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richardd1652
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Post by richardd1652 »

Yes i used 2 tins of Plastic Primer and 4 tins of burgundy to do both bumpers.
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Post by scarecrow »

What size might those tins have been (or do they just come n one size - it must be 25 yrs since I last bought car paint)?

Thanks for yon help :)
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Post by richardd1652 »

I dont know about other distributors but Halfords tins are 300ml.
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Damn! I wonder if they remember me from the summer? I'll ask in Unipart for the paint first :oops:

Thanks Richard
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Hope this helps with yours,Richard.
Thanks - I'll have a look tomorrow after work - watch this space.
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Post by smiffy1071 »

For those of you who were wondering where to get Citroen Delage red, if you look in the magazines for 2cv parts suppliers, it's the same colour as used on the "custard and plum" 2cv.

Apparently Halfrauds can't make this colour anymore due to health and safety shite!
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smiffy1071 wrote:
Apparently Halfrauds can't make this colour anymore due to health and safety shite!

Are they saying some colours are more dangerous than others :shock: :lol:

I can imagine going to the head office with a can of delage red in my hand, "Don't push me! I'll spray it if you don't teach your staff about cars and customer service"
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Post by smiffy1071 »

scarecrow wrote:
smiffy1071 wrote:
Apparently Halfrauds can't make this colour anymore due to health and safety shite!

Are they saying some colours are more dangerous than others :shock: :lol:
"
Yes, Some colours have different chemical ingedients, and are more hazzardous to health than others.

I went into halfrauds, to get some Delage red mixed for my CX turbo, but as the guy was reading the list of ingredients, he just stopped and said " sorry, I'm not allowed to make this anymore, as one of the substances is now banned"

However, as I said earlier it's available at mail order at
www.ecas.co.uk
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Post by saintjamesy89 »

Sigh... Getting all nostalgic and a little *sniff*, I WILL have a TGE in this colour again!

There is something about your first BX isn't there?
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Might track it down and see how whole it is, stupidly I never recorded to which scrappie it went. You never know, eh?

Is there a way to find out if it's been scrapped via the internet?
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saintjamesy89 wrote: Is there a way to find out if it's been scrapped via the internet?
Possibly, whats the reg?
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1991 BX19GTi Auto
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Post by saintjamesy89 »

Thanks Way2go, it has indeed been scrapped...

(G67 UNR, on previous page of this thread)
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