Colour for GRP

[Darryl]

Hi lads,
Im trying to choose the colour for my roadster and im thinking of a navy blue.
Im having trouble as its hard to get the right shade,
Anybody have a dark blue roadster? and what shade have you? Any pics?
ive seen pics of an ultramarine blue but it seems a bit light for my liking.
Any help appriciated!
Thanks,
DArryl

[Tilly819]

mine is dark blue,

il try and make a picture work

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/31653_1298380028686_1505948466_636496_7671161_n.jp g

[eSteve]

Darryl,

there's a picture of mine here:

http://www.haynes.co.uk/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1214&d=1305572740 (as you know)

Although it's ultramarine blue (RAL 5002), too light?

I know what you mean about getting the right shade. It's easy to decide on a colour but getting the correct shade is trickey.

You probably know: GRP colours are catergorised using a RAL number (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAL_%28color_space_system%29). There are many on-line (e.g. http://www.e-paint.co.uk/RAL_Colourchart.asp) but it still doesn't make it much easier to choose the correct number, a computer screen image or print out of such a chart will be misleading.

In the end I bought a colour swatch booklet (a few £s off eBay), which has a very good representation of the colour, and made my decision using that.

The only real way though is to look at some actual samples or find someone who has a colour you like.

Other members, allterrain (http://www.haynes.co.uk/forums/member.php?u=1220), Darryl (http://www.haynes.co.uk/forums/member.php?u=1844), eSteve (http://www.haynes.co.uk/forums/member.php?u=1604), les g (http://www.haynes.co.uk/forums/member.php?u=554), SeriesLandy (http://www.haynes.co.uk/forums/member.php?u=1020), Spikehaus (http://www.haynes.co.uk/forums/member.php?u=862) and Tilly819 (http://www.haynes.co.uk/forums/member.php?u=997), have choosen blue (see http://www.haynes.co.uk/forums/poll.php?do=showresults&pollid=25). Till819 and I have posted pictures, maybe you might get a few more pictures and colour codes to give you more idea.

Let us all know what you choose.

[baz-r]

tip here guys is to go to a paint shop most mix coulors of almost any colour of any type of paint thay usualy have a ral chart or swatch there
i sold ind paints on the side of welding tec support and everything is in ral or bs colour codes even stuff like ford blue and cat yellow are just matched
note the shade can very a touch ok for most things but things like cars etc need to come from same batch no.s :)

[Darryl]

Hi everyone,
thanks all for the replies,
I think ive narrowed it down now to either signal blue or ultramarine blue.
They both look pretty similar but i think the ultra marine blue is a bit deeper!
Im amazed at the little differences between the colours and the massive differences between the actual colours and the RAL charts!
Blue seems to be a popular colour! (not too popular i hope! :D)
Does anybody have a pic of a roadster with either the signal blue or ultramarine blue panels on the car?
Thanks again for all the help!
Darryl!

[Tilly819]

BTW mine isnt gel coat, its paint

tilly

[MarkB]

Signal Blue is a smart one and so is Night Blue as it seems to change in different lights and how it's photographed.

[SeriesLandy]

My car is in signal blue 5005. I thought it was slightly darker than it is (aiming for the newer 06+ mini blue colour) but it's still a lovely colour. It's worth buying a colour chart for the piece of mind.
If I had known prior to buying my grp where spud gets his raw materials I would have gone to them as it's only about 10 miles away from me.

Quite an accurate picture (http://www.flickr.com/photos/serieslandy/6011262072/sizes/l/in/set-72157627236503691/) with regard to the colour

[Darryl]

My car is in signal blue 5005. I thought it was slightly darker than it is (aiming for the newer 06+ mini blue colour) but it's still a lovely colour. It's worth buying a colour chart for the piece of mind.
If I had known prior to buying my grp where spud gets his raw materials I would have gone to them as it's only about 10 miles away from me.

Hi,
Would you be able to post up a pic of it on the car?
Many thanks,
Darryl

[SeriesLandy]

Best I can do at the mo link (http://www.flickr.com/photos/serieslandy/6010712671/in/set-72157627236503691). The body is in storage at the mo but I can get a picture of the nose cone tomorrow if you want

[Darryl]

Best I can do at the mo link (http://www.flickr.com/photos/serieslandy/6010712671/in/set-72157627236503691). The body is in storage at the mo but I can get a picture of the nose cone tomorrow if you want

Thanks for that,
nah sur this is perfect,
Thanks again,
Darryl

[les g]

check out out posts by us
we have posteed loadsa pictures of our ultramarine bodywork .....
and it is of course the best of the dark blue colours
cheers les g

[MarkB]

check out out posts by us
we have posteed loadsa pictures of our ultramarine bodywork .....
and it is of course the best of the dark blue colours
cheers les g

Apart from the nosecone yer plonker..........:D

[Darryl]

right im stuck between signal blue and ultramarine blue!
Am i right in saying ultramarine blue is darker and deeper then signal blue?
I think id rather it darker then lighter.
Thanks,
Darryl

[les g]

all i can tell you is ultramarine blue makes me want to rub my thighs in a very suggestive way.....:eek:
ok if that dont work i,ll try to get TJ to post up some piccies :D
cheers les g

[Darryl]

all i can tell you is ultramarine blue makes me want to rub my thighs in a very suggestive way.....:eek:
ok if that dont work i,ll try to get TJ to post up some piccies :D
cheers les g

Haha :D okay I'd say a pic would be in order if it wasn't too much bother?
Thanks,
Darryl

[MarkB]

Ultramarine can in certain light look almost a weirdy purple:) weird affects can be had by randomly chucking in stray colours as the parts are gel coated...and sometimes this can be just a cock up......hahahahahahaha

[Darryl]

I have noticed it to be a tad purple alright,
I think im going to go with signal blue!
I just hope its the right choice!
Thanks,
Darryl,


Ultramarine can in certain light look almost a weirdy purple:) weird affects can be had by randomly chucking in stray colours as the parts are gel coated...and sometimes this can be just a cock up......hahahahahahaha

[MarkB]

Pastel blues can look really smart when mixed with black wings etc or even go for a mixed colour. Our local grp firm mix colours while you wait, even if you want non standard colours

[Darryl]

yeah i think il just chance the signal blue! (S*** did i jus say chance?)
nah i think the signal blue looks about right!
Its such a pain how every chart has a wrong misleading colour! and even every photo, looks to be a different colour!
Thanks,
Darryl

[MarkB]

yeah i think il just chance the signal blue! (S*** did i jus say chance?)
nah i think the signal blue looks about right!
Its such a pain how every chart has a wrong misleading colour! and even every photo, looks to be a different colour!
Thanks,
Darryl

Best way is to get some small samples then if you are not sure

[Darryl]

Ya i think i might get some kind of sample!
since it is the most costly part of the build!
Thanks again fr the help,
Darryl

[spud69]

Hi Darryl,

Sorry i've just got back from a long couple of days and opened up to see your e-mail regarding the RAL 5002. We will cut out some relevant coloured sample colours tomorrow and send them over if you can e-mail your address please. We have quite a few of cuts accumulated at the moment.

Regards....Andrew

[Darryl]

That would be fantastic,
Email sent to you,
Thanks again,
Darryl