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Spray can colour similar to 'sonic blue' in UK?


DunRockin
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Hi all,
Just wondering if anyone in the UK has found a readily available aerosol paint spray can colour that's reasonably similar to yer Sonic Blue once it's sprayed on primer. I've found a few pale blues at the usual DIY chains (Wilko, B and Q, etc) but the colour on the can may not be what it actually looks like sprayed on, so I'm wondering if anyone's actually[i] used [/i]anything that proved a half decent, inexpensive substitute...

Cheers, Dave.

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Not personally, but Halfords etc paints can be dodgy on wood. Do check out [url="http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/shop/sonic-blue/"]http://www.mancheste...hop/sonic-blue/[/url] and indeed that whole site. Bit more spendy but with proper prep it'll come out far better than DIY chain aerosols.

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Best bet is halfords, I used halfords paint on one of my resprays with no problems at all. My stingray respray has a light blue primer coat (primer and colour in one can), might not be pale enough for what you're after though. Check in my build thread and if it's what you're after I'll find out the colour I bought.

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This place on Ebay say they will mix any colour if you give them the code, as suggested above find a car you like the colour of then get them to mix it for you.

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/310828308880?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT"]Paint[/url]

I'm not sure if they do older colours though.

Both Austin and Ford did cars in a pale blue in the 60's that might be what you are after.

[url="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Ford_anglia.jpg"]Ford Anglia[/url]

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This might be close - Plastikote Project Enamel, sky blue, about £3 for a small spray can from Wilko. Here's what it looks like on a DIY pedal (no primer used, straight onto bare aluminium):

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[quote name='DunRockin' timestamp='1426038545' post='2713749']
Hi all,
Just wondering if anyone in the UK has found a readily available aerosol paint spray can colour that's reasonably similar to yer Sonic Blue once it's sprayed on primer. I've found a few pale blues at the usual DIY chains (Wilko, B and Q, etc) but the colour on the can may not be what it actually looks like sprayed on, so I'm wondering if anyone's actually[i] used [/i]anything that proved a half decent, inexpensive substitute...

Cheers, Dave.
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Is this the kind of colour you're looking for? It Molotow premium graffiti paint. It's easy to apply and doesn't drip. It looks lighter than this in reality.

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