HI
i have a 95 sprite spi with original paintwork and i cannot find the paint code for her. If anyone could help me i am tired of looking on the internet to be told it is different colours. Cnat afford to get it wrong so if you can help that would be great.
Cheers
What Colour Is My Sprite!
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superted87
, Oct 17 2010 06:45 PM
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Posted 17 October 2010 - 06:53 PM
pink. no green. no sky blue.
a pic might be of some use...
a pic might be of some use...
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Posted 17 October 2010 - 06:55 PM
pics???
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Posted 17 October 2010 - 07:22 PM
wernt many sprite colours done i dnt think on the 2nd lot of sprites.. i know theres defo electric blue (jsa) red and black but cnt remember many others..lol
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Posted 17 October 2010 - 07:45 PM
Most likely be flame red. Which is code COF. You not have an identity plate in your engine bay somewhere? Mines on the drivers side inner wing.
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Posted 19 October 2010 - 09:46 AM
Most likely be flame red. Which is code COF. You not have an identity plate in your engine bay somewhere? Mines on the drivers side inner wing.
Agreed, the last Red Sprite we painted was indeed Paint Code COF, but as Ministar states check the ID plate
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Posted 19 October 2010 - 10:01 AM
*cough*
Flame Red '89 or Modena red IIRC.
Basically, I think the shade of red varied on how bored/creative the paint mixer was at Rover at the time.
I've stuck two original "COF" cars next to each other and observed massive differences in shade and pigment, and not just from UV damage and fading, actually a different shade of red on each car, and some of the COF Coopers are even more orange than red.
Not scientific I know... Paint match from the inner doors is what I'd do, unless completely respraying.
Flame Red '89 or Modena red IIRC.
Basically, I think the shade of red varied on how bored/creative the paint mixer was at Rover at the time.
I've stuck two original "COF" cars next to each other and observed massive differences in shade and pigment, and not just from UV damage and fading, actually a different shade of red on each car, and some of the COF Coopers are even more orange than red.
Not scientific I know... Paint match from the inner doors is what I'd do, unless completely respraying.
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Posted 20 October 2010 - 02:50 PM
hi guys
many thanks for your replys. I think with red even a photo is ahrd to define. I was just wandering what the standard colour for a red sprite of that period would have had from the factory.
I will investigate further and post up pics of the painting.
Cheers Again
many thanks for your replys. I think with red even a photo is ahrd to define. I was just wandering what the standard colour for a red sprite of that period would have had from the factory.
I will investigate further and post up pics of the painting.
Cheers Again
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Posted 21 October 2010 - 06:18 AM
I was just wandering what the standard colour for a red sprite of that period would have had from the factory.
Paint code - COF
That will be damn close, I was just being picky about the differences in workmanship of that period.
(Edit - when I mean damn close, I should point out that that is the factory paint code for Red Sprites of the 90's)
Edited by bobs, 21 October 2010 - 06:20 AM.
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