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Guy with a DeLorean
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Nice, very helpful. I will be needing to do some touch up this coming up week so this is very helpful and saves me time in guessing the right color.
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Senior Member
We're all frames painted the same color at the factory?
Dermot
VIN 2743, B/A, Frame 2227, engine 2320
I don't always drive cars, but when I do, I prefer DeLoreans
http://www.will-to-live.org
No-one is to stone anyone, even, and I want to make this absolutely clear, even if they do say "carburetor"
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Originally Posted by
Dangermouse
We're all frames painted the same color at the factory?
Hope so
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LS1 DMC
I absolutely positively 100% swear by the color match of the Rustoleum grey. I've never found another paint that matches so perfectly. I've done lots of frame repair and cleanup with POR-15 and KBS Rust Seal and I ALWAYS do a top coat with Rustoleum grey. You're supposed to apply a topcoat to POR-15 anyway because of its lack of resistance to UV but even if it didn't I'd cover it with Rustoleum grey.
I've tried every Krylon grey out there and never been satisfied with the match. It's always plainly obvious. Rustoleum grey, you'll never know where it is and is not.
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For you information:
I repainted my frame using a can and roller, no spray paint (too thin a layer).
The most closest colour also depends on where you took the chip of paint for matching.
Mind that paint gets lighter over the years due to effects of a.o. sunlight.
I had my chip of a section next to the fuel tank (almost no external light affecting the colour).
The closest colour I could find matching my chip is RAL 7042
Hope this is of help to you.
Welmoed
Black D 1981-11 sold
Toyota Prius III 2009-07 (sold)
Mazda MX-30 (BEV) 2020-09
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Guy with a DeLorean
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Senior Member
This reminds me of the scene in Red Dwarf where Rimmer has the Scutters repaint the entire ships interior from Ocean Grey to Military Grey. "Something that should've been done a long time ago".
Or was it the other way around......
Dermot
VIN 2743, B/A, Frame 2227, engine 2320
I don't always drive cars, but when I do, I prefer DeLoreans
http://www.will-to-live.org
No-one is to stone anyone, even, and I want to make this absolutely clear, even if they do say "carburetor"
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Car Fanatic. Technical Novice.
Nice job! Thanks for posting this. I have a few edges in the rear area of my car that are starting to show a little surface rust.
Previous Owner of 5875 - 1981/Grey/5-Speed/Grooved Hood
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accidental owner
POR-15 now comes in a grey color. Last time I did some touchup work I used magnet paints grey to cover the bare steel. It is a simalar product to POR-15 but is made for industril applications such as heavy truck chassis and industrial structures. Howecer over time the color dulled and it's obvious what was repaired and what wasn't. Next time I do any work I'll be using the grey POR-15 and I'll see how that looks. I may cover the old areas I repaired with the krylon smoke grey as that color is a dead ringer for the epoxy finish.
Chris Piazza
1GR8STRY
Owner of 3165 by default
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