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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Lizzie Zoom on 30 April 2017, 16:05:55
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Help Please, Again????
I am at times colour blind; I can see green as blue and visa versa, and other colours become confused in the mind.
What is the colour of the shelf please:
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/lizziefreeman/WP_20170411_18_07_06_Pro__highres.jpg)
My long haul replacement of the rear parcel shelf, a marathon not a sprint, needs me to identify the colour so I am satisfied with the end result. :y :y
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.................and this is a fuller picture of the shelf:
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/lizziefreeman/DSC00541.jpg)
Out of these colours available in spray dye, whic h one would you think is the closest please?
https://www.vinyldye.co.uk/TRG-Vinyl-Dye-Spray-Paint/TRG-Vinyl-Dye-Spray-Paint-Normal
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Of those shown I'd say light grey,but don't just take my word for it!
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Of those shown I'd say light grey,but don't just take my word for it!
Thanks BazaJT. :y :y
That is what I thought. But I have sprayed successfully (using 600ml of spray dye) the shelf light grey, but it looks different than my pictures!
Perhaps I am having a senior moment again with my colour blindness! ::) ::) ::)
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Looks different in what way?Is the newly painted lighter or darker than your pictures?No doubt Vx will have a proper name for the colour,but I think you'll probably have to settle for a finish you're happy with,but bear in mind the parcel shelf has gone through many years of exposure to the sun etc. and possibly been cleaned a time or two also which can alter the original colour.
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I'd say the closest is the bone/ivory colour
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Looks different in what way?Is the newly painted lighter or darker than your pictures?No doubt Vx will have a proper name for the colour,but I think you'll probably have to settle for a finish you're happy with,but bear in mind the parcel shelf has gone through many years of exposure to the sun etc. and possibly been cleaned a time or two also which can alter the original colour.
It looks darker. But, yes you are right, with a 14 year old car sun would have had it's effect. I just want as perfect a finish I can give it, no expense barred, but I suppose their is a limit.
Interestingly I found a "Ford Coral Beige" spray pain in Halfords that has matched (I believe) the top of the acquired blind to the speakers covers. I test sprayed a bit of this "beige" on a corner of the shelf and it was all wrong, looking like an orange!! ::) ::) ::) :y
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I'd say the closest is the bone/ivory colour
Thanks citroenguy :y :y I have been looking at those colours for an exact match, but somehow they seem either too orange or yellow! ::) ::)
Weird!! ;D ;D
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I think you should do it in Raspberry. :)
Live a little Lizzie! :y ;D
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I think you should do it in Raspberry. :)
Live a little Lizzie! :y ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D I was tempted I must say to do it in a deep red Sir Tigger, but then I hate to think what people would say about it; example 1 Tart's wagon! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
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I think you should do it in Raspberry. :)
Live a little Lizzie! :y ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D I was tempted I must say to do it in a deep red Sir Tigger, but then I hate to think what people would say about it; example 1 Tart's wagon! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
You might think that Lizzie, but I couldn't possibly comment! :)
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I think you should do it in Raspberry. :)
Live a little Lizzie! :y ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D I was tempted I must say to do it in a deep red Sir Tigger, but then I hate to think what people would say about it; example 1 Tart's wagon! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
You might think that Lizzie, but I couldn't possibly comment! :)
;D ;D ;D ;)
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Charcoal Grey Fabric Paint / Spray Dye
I used this Lizzie..gave mine 3 coats and covered well enough for me and has stayed that colour ever since
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Charcoal Grey Fabric Paint / Spray Dye
I used this Lizzie..gave mine 3 coats and covered well enough for me and has stayed that colour ever since
That is great assurance for me amba, and with the previous comments, it looks like I am going in the right direction.
I will hopefully now complete this project on Tuesday :y :y
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This is the replacement shelf after the 600ml of spray light grey dye:
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/lizziefreeman/DSC00552.jpg)
It will lighten again over the next 24 hours ;)
This is how it was:(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/lizziefreeman/DSC00517_1.jpg)
What do you think? ??? ???
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Still cannot decide if it is like my original!!
It is though, allowing for the factors mentioned by BazaJT ::) ::)
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I think you've done really well not to get overspray all over your cooker or sofa ;D ;D ;D :D
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Seriously though as far as I can tell from the photos the pic of it atop the oven looks to be about as close as you're likely to get without knowing the exact colour of the original to get a dye the same.I'd be happy with that but only you know what you'll be satisfied with.
