Anyone ever Changed the colour of there Zed?

What did you have done ? eg: just outside of car, outside and all inner shut's and exposable under panels?

Thinking of Changing the colour of mine to a lighter brighter colour and i used to be a sprayer/mechanic so just want to know what other's have done or had done to their Zed so i can get some idea's for mine :)

I did mine about 4 weeks ago,it used to be yellow

Look's good mate!! you say you did your's or you had the work done by someone else? :cool:

Thankyou Guy's for Hijacking my Post!!! :cry: Can i actually have it back Now? or shall i start a new thread??? :mad: You could help me out here if you want???:p

well it depends how anal you want to be, you could just have a standard re-spray and in the engine bay have a fade in on the panels you can see. or you can go the whole hog and have the engine bay stripped and cleaned then painted.

 

im having the door cards removed and the door rears painted too, and every other bit done that can be got to, the engine bay will have a fade in for now, but the underside of the bonnet will be sprayed..

 

you need to decide what sort of price you want to spend and how you want the car too look and where..

 

a good starting place would be steve at bodywork plus for a rough quote on what you want, but if its removeable and can be painted behind or in he will do it.. top job by a top bloke.

well it depends how anal you want to be, you could just have a standard re-spray and in the engine bay have a fade in on the panels you can see. or you can go the whole hog and have the engine bay stripped and cleaned then painted.

 

im having the door cards removed and the door rears painted too, and every other bit done that can be got to, the engine bay will have a fade in for now, but the underside of the bonnet will be sprayed..

 

you need to decide what sort of price you want to spend and how you want the car too look and where..

 

a good starting place would be steve at bodywork plus for a rough quote on what you want, but if its removeable and can be painted behind or in he will do it.. top job by a top bloke.

I wil be doing it myself Mate! I am just in the middle of preparation at the moment and will be applying 2K primer soon after i've taken any defect's out of the body.

Just deciding on changing colour or staying stock!! i know what will be less work but it's not alway's about that is it! :cool:

only problem with doin it urself is that you become more and more picky about things and before you know it youve painted everything!! lol.

 

colours upto you in the end, but make it ur own.. thats what i say do something unique and different..

only problem with doin it urself is that you become more and more picky about things and before you know it youve painted everything!! lol.

 

colours upto you in the end, but make it ur own.. thats what i say do something unique and different..

Totally Agree there mate :)

if i go with a pearl or metalic again i have the added concern of alway's having to worry about matching up panel's in the case of any bump's or scrape's.

Standard paint is easier to match but can be too basic and flat!!

Could alway's have a bright plain colour but add a laquer afterward's as well,that will give it extra protection and make it real glossy :p

Look's good mate!! you say you did your's or you had the work done by someone else? :cool:

 

I did all the prep work myself at night and my mate sprayed it during the day.

BLoody hard work as well. :(

I did all the prep work myself at night and my mate sprayed it during the day.

BLoody hard work as well. :(

Did you do it by hand with block and paper of did you use an Air Sander? :cool:

All by hand its the only way to see all the small dents made by octinagarian dribbelies and their shopping carts. :smash:

or you could get one of those really nice pearled laquers...

I used PPG its a bit more expensive but worth it.

My mate who sprays cars for a living had never used it before and reckons its brilliant.Especialy the laquer.

or you could get one of those really nice pearled laquers...

MMMM! sound's interesting! :cool:

yep the ppg paints are fine and the laquers, if any of the lambo colours take your fancy i can give you the ppg paint codes.

 

 

the first code found on the car itself, the name and the PPG code are in the third and fourth colomn.

With these codes you can obtain the correct paint from your local dealer, it is even possible to obtain spray cans with the color ready to use.

 

Color sample Code on car Color name PPG Code

 

 

 

LAM. 2463685 Oro Sahara Met. 2CT (73) 2463685 / 215258

 

LAM. 2461018 Bianco Polo Park (77) 2461018 / 215059

 

LAM. 2463178 Rosso Granata Met. 2CT (79) 2463178

 

LAM. 2463643 Blu Met. 2CT (80) 2463643

 

LAM. 2461025 Bianco Polo Park (84) 2461025 / 215057

 

LAM. 2463012 Canna di Fucile Met. 2CT (84) 2463012 / 215678

 

LAM. 2463729 Argento Luna Met. 2CT (84) 2463729 / 215259

 

LAM. 2463739 Blu Tahiti Met. 2CT (84) 2463739 / 215854

 

LAM. 2463924 Blu Acapulco Met. 2CT (84) 2463924 / 215800

 

LAM. 2464022 Rosso Siviglia (84) 2464022 / 215157

 

LAM. 2467026 Nero Tenebre (84) 2467026 / 215554

 

LAM. 101 Yellow (86) 101

 

LAM. 215201 Giallo Fly (88) 215201

 

LAM. 224009 White Mic 3CT (88) 224009

 

LAM. 224147 Red Mic 3CT (88) 224147

 

LAM. *0002 Candy Apple Blue Mic 2CT (88)

 

