Suzuki Club UK

Like many of Darrell's posts, now a sticky

Thank you very much your a superstar, I had a hunch you might of had the paint codes!

Don't supose you have one for the earlier 410s?

Some LJ80 codes, might be the same for early sjs?
11J Desert Beige
01T Francois White
03B Dandyish Brown
04T Pastel Blue
13G Apple Red
06V Crystal Silver Metallic
06W Panama Red
11H Richmond Green
74B Grecian Ocker

Hows about this as well? 1979-1986 colours

Polar (almost) white

Hi there,

Are these paint codes correct, I`ve been to my local paint supplier Peruchet Red (21L) is no longer available so I opted for Flash Red (15P), in 2k. I am currently rebuilding a 1990 Sammy back to the way it was, I haven`t the correct paint code from the bulk head as I built my Blitz on the chassis and have nothing much left of the orignal tub. So I took a flyer and got 2.5 ltrs of flash red I have sprayed the tub internally, engine bulkhead and all the engine bay. Opened the garage this morning after spraying last and was horrified to see the colour reddy orange........................Now I have 2ltrs of paint I`m not happy with as I have never seen a Sammy in this shade if it is orignal.
The original Sammy was Spanish and the original shade of red was nearer a post office red, at the moment I can go back and get another darker tint added, this will mean it is a bespoke colour and if the vehicle was damaged and I don`t have enough paint it would be hard to match but the paint won`t be wasted or at the moment I am opting for a Ford Colarado Red (commercial colour used on Transits) Has anyone any suggestions.

Blitzman

If you bought the paint off the code it will always be a different shade due to the original fading over time, especially with red.

When ever painting older cars regardless of colour it is very hard to get a good match. I'd choose a colour you like and paint it again.

We bought the Sammy new in 1990 it was never this colour!!!! I`m thinking of the Jimny base red busy looking for the code but this time I`m gonna buy 1/2 ltr and try that as I now have 2.1ltrs of paint I don`t like

There's a chance the supplier could have mixed it wrong, I've ordered two lots of exactly the same paint in the same colour from a supplier before and there has been such a difference I had to completely repaint my SJ again.