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This is how it was:(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/lizziefreeman/DSC00517_1.jpg)
What do you think? ??? ???
I think your wallpaper is a bit heavy. ::) Maybe something a bit lighter will brighten things up and give the room a lift! :y :P ;D
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Have you tried asking Vx, Lizzie? If you give head office the car's name, rank and number, they MUST know what colour they sold it with, surely?
Ron.
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Seriously though as far as I can tell from the photos the pic of it atop the oven looks to be about as close as you're likely to get without knowing the exact colour of the original to get a dye the same.I'd be happy with that but only you know what you'll be satisfied with.
Oh I did use some big dust sheets ;D ;D
Yes you are right BazaJT I have to be satisfied with that. I could keep on, but I don't think I could improve on it as far as my eyes tell me. Thanks for the input, it has been a big help and stopped me ordering even more dye!! ::) ::) :y :y
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This is how it was:(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/lizziefreeman/DSC00517_1.jpg)
What do you think? ??? ???
I think your wallpaper is a bit heavy. ::) Maybe something a bit lighter will brighten things up and give the room a lift! :y :P ;D
Thank you Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen eh, Sir Tiigger ;D ;D. I'll have you know that paper is by your friend Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen!! ;D ;D
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Have you tried asking Vx, Lizzie? If you give head office the car's name, rank and number, they MUST know what colour they sold it with, surely?
Ron.
The trouble is Ron that, as has been said, the sun would have had an effect on the fabric of the shelf anyway, so I think if I can get it just about there, with the dye's available, that will have to do :y
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This is how it was:(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/lizziefreeman/DSC00517_1.jpg)
What do you think? ??? ???
I think your wallpaper is a bit heavy. ::) Maybe something a bit lighter will brighten things up and give the room a lift! :y :P ;D
Thank you Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen eh, Sir Tiigger ;D ;D. I'll have you know that paper is by your friend Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen!! ;D ;D
That wurzel's use to straw on the floor and wad n dawb, walls, He has no class,
I myself Ms zoom had assumed your house would have been decorated by Austin powers, and was a shag palace, fit for our lord opti's visit's ;D :o
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This is how it was:(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/lizziefreeman/DSC00517_1.jpg)
What do you think? ??? ???
I think your wallpaper is a bit heavy. ::) Maybe something a bit lighter will brighten things up and give the room a lift! :y :P ;D
Thank you Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen eh, Sir Tiigger ;D ;D. I'll have you know that paper is by your friend Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen!! ;D ;D
That wurzel's use to straw on the floor and wad n dawb, walls, He has no class,
I myself Ms zoom had assumed your house would have been decorated by Austin powers, and was a shag palace, fit for our lord opti's visit's ;D :o
;D ;D ;D :D ;)
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This is how it was:(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/lizziefreeman/DSC00517_1.jpg)
What do you think? ??? ???
I think your wallpaper is a bit heavy. ::) Maybe something a bit lighter will brighten things up and give the room a lift! :y :P ;D
Thank you Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen eh, Sir Tiigger ;D ;D. I'll have you know that paper is by your friend Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen!! ;D ;D
That wurzel's use to straw on the floor and wad n dawb, walls, He has no class,
I myself Ms zoom had assumed your house would have been decorated by Austin powers, and was a shag palace, fit for our lord opti's visit's ;D :o
He's right. I live in a barn and have straw coming out of my ears! :)
Biggriff however lives in a derelict old white Omega estate on bricks. Now that's classy! :y :D ;D
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Lizzie, my Omega is of 2001 vintage and will be similarly faded, so would it help if I photographed my shelf and got the RGB colour co-ordinates from Photoshop for you to match? Or CMYK, if you prefer.
Ron.
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Be alot easier to place it next to the one that was in the car... :-X
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DG, if you are suggesting that I post the photo - I wish I knew how! I have singularly failed to post pics on here so far, even with Dropbox!
Ron.
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Might be my eyes but the original looks more of a cream colour to me. What colour is the dash and steering wheel, Grey, Anthracite or Brown? (Although all combinations are valid).
If the providing dealer remembered it will have the interior colour trim style written in the service book.
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Rubens red normally had beige interior. In the wrong light, beige and shale (light grey) can look similar unless side by side.
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Might be my eyes but the original looks more of a cream colour to me. What colour is the dash and steering wheel, Grey, Anthracite or Brown? (Although all combinations are valid).
If the providing dealer remembered it will have the interior colour trim style on the B pillar ::)
Fixed ;)
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DG, if you are suggesting that I post the photo - I wish I knew how! I have singularly failed to post pics on here so far, even with Dropbox!
