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white paint for swift

Post  jesseswiftgti on Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:31 am

hey i need to spray a few things white on my swift but i dont know where i can buy swift white from, i baught couple cans of suzuki superior white from halfords other day but it looks creamy up to the white on the car, anyone know if you can get it from anyway thanks


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Re: white paint for swift

Post  ADAM on Mon Feb 07, 2011 11:03 am

I thought the swifts were superior white

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Re: white paint for swift

Post  jesseswiftgti on Mon Feb 07, 2011 11:43 am

oh yeh shit thats the colour i got ! got confused, i sprayed my boot and t cut it after and looks completely different

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Re: white paint for swift

Post  gtpswift on Mon Feb 07, 2011 2:27 pm

the accuracy of aerosol cans to replicate factory paint is notoriously poor. firstly the aerosol paint generally is a diferent paint type, secondly its not the same paint system, thirdly its probably made cheaper with less quality control than the factory finishes and finally hasnt been subject to years of fade, dirt, grime and use. paint can change color depending on what its applied over, yellowing in whites is a symptom of oils bleeding through from the subsurface. How did you prepare the new painted area?

the best way to match paint is to have a sample matched by a trained paint technician who could then have it put into a spray can, even better would be to just get a pot mixed and apply with propper paint equipment.
If however the new paint and old paint dont actually touch/overlap a shade or two difference wont be that noticeable.
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Re: white paint for swift

Post  Ryan... on Mon Feb 07, 2011 5:28 pm

If you spray a panel and dont mix it with the older panels then it sure will be more noticeable....

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Re: white paint for swift

Post  Almondo74 on Mon Feb 07, 2011 7:16 pm

i brought a couple of cans for my old swift, yh sure its not an exact match but a few cans and some sand paper is alot cheaper than payin some1, depends what u want perfection or cheap.

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Re: white paint for swift

Post  jesseswiftgti on Mon Feb 07, 2011 9:58 pm

i did wet and dry used white primer and then did about 5 coats, and my swift aint really faded man, it looks really new, but may have to do for now i cant offord to pay loads yet Embarassed

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Post  gtpswift on Mon Feb 07, 2011 10:02 pm

it will be faded! doesnt mean its not in good condition or its been re-sprayed
dont waste your money on spray cans and save it to have it done properly in the
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Re: white paint for swift

Post  jesseswiftgti on Tue Feb 08, 2011 12:43 am

yeh well once i can offord it i will mate

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