colour code for 19 16v

Level 5 User Joined: 07 Apr 2006 Posts: 111

I have a Renault 19 16v in metallic blue I have started touching up all the paint work sand blasting all the rust of certain parts of the car then spraying zinc paint then gray primer over the top.

Can anyone tell me what is the best company for the cans of paint for exact match tried halford paint its too bright looks like candy blue metallic
looks the same colour on the tin renault electric blue.

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

Renault electric blue is 432 iirc, the colour used on the 16Vs is 449 sports blue, and you will have to get it mixed specially.

Halfords mixed stuff tends to be too dark I find, so go to your local paint factor and get them to do it. There are a few shades of 449 btw, if you take the car along, they should be able to match it exactly.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

theres either 9 or 12 shades of 449 blue.

varying amounts or purple and red in them.

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

Farnboy";p="94039 wrote:

I have a Renault 19 16v in metallic blue I have started touching up all the paint work sand blasting all the rust of certain parts of the car then spraying zinc paint then gray primer over the top.

Can anyone tell me what is the best company for the cans of paint for exact match tried halford paint its too bright looks like candy blue metallic
looks the same colour on the tin renault electric blue.

look in the yellow pages for a place who mix the paint they will have a few cards with different shades of 449

electric blue is alot different Laughing

Level 7 User Joined: 12 Mar 2005 Posts: 243

What year is it? Did the later ph2's not come in monaco blue and not 449?

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

typical renault, dont have something, so make something else work!