasnt listed for water based. I dont know how paint mixing works. I would have thought that if dulux can claim to match the color of your wifes frilly knickers, then mixing up paint to a code should be possible??

 

But maybe it just isnt possible to mix some colours in some types of paint??

 

Im not saying that the green (or even my red) definately isnt available, but it would explain why 32evo cant find it

[Rick]

id imagine the best solution then is to order real paint

[emu]

Anyway, If the paint is water based then how come it doesnt wash off when it rains??

[kirk10]

it would do if you didnt laqcuer it lol

 

i do smart repairs so next time i get 5 mins will boot the lap top up and see if it brings anything up on that paint code

 

i use a lechler water based mixing kit

 

might be that just standox or dupont or similer dont give the furmuler for older colours but will check

[glenbo]

try centralcarproducts on ebay they seem to be able to mix paint to order and do basecoat and 2pack

[32evo]

it would do if you didnt laqcuer it lol

 

i do smart repairs so next time i get 5 mins will boot the lap top up and see if it brings anything up on that paint code

 

i use a lechler water based mixing kit

 

might be that just standox or dupont or similer dont give the furmuler for older colours but will check

 

That would be great mate thanks

[xpackken]

ive got the ppg system so i will try that for you

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[prefectopop]

This is true, solvent based paint is finally running out now and because the chemical makeup and tinters of waterbased paints is different older colours will no longer be as widely available.

 

The are a few ways around it, I will ask Simon deluxe Mk1 for more details, but one way we have tried is using cellulose and then laquering over the top - tried it on a s**t green MGB. Got good results too! There's another product called Nitro-cellulose. We've tried this as well (what fezza's escort was painted in), and this was then lacquered over too. Again we got a good finish on it.

 

Unfortunately its time to start thinking outside the box now with paint. It'll still be available, just not so readily. If all else fails, why not try getting a close match with a modern colour... It can be done!

[steve mk2]

il have a look at work but if their is a match itl probably be a bad colour match because of the waterbase version and you wil probably end up blending half the car to match the colour although you may be lucky.

 

our paint suplier is SIKKENS (akzo nobel) give em a ring if they do have youre colour they also do bout six different shades of the same colour that they have on colour cards to match it beter with the weathering/sun fadeing of youre other panels.

 

sikkens Colour Help Line - 01235 442155

 

http://www.sikkenscr.co.uk/sikkens/uk/c ... rvices.htm

[harris horse power]

my old work use standox and that brough the colour up on there scheme but didnt have a formula.

the shop i get my paints from said they have no proble what so ever in getting 2k paint !