Kyle T
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My Ibiza came with some crazy ass bling mirrors which i've taken a disliking to, so got some wing mirror covers from SEAT in primer.
I've looked high and low for a spray can of VAGs "Black Magic" Pearlescent black colour, but unless i pay like £15 to have it mixed up, I cant get any anywhere 
Someone suggested doing them Cupra style in just plain Gloss black. I could do this, it would mean I wouldnt have to worry about a colour match, however I am wondering if this will look silly on a black car - as it may look like a crappy mismatched paint job.
What to do?
Pay £15 and stop whining, or pay £4 and have them gloss black, possibly looking daft?
And im NOT leaving the chrome ones on 
Lotus Elise 111R
Impreza WRX STi
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Dan A
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Pay 15 and do them properly and stop whining kyle
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Wrighty
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15 aint that bad pmsl
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Steve
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cant believe your moaning about 15 quid, btw dont ge tit done at halfords, the results are shocking
the paint on the left light is halfords paint mixed for the exact code of the car!! This is after laquer too
the right light is renault paint, mixed by renault, and this is before laquer. as you can see the differences are astonishing
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RKS
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there is several shades of each colour, but still that halfords match is WAY out
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SXi_Tim
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Look in your boot and there will be sticker in the spare wheel well with all your paint codes on it, get those and got to seat, you will be able to order a spray can straight away
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Wrighty
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lmfao @ pic
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Kyle T
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quote:
Originally posted by SXi_Tim
Look in your boot and there will be sticker in the spare wheel well with all your paint codes on it, get those and got to seat, you will be able to order a spray can straight away
Na seat will only make it in a touch up pen.
I did loads of stuff for my Corsa and the colour wasnt THAT bad from halfords
So yeah, Ill find some of this paint then 
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3CorsaMeal
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sam
cant believe your moaning about 15 quid, btw dont ge tit done at halfords, the results are shocking
the paint on the left light is halfords paint mixed for the exact code of the car!! This is after laquer too
the right light is renault paint, mixed by renault, and this is before laquer. as you can see the differences are astonishing
did you spray them both?
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Steve
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yes, _Rikki_ yes i know there are several shades and halfords apparently mixed it the exact shade as specidifed by my code
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3CorsaMeal
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i like the novelty cat wingmirror bestest
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Steve
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lol
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jimbo_247
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it depends who mixes it at halfords because they do it on recommended weight of each ingredient so if one is out then the mix is wrong
if the blokes at halfords no you they will mix it really good thats what they did for me
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tom_simes
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Yea, I work at halfords and mixed myself a can to courcode my mirrors and it turned out perfect, with no difference at all.
Then I scratched one mirror on a wall, but wanted to respray it striaght away, so went to the nearest store. They then mixed me up this:
see how the mirror doesn't match at all! It seems as though there was no laquer in there, as there was no shine!
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jimbo_247
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yer so it really just depends who mixes it because its not the code that is wrong but human error
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Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by tom_simes
Yea, I work at halfords and mixed myself a can to courcode my mirrors and it turned out perfect, with no difference at all.
Then I scratched one mirror on a wall, but wanted to respray it striaght away, so went to the nearest store. They then mixed me up this:
see how the mirror doesn't match at all! It seems as though there was no laquer in there, as there was no shine!
you do realise you have to apply laquer seperatly, its not in the paint ?
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tom_simes
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There is laquer in the cans they mix up.
It is in there already, although yes, another layer does help.
If you buy a can off the shelf, it needs laquer. If it is mixed specifically for you then you don't.
I didn't laquer the other, and it came out as a perfect match!
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Steve
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where did u hear that mate, thats not right, any metallic coat will require a top coat of seperate laquer
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tom_simes
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Got told it by the company who make the cans and provide us the paint.
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Steve
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judging by the quality of there paint i wouldnt listen
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