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Paint colours faithful to original

Submitted by steve_constable on Tue, 24/11/2015
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I want to get my interstate sprayed up in Candy Red and also want to get a Fastback set painted in Fireflake Blue.

Does anyone still make paint to the original colours?

Or is it a matter of taking something original to a good body shop and getting the colour copied.

I live near the Kent / Sussex border - has anyone had some good work done in these colours by a paint shop that might be able to duplicate it again?

Submitted by david_evans on Tue, 24/11/2015

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I don't think the Fastback was ever made in Fireflake blue but I could be wrong. (mine is Jaguar Racing Green) Silver, green, red and a few specials with red metalflake and silver panels.

Submitted by steve_constable on Tue, 24/11/2015

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Previously david_evans wrote:

I don't think the Fastback was ever made in Fireflake blue but I could be wrong. (mine is Jaguar Racing Green) Silver, green, red and a few specials with red metalflake and silver panels.

Back in 1974, I bought. 1972 fastback with combat engine in Fireflake blue with black side panels. The bike looked wonderful in this colour!

I will dig up a picture .

Submitted by Xanna_jeannett… on Wed, 25/11/2015

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Previously steve_constable wrote:

I want to get my interstate sprayed up in Candy Red and also want to get a Fastback set painted in Fireflake Blue.

Does anyone still make paint to the original colours?

Or is it a matter of taking something original to a good body shop and getting the colour copied.

I live near the Kent / Sussex border - has anyone had some good work done in these colours by a paint shop that might be able to duplicate it again?

Hello Now the Top Paint Suppliers Are Nu-Again paints .Co.uk Or Phone 01234.355990 they do a Apple Candy Red Lacquer , the Fire flake Colour was do has a Lacquer over a Base Coat with a flake gun for the flakes on the base coat then the lacquer over the top to finish the job and they do a Painting Service if you feel its too much for you too do , Have Fun yours Anna J

Submitted by Xanna_jeannett… on Fri, 27/11/2015

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Previously patrick_hook wrote:

I don't know them myself, but I just found a link to the company Anna referred to.

Hello Well these guys have been around since 1946 Can you remember the small touch up pot of paint you could get in the 1960's Nu-Again paint brush on Cellulose enamel Gloss paint Well I still got some around 20 in my little collection So these guy's know the Automotive paint Business inside out, and there the best in this country buy far RS paints Cannot even touch them A big half of there Norton color's are way out Believe me I done a lot of paint jobs for people and my own on my Norton Manxman witch is not the easiest of Colours too match buy any means But not have got it too a fine art and found a easy way of doing touch ups on knocks and chips on your paintwork and Nu-again Paint are happy to give you painting advice and they Do all the tooling and every thing you need too do the most hardest jobs and make them look easy, So you can get the right colour for your Fire-flake Norton Commando But I think the way its done is a Sliver Base coat then the flakes on this and then the Candy Apple red Lacquer and its has too be low bake dried and its not the easiest of jobs too do there is a lot of hard work involved and know how something most would leave too a pro auto painter , Yours Anna J Dixon EYB

 


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