Paint for alloys advice

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Paint for alloys advice
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Any one know any dark grey paint that will look good on alloys, i was planing to put them graphite grey buy halfrods in inverness only has one tin, last alloys i painted with 3 and a bit tin's
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Mine are Vauxhall "moonland" grey. They can look a bit flat when its overcast, but when theyre clean and its sunny, they look pretty damn good.

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#2 Moonstone Blue HDI
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Ford Graphite grey powdercoat

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I would like it to be metallic, what do you think about Peugeot Iron Grey
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Have a look at Vauxhall Steel Grey...that's metallic
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Antracite grey?
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Louis123 Wrote:Antracite grey?
that's what mine is sorry bit darker than pic though.
#2 Moonstone Blue HDI
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Its just trying to find it, halfrods don't have it in stock and want £ 12.50 for a 300ml tin because they half to make it up
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They do anthracite in wheel and wheel trim paint thats what I used.
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Daniel306 Wrote:Its just trying to find it, halfrods don't have it in stock and want £ 12.50 for a 300ml tin because they half to make it up

Tell them that they are dick's, as said above me they usually stock it as wheel paint in 500ml cans....................
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Yeah was quite difficult for me to get hold of that stuff though I ended up going like 10 miles for it. Smile
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Megane Sport graphite grey.. colour I did my old cyclones

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kentiiboii Wrote:Yeah was quite difficult for me to get hold of that stuff though I ended up going like 10 miles for it. Smile
you think thats bad kent, ive cleaned out all stores in derby,ashbourn and burton and i still need 1 more can of vw sand. Doh
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I'll have a gander see if they're any near me.
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#16
Should go for BMW Sparkling Graphite - can be a bit dark but looks awesome when the sun is beating down on them!!
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