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hey,

my front radiator support has seen better days, its got scratches and looks dirty, i polished my engine bay but that bit still looks like crap

now i want to paint it, but what colour is it? ive got a silver r33 gtst paint code KL0

i just want to match it to the rest of the engine bay as best i can without the colour been too different

any help/info about engine bay paint codes would be much appreciated !

thanks guys

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Mine was also KL0 before respray, but the enginebay was more or less white, same goes for many paint codes, dont have the exact one for the engine bay though.

Heres how it looked empty and cleaned out (dont mind the monkey):

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ok got abit of an update

went to triken this morning and showed him my engine bay, he took my paint code which is KL0, put it in his computer and came up with " GV5" as a ground coat refernce, and his 100% sure thats the colour of my engine bay, now only down side is he hasnt got it in a spray can, only in 250ml enamal

where can i buy this paint code in a spray can? how will it turn out if i do it by brush?

DONT DO IT BY BRUSH LOL....!!

def spray can it

get them to mix up your code in a can. lightly rub it dwn for adhesion buy some wax and grease remover wipe over with that then get a tack rag wioe it with that then paint.

the paint in the can will come out "matte" which is dull like the oem engine bay finish

:P

Do it properly bro ,sand it all back so the new paint sticks well and doesnt peel off.Dont f#ck around with spray cans either ,u can do but ull get a better finish with a compressor and spray gun.you should definately use 2 pack and put a few coats of clear over it all,itll stay gd for yrs.gd luck bro...

ok i got my can of GV5 and shit its dark, its soo not like the colour in the engine bay...there goes that idea

does anyone know who is able to take a paint sample (from the engine bay) and make that colour in a spray can ???

ok i got my can of GV5 and shit its dark, its soo not like the colour in the engine bay...there goes that idea

does anyone know who is able to take a paint sample (from the engine bay) and make that colour in a spray can ???

Michael,it sounds to me like GV5 is the base coat/ and then the color is KLO- silver or silver crystal, which would give u the darker silver color u have ???

sorry cant help ya on the paint code. but go about it with this method.

sand the topcoat off using 400 grit dry, don't be to crazy you don't wanna see metal, then proceed with 600 through to 1000 wet sand then spray a 2-3 layers it'll come up mint.

Edited by 32_Dave
yeh he said its a ground coat, paint code on the car, exterior is KLO, would i have to put the GV5 ground coat first then the KLO ontop minus the clear coat to get the matt finish??

yeah i havent seen your car or the color but if KLO looks too light in color then i would say YES use the GV5 as a base coat color and put the KLO over the top,no clear, it should end up a matt/satin finish....Michael why dont you want a gloss finish, it would look alot better and be easier to keep clean, just a thought,,,,,,

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