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Matching star silver 2 spray?

Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 9:57 am
by gazza_no7
I'm thinking of spraying my bumpers, arches, boot lock, door handles silver (not sure if it will look too silver but we will see aha) I think I will be using spray cans as I don't have a compressor... I know silver is a hard colour to match so any tips on getting a good match?

Re: Matching star silver 2 spray?

Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 10:00 am
by gazza_no7
To look something like this:
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Re: Matching star silver 2 spray?

Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 6:42 pm
by johnny
Halfords do matched paint i used halfords vauxhall flame red and it was a good match

Re: Matching star silver 2 spray?

Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 7:30 pm
by gazza_no7
Had mixed reviews about the halfords paint... Might just have to give it ago :)

Re: Matching star silver 2 spray?

Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 8:24 pm
by johnny
It used to be bad but i havnt heard anything bad about in a good while

Re: Matching star silver 2 spray?

Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 2:09 pm
by williamt73
I have used star silver 2 from halfords to spary the bumpers & arches. It was OK. It seemed quite thin so you need quite a few coats to cover the primer.

Colour match was OK - maybe a little grey compared to the rest of the car but only noticeable if you are looking for it. That could be because I didn't put enough top coats on or the original paint has aged.

Re: Matching star silver 2 spray?

Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 3:41 pm
by gazza_no7
Oh thanks! Would using white primer make any difference? As in make it less grey?