 OT: Paint Color, Redoing office... too much white! |
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| cnavarro |
 Dec 28 2003, 01:44 PM
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Cylinder Guru  Group: Members Posts: 472 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Chicagoland! Member No.: 49 Region Association: None  |
I know this is way off topic, but I want to redo my office with some color. My father in law suggested signal orange... not too far off base I think, but I thought I'd get some other opinions. Only one or two walls will receive color, the others will remain off-white after the kilz primer dries. New carpet is going to be charcol grey loop too :-)
Secondly, do I take a door to home depot to have them match the color-- really, how do I get them to match a porsche color? Charles Navarro LN Engineering http://www.LNengineering.com Aircooled Precision Performance |
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| seanery |
Dec 28 2003, 01:47 PM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,852 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
take the headlight eyebrow, it'll be easier. they have a custom scanner in the paint department and can match it easily.
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| SirAndy |
Dec 28 2003, 02:05 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,623 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
guards red all the way!
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| cnavarro |
Dec 28 2003, 03:20 PM
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Cylinder Guru Group: Members Posts: 472 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Chicagoland! Member No.: 49 Region Association: None |
Guards Red kinda seemed the logical choice. Now where can I find a color code or something with that color to use. Any ideas? I don't have anything... (not that I know about that is)
Charles Navarro LN Engineering http://www.LNengineering.com Aircooled Precision Performance |
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| seanery |
Dec 28 2003, 03:26 PM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,852 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
go to your local dealer and get a touchup pen and then take it to Home despot and have them match it.
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| bernbomb914 |
Dec 28 2003, 03:32 PM
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one of the oldest Farts on this board Group: Benefactors Posts: 1,873 Joined: 29-December 02 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 36  |
chrome yellow is faster
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| boxstr |
Dec 28 2003, 03:51 PM
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MEMBER:PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION Group: Members Posts: 7,522 Joined: 25-December 02 From: OREGON Member No.: 12 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
POR-15
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| cnavarro |
Dec 28 2003, 04:01 PM
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Cylinder Guru Group: Members Posts: 472 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Chicagoland! Member No.: 49 Region Association: None |
Nearest Porsche Dealership = ~90mi away. I guess I need to go up there anyways to pick up the plated for my 914, could do it tomorrow morning then pick up the paint on the way back. Sounds like a plan to me.
Charles Navarro LN Engineering http://www.LNengineering.com Aircooled Precision Performance |
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| GWN7 |
Dec 28 2003, 04:17 PM
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King of Road Trips Group: Members Posts: 6,280 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Member No.: 56 Region Association: Northstar Region |
Most store paint departments have colour match cards that you can take home and see if the paint matches what you want.
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| cnavarro |
Dec 29 2003, 07:31 PM
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Cylinder Guru Group: Members Posts: 472 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Chicagoland! Member No.: 49 Region Association: None |
One office wall is now painted red. I went to the Porsche dealership and got some touch up paint. Long story short, Lowe's could not for the life of them match the Guards Red so I went with Tomato Red. I'll have to post a picture when I am all done. Thanks guys. I would have never thought of painting it red and I really like it.
Charles Navarro LN Engineering http://www.LNengineering.com Aircooled Precision Performance |
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| TimT |
Dec 29 2003, 08:52 PM
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retired Group: Members Posts: 4,033 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Wantagh, NY Member No.: 313 |
If you need paint codes for almost any make car look HERE The color chips may be a bit off, but if you know the name of a color, yr, make model, etc, you can get the code and have some paint mixed
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