R33 KR4 engine bay paint code?

[Desean Strickland]

Hey guys 

Looking for the engine bay paint code for a KR4 r33. its silver/grey but has no flake and is definitely paint not primer. Anyone know the paint code for the engine bay or a paint code that looks fairly similar? cheers. 

 

[Duncan]

I don't know, but I can confirm the paint code shown on your build plate is the external panels; on all R chassis the internal panels including engine bay are similar but not the same as the external paint.

You will probably have to get the paint shop to just match what is there as best they can

[czeno]

I had this with my s2 R33. I found a grey paint tone called Double Stack (NZ Resene colour), it's very much a battleship grey, looks good but still does not match the original. The factory grey has a blue accent in the tint. A grey tone called Quarter Friar grey might get it; https://archipro.co.nz/product/resene-quarter-grey-friars-resene

With hindsight an experience painter could nail it easy, I had fun, almost, trying. There are a lot greys.

[Duncan]

7 minutes ago, czeno said:

....There are a lot greys.

At least 50 shades, I'd say

[GTSBoy]

17 minutes ago, Duncan said:

At least 50 shades, I'd say

budoom tish

[Desean Strickland]

3 hours ago, czeno said:

I had this with my s2 R33. I found a grey paint tone called Double Stack (NZ Resene colour), it's very much a battleship grey, looks good but still does not match the original. The factory grey has a blue accent in the tint. A grey tone called Quarter Friar grey might get it; https://archipro.co.nz/product/resene-quarter-grey-friars-resene

With hindsight an experience painter could nail it easy, I had fun, almost, trying. There are a lot greys.

Would u happen to have a pic of the area u painted with the “double stack” 

if it’s close enough I’ll just get some of that 

[czeno]

Here it is, shot this morning at work, road worn, dirty & working for a living for 6 years now. No rust there, just dirt and in places it's stuck to the Lanocote I spray around the seam sealer where water deluge drainage is a lot.
Sort of industrial tone. Don't be fooled by thinking you can get any old grey paint in a can to match. I'm still picking away through a box full of them I collected back then trying to find the right one, good for other home projects.

 

[Milkmun]

340k km? Wow 😮 

[Desean Strickland]

On 26/7/2024 at 7:11 AM, czeno said:

Here it is, shot this morning at work, road worn, dirty & working for a living for 6 years now. No rust there, just dirt and in places it's stuck to the Lanocote I spray around the seam sealer where water deluge drainage is a lot.
Sort of industrial tone. Don't be fooled by thinking you can get any old grey paint in a can to match. I'm still picking away through a box full of them I collected back then trying to find the right one, good for other home projects.

 

Cheers, It must be close enough coz I can’t even tell where u painted. Did u do the whole top of the strut tower or just a patch somewhere? 

[czeno]

On 7/27/2024 at 1:16 AM, Milkmun said:

340k km? Wow 😮 

Reading about 424 000 km now. Long live the 20E. It was like an abused dog when I got it  @ 230 000 km, they'd killed the auto and half shafts, including diff. It is the same motor.

Edited July 29 by czeno

[czeno]

On 7/27/2024 at 12:58 PM, Desean Strickland said:

Cheers, It must be close enough coz I can’t even tell where u painted. Did u do the whole top of the strut tower or just a patch somewhere? 

I painted all the top area both sides and down as low as I could get, up to firewall which is original, under the right lighting you can see the mismatch, it's got a hint of blue as I said before. I had rust in same places you are dealing with.