Colour of my vn??

[Fully]

Hey all im new to this forum and was wondering if anyone could help with what actual colur my car is?? it is navy blue but wat is the actual colour name?? i need to no this as i need to do a bit of a touch up to the duco cus i have a few chips! and also if anyone could advise the best method to repair these chips? im planning to get a cut and polish in the next couple of weeks, so should i touch up first?? and also is 13lt per 100 km any good??

thanks all!

[Danzilla]

hey how are ya, go down to your local supercheap or something along those line and head down to the spaypaint section they should have a book with a list of cars and there corresponding colours and they should have a serial next to it, look under the hood of your care and on the driver side there should be a ID tage with paint colour trim and engine and so forth writen on it, take that number of the paint down and match her up easy as pie

cheers

[1trkmnd]

On your Build plate on the firewall in the engine bay im pretty sure there is
a paint code as well as a interior colour code, this code will tell you what colour it is from the factory.

[Mark]

yeap on ya little metal plate.. it will have a section there labeled colour or something and undernearth a code.. even just take that to a paint shop and they will know

[Torana]

It should be Imperial Blue.

[Dayvo]

If it is Imperial Blue . you will have a bit of trouble with it as i was a faulty colour mix . It will start to oxidise ( a white powdery film ) and eventually peel off over the years . This happened to mine. You can extend the paint life by using a paint cleaner and then keeping it polished and waxed .Also keep it out of the harsh sun

[Fully]

If it is Imperial Blue . you will have a bit of trouble with it as i was a faulty colour mix . It will start to oxidise ( a white powdery film ) and eventually peel off over the years . This happened to mine. You can extend the paint life by using a paint cleaner and then keeping it polished and waxed .Also keep it out of the harsh sun

Hey Dayvo

other then the tips on getting the paint to last, what do u think a cut and polish would do to the paint?? as i do have the white powdery film on some areas of the car.

thanks mate

[vlv8vic]

they had a clear coat over the paint didnt they? i thought cut and polish was bad for the job as it will ruin the clearcoat and expose the paint. you see alot of vn-vps with 'hacked' looking paint cos the clearcoat is missing. might be wrong but does anyone know if its safe to polish the arse out of new models?

[Dayvo]

you can buy various products that are designed for cleaning clear coats. its best to use " Mothers " ( thats the brand name ) paint cleaner . it strips off all the old polish . then give it a good coat of wax . this stuff also removes the oxidisation .

[Indy_387]

If it is Imperial Blue . you will have a bit of trouble with it as i was a faulty colour mix . It will start to oxidise ( a white powdery film ) and eventually peel off over the years . This happened to mine. You can extend the paint life by using a paint cleaner and then keeping it polished and waxed .Also keep it out of the harsh sun

I don't know about that...

I have imperial blue & have had no peeling or flaking... the car spends 9:00-5:00 Monday - Friday outside aswell.