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ChrisP

Member Since: 26 Jan 2008
Location: Derbyshire Dales
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2011 Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 HSE Santorini Black

Paint issue

Having just read Jo's post about waiting for her paint from LR to sort her chips out I had a thought,what is going to happen to all of us if we need a paint job and there is no Santorini or any of the others that are now unavailable due to lack of supply from Japan?
Is there somebody else that either makes or has stocks of them all? MY2011 HSE Santorini/Ivory/Piano Black/Privacy Glass/TV .Sadly gone.
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Sat Apr 23 2011 8:07am

Siberianfox

Member Since: 12 Mar 2011
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 1495

2011 Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 HSE Siberian Silver

Good point chris !!! Although i'm sure i have santorini black nail polish somewhere if you get stuck...

But a very valid point. Apparently it is just a shortage of Black and all blues, including bali.

Sat Apr 23 2011 8:40am

techy

Member Since: 21 Apr 2011
Location: liverpool
Posts: 17

any decent paint supplier can mix the colours

Sat Apr 23 2011 8:41am

Siberianfox

Member Since: 12 Mar 2011
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 1495

techy wrote:
any decent paint supplier can mix the colours

Thats strange Ive rung around a few and nobody has the mix "recipe" or whatever because apparently LR have not released it yet. I called 4 different people too.

Plus its not just LR that will be suffering the shortage.

Sat Apr 23 2011 8:42am

techy

Member Since: 21 Apr 2011
Location: liverpool
Posts: 17

funny how where i work has it on their system

Sat Apr 23 2011 8:46am

Siberianfox

Member Since: 12 Mar 2011
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 1495

Excellent you have a PM.

Sat Apr 23 2011 8:47am

0cj0

Member Since: 23 Sep 2010
Location: York
Posts: 290

Stuart Green 1st Choice Car Cosmetics
07890521841

Top guy and he'll be able to sort you out, works from Bradford.

Sat Apr 23 2011 8:48am

Siberianfox

Member Since: 12 Mar 2011
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 1495

0cj0 wrote:
Stuart Green 1st Choice Car Cosmetics
07890521841

Top guy and he'll be able to sort you out, works from Bradford.

Thanks just left him a voicemail.

Sat Apr 23 2011 8:52am

Bradders

Member Since: 08 Oct 2009
Location: Leeds
Posts: 2515

Siberianfox wrote:
techy wrote:
any decent paint supplier can mix the colours

Thats strange Ive rung around a few and nobody has the mix "recipe" or whatever because apparently LR have not released it yet. I called 4 different people too.

Plus its not just LR that will be suffering the shortage.

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Sat Apr 23 2011 9:03am

mse

Member Since: 08 Mar 2011
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 2916

I wondered about that a week ago...fortunately i dont have a discountued colour - but still seeing two very small stone chips in a month i did think how people would manage when their colour isnt avaliable.

First buy some touch up paint now, before you cant!

Second - i know it can be mixed, say if you go to halfrauds etc...but i was advised (and shown) by a paint pro that its never as good as the genuine colour supplied - which is what was used when we resprayed the 90. Having said that - halfrauds paint about 5yrs ago worked well on the disco. Mike

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Sat Apr 23 2011 9:46am

techy

Member Since: 21 Apr 2011
Location: liverpool
Posts: 17

halfords paint is and won't be anything like the quality of standard but alot of paint companies like du pont, sikkens etc when mixed will be as good quality as standard

Sat Apr 23 2011 9:50am

ChrisP

Member Since: 26 Jan 2008
Location: Derbyshire Dales
Posts: 1392

So if everyone else can get it why not LR or is it just a case of increased cost? MY2011 HSE Santorini/Ivory/Piano Black/Privacy Glass/TV .Sadly gone.
Audi A5 Sportback Black Edition 3.0 tdi quattro S Line

Sat Apr 23 2011 9:54am

mse

Member Since: 08 Mar 2011
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 2916

ChrisP wrote:
So if everyone else can get it why not LR or is it just a case of increased cost?

They cant - they get different pigments to make a similar/matching colour using the pigments they have

Quote:
halfords paint is and won't be anything like the quality of standard but alot of paint companies like du pont, sikkens etc when mixed will be as good quality as standard

I personally think they are all bad when compared to properly applied, properly layers genuine paint - whilst i would agree that halfrauds paint is poor - actually the 2 times i have used it (a discontinued colour and a generic black for something) it hasnt been bad Mike

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Sat Apr 23 2011 10:11am

techy

Member Since: 21 Apr 2011
Location: liverpool
Posts: 17

mse wrote:
I personally think they are all bad when compared to properly applied, properly layers genuine paint

i'm a painter and totally disagree with that

Sat Apr 23 2011 10:18am

mse

Member Since: 08 Mar 2011
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 2916

Which is why 3rd party repairs tend to be visible...but those usinging genuine paint haven't been...I didn't believe it until I was shown. Mike

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Sat Apr 23 2011 6:09pm

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