Ron.
Not at all...
Her Maj could simply place her old shelf next to the new one and compare them... Put an end to all the pontificating...
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Rubens red normally had beige interior. In the wrong light, beige and shale (light grey) can look similar unless side by side.
That is THE problem TB. Both look so similar, but now I am most satisfied the light grey is the nearest colour I can use that is available. I tried the beige after all, and it looked all wrong. But as Doctor Gollum wisely recommends I will put the two together photographically and see what you all think:
Original:
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/lizziefreeman/DSC00541.jpg)
Replacement re-sprayed in Light grey dye:
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/lizziefreeman/DSC00552.jpg)
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Lizzie, your are missing the point...
A picture of one in your kitchen and one in the car half in the garage is no comparison and a waste of Internet.
Put them next to each other in the same space and time and report back... Anything else is a complete waste of time. Both yours and ours.
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Lizzie, your are missing the point...
A picture of one in your kitchen and one in the car half in the garage is no comparison and a waste of Internet.
Put them next to each other in the same space and time and report back... Anything else is a complete waste of time. Both yours and ours.
I didn't know your time was so precious GD ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Most of what goes on with the internet is a waste of time anyway ::) ::) ::) :D ;)
Go and have another drink on me! ;D ;D ;D
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It's your car... But you appear to be seeking advice from here yet are asking us to compare cabbages and eggs :-X
My time isn't precious, but I do get protective when it is freely given only to be wasted.
Fear not, it's now lunch time and I have and afternoon of Polish lessons... Do widzenie.
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It's your car... But you appear to be seeking advice from here yet are asking us to compare cabbages and eggs :-X
My time isn't precious, but I do get protective when it is freely given only to be wasted.
Fear not, it's now lunch time and I have and afternoon of Polish lessons... Do widzenie.
Why do you want to be so nasty and objectionable? I am trying to be nice and polite but you push that back in my face.
I DO note what people are advising; that is WHY I post threads like this, to get advice, which I have, including from you which, you may find this strange, I value!
You were right, I needed to get the two colours together, and not in photographs. This has again, even with my colour blindness and the reason why I posted this thread, can see light grey is still not right. At further expense I will now respray again! So you see, without your nasty stance, you can prove useful! Indeed I did first tried the other week to recover the shelf in fake leather, but it didn't work. Once more, I was pleased with the advice.
Continually though you are having digs, making cynical comments, and generally being as evil as your pretend character. For Christ sake grow up, come out from that act you are putting on and be your true self. I have dealt with dozens of difficult, nasty and often criminal types, so you cannot fool me with your "performance". However, I am worried about the affect on other members who would like to post, but live in fear of being belittled if they do by characters like you. As I have stated before, it is no wonder that the members on line at any one time are now at the lowest I have ever seen them.
So come on DG, smile, have a laugh, and stop the unnecessary attitude. I, and no one else for sure, need your nasty stance especially women who still MAY want to be on here.
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Not being objectionable or sexist or anythingist...
If you want an unbiased opinion as to whether the tone is right or not, then as you have conceded, you need to show the two shelves side by side in order that WE can see the difference in order to guide you.
I have a curt manner which clearly grates... I simply try to cut through all the bullshit in order to get to the crux of items that I choose to participate in. I endeavour to treat everybody the same here... If I think you're being a idiot I will say so. Nowt personal, just that I can't be doing pandering to the 'woe is me approach' that many have.
If you don't like my input then ignore it rather than picking holes in my points or attacking my personality trying to get a rise. You know I will eventually bite and one day someone will find out just how sharp my teeth are.
If I genuinely wanted to actually be nasty then I would, but by and large I choose not to be.
And whilst I admit to having a slightly sarcastic outlook on life I am actually one of the most loyal and devoted people that I know. Only a few people genuinely appreciate that and very few of them are here.
So there we have it. Take it or leave it. As our German friends would say, "Es machts mir egal."
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It's your car... But you appear to be seeking advice from here yet are asking us to compare cabbages and eggs :-X
My time isn't precious, but I do get protective when it is freely given only to be wasted.
Fear not, it's now lunch time and I have and afternoon of Polish lessons... Do widzenie.
"To the vision"?? Sure you don't mean ... Do widzenia, which translates to goodbye, similar to the Russian ;)
Good luck with your Polish lessons :)
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It was typed from memory, and a slight Freudian slip.