Chadicles
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Hey i've been looking and failing to find touch up paint or my corsa, its in apache orange mica (apache mica) paint code 61L. Been asking everywhere local but they only mix spray cans and even halfrauds don't stock it! any help will be great cheers Chad
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taylorboosh
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just get a tin, spray some in the cap, then use a fine brush?
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Rich H
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http://www.paints4u.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=6930&Mainselection=4
I'll be amazed if they can't do it.
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Eddx14xe
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http://www.paints4u.com/AutoColours.aspx?ProductID=6930
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am4nf
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Can you post a picture of your car please?
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Eddx14xe
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Well that didnt work, just type in the paint code and chose 'vauxhall' in the manufacturers box
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Mark.W
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Halfrauds mix them dont they?
i had some mixed off halfrauds and the match was good.
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Chadicles
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Oh right i wish i asked on here first!! Cheers for the help guys... and am4nf yea i'll try do it in a second mate
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John
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Have you tried vauxhall?
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am4nf
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dont go to vauxhall go in to halfords and get them to mix it
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John
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Vauxhall probably have the colour for cheap though.
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am4nf
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doubt it, vauxhall are robbing bastards
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John
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You must be going to the wrong place.
Last touch up pen I got from them cost a whole 2 quid.
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am4nf
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I was talking spray paint
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John
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They weren't dear for tins of spray last time I checked either but it was a while ago so I've no idea how much it was.
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Chadicles
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Heres a pic of the my corsa, its abit old took last august, bit tidier now...
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae127/chadicles20/IMG_0098.jpg
sorry if the link don't work, my laptops playing up but hopefully it does!
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Mark.W
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quote: Originally posted by Chadicles
Heres a pic of the my corsa, its abit old took last august, bit tidier now...
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae127/chadicles20/IMG_0098.jpg
sorry if the link don't work, my laptops playing up but hopefully it does!
Nice mate has load of potential
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Chadicles
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Oh yea i would of went to halfords but ours is having a refurb when i went in and the tade desk was just being build ha! but halfold are cheap for part if you have a trade card! i bought rad weld for a quick repair till i could get a new rad, it cost me £1.05 trade, RRP was £4.79!!
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am4nf
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Best colour its just apache gold though


[Edited on 13-02-2010 by am4nf]
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Chadicles
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quote: Originally posted by wooly101uk
quote: Originally posted by Chadicles
Heres a pic of the my corsa, its abit old took last august, bit tidier now...
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae127/chadicles20/IMG_0098.jpg
sorry if the link don't work, my laptops playing up but hopefully it does!
Nice mate has load of potential
Yea got a lovely coscast xe lump to put back in after the rebuild too, just waiting of the bottom end having abit of lightening and balancing.
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Chadicles
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quote: Originally posted by am4nf
Best colour its just apache gold though


[Edited on 13-02-2010 by am4nf]
Yea i no mate i bought it just for the colour, but there are a few rare coloured special edition corsa out there that are just as nice, like yours and my mates got a blue/ purple corsa that i've never seen on any other corsa, its vauxhall paint too.
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am4nf
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yeah my gf used to have the newer version of your colour, I think the colour you mean is aurora purple
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FlaFFy_91
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THATS MY CAR!!!
its not
haha
mine was doen a while ago jsut sold it now tho
got the full gsi skirts and interiour though
and colour coded handles
tbh mate
good luck getting that colour
its frigging imposible to get it
i got the closes i could and its still a tiny tiny bit darker
not that noticeble but it you realy look it is
when did u make that car btw?
haha like when was it built?
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unionjack30
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mine is ceramic blue chady baby!!
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corsadonk
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I use Morreli's in Swindon, I that is how you spell it
But any company that sells auto paints would be able to mix you a tin.
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