myke
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i'm looking for a graphite/dark metallic grey/gunmetal type colour.
anyone got any ideas of standard manufacturers paint colours that i could get from halfords.
keep seeing colours i like, but forgetting what they're on
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Rob B
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Registered: 8th Jan 04
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Vauxhall smoke grey.
theres a nice grey that come on the new civic type Rs too
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bradfincham
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mg zr colour, lovely was the colour i want to do mine next year!
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myke
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smoke grey is a bit too light.
off to find pics of the civic and mg colours
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Rob H
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Rover gunmetal, halfords sell it in cans
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myke
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mav
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civic colour is
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Jambo
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bmw gunmetal grey (5-series and posibly 3 and 7 too)
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myke
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these are good but possibly something a little more towards charcoal.
cheers for ideas so far
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Gez G
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Matt H
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quote: Originally posted by Jambo
bmw gunmetal grey (5-series and posibly 3 and 7 too)
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myke
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crap pic of the bmw one
google images is getting worse i think
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Matt H
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Seen a Merc in a nice grey colour today too...
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myke
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i couldn't even tell you what sort of car this was let alone what the colour is, but this is quite nice
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antscorsa
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my civic grey is awesome when sun hits it its like gold
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Matt H
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Matt H
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myke
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they different Matt?
first is quality, but the second just looks silver
pic of said civic in the sun ant?
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myke
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this if it had more metallic or pearl
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Matt H
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Yeah differant.....
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myke
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the bigger one is ace, but i don't suppose they'd do that in rattle cans at halfords would they
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antscorsa
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ill try when suns out, its like a gold metalic on the paint, looks lush
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Matt H
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What you spraying Myke?
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c20let
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id go for the limited edition charcoal colour that a few early saxo vtr/s's came in
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Greg W
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I like that light greyish colour that is seen on some Audi TT's, like a bluey-whiteish pearl to it
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