LAM. 231023 Impact White 2CT (90) 231023

 

LAM. 231136 Diablo Rosso 2CT (90) 231136

 

LAM. 231233 Super Fly Yellow 2CT (90) 231233

 

LAM. 231524 Deep Black 2CT (90) 231524

 

LAM. 224909 Bonzai Blue Met. 2CT (90) 224909

 

LAM. 224910 Midnight Blue Met. 2CT (90) 224910

 

LAM. 224421 Agate Grey Met. 2CT (90) 224421

 

LAM. 224423 Light Topaz Met. 2CT (90) 224423

 

LAM. 231240 Arancio Diablo 2CT (92) 231240

 

LAM. 210113 Lambo Thirty Met. 2CT (94) 210113

 

LAM. 210500 Deep Metal Black Met. 2CT (94) 210500

 

LAM. 210600 Titanium Met. 2CT (94) 210600

 

LAM. 1HU Dunkelblau Met. 2CT (94) 1.HU

 

LAM. 154118 Verde Mic. 2CT (94) 154118

 

LAM. 154123 Verde Diablo Mts. 2CT (94) 154123

 

LAM. 154492/2 Fuscia Mic. 2CT (94) 154492

 

LAM. 154600 Grigio Sharp Mts. 2CT (94) 154600

 

LAM. 154648/2 Rosso Mic. 3CT (94) 154648

 

LAM. 159376/2 Ocra Mts. 3CT (94) 159376

 

LAM. 210120 Magic Red Mic. 2CT (94) 210120

 

LAM. 954371 Celeste (94) 954371

 

LAM. 154513 Verde Mura 2CT (95) 154513

 

LAM. 154922 Blu Spark Met. 2CT (95) 154922

 

LAM. 157085 Blu Mic. 2CT (95) 157085

 

LAM. 157086 Blu Scuro Mic. 2CT (95) 157086

 

LAM. 157087 Grigio Scuro Met. 2CT (95) 157087

 

LAM.00015 Bianco 00015

 

LAM.152602 Verde Mic. 2CT 152602

 

LAM.157088 Blu Met. 2CT 157088

 

LAM.157090 Grigio Caldo Met. 2CT 157090

 

LAM.2004 Arancio 2004

 

LAM.21040 Giallo 21040

 

LAM.252269 Avantgardegrun Met. 2CT 252269

 

LAM.41075 Rosso 41075

 

LAM.42475 Rosso 42475

 

LAM.62900 Blu Le Mans 62900

 

LAM.*0048 Grigio Antares Met. 2CT *0048

 

LAM.*0049 Grigio Avlon Met. 2CT *0049

 

LAM.*0050 Grigio Iris Met. 2CT *0050

 

LAM.*0051 Nero Aldebaran 2CT *0051

 

LAM.*0052 Nero Pegaso Mts 2CT *0052

 

LAM.*0053 Blu Ely Met 2CT *0053

 

LAM.*0054 Blu Hera Mic 2CT *0054

 

LAM.*0055 Giallo Evros 2CT *0055

 

LAM.*0056 Giallo Orion Mic 2CT *0056

 

LAM.*0057 Arancio Ishtar 2CT *0057

 

LAM.*0058/2 Arancio Atlas Mic 2CT *0058

 

LAM.*0059 Rosso Andromeda 2CT *0059

 

LAM.*0060 Bianco Isis 2CT *0060

 

LAM.*0061 Viola Ophelia Mic 2CT *0061

 

LAM.*0062 Verde Hydra Met 2CT *0062

 

LAM.*0063 Verde Aries 2CT *0063

 

LAM.*0064 Blu Nova 2CT *0064

 

LAM.954165/2 Orange Mic 2CT 954165

 

LAM.954201 Giallo Spyder Met 2CT 954201

 

LAM.*0015 Blu Sirena Met 2CT *0015

 

LAM.*0047 Flip Flop Blue Pearl Mic 2CT *0047

 

LAM.*0065 Viola Pyxis Mic 2CT *0065

 

LAM.*0066 Rosso Pop Mic 2CT *0066

 

LAM.*0069 Giallo Corona 2CT *0069

 

LAM.*0070 Millennium Silver Met 2CT *0070

 

LAM.*0071 Azzurro Met 2CT *0071

 

LAM.*0072 Azzurro Astran Mic 2CT *0072

 

LAM.*0073 Marrone Eklipsis Met 2CT *0073

 

LAM.*0074 Oro Elios Met 2CT *0074

 

LAM.*0075 Azzurro Vega Met 2CT *0075

 

LAM.*0076 Azzurro Aquarius Met 2CT *0076

 

LAM.*0077 Verde Ithaca Mic 2CT *0077

 

LAM.*0080 Wellowish Blue 3-38 Mic 2CT *0080

yep the ppg paints are fine and the laquers, if any of the lambo colours take your fancy i can give you the ppg paint codes.

 

 

the first code found on the car itself, the name and the PPG code are in the third and fourth colomn.

With these codes you can obtain the correct paint from your local dealer, it is even possible to obtain spray cans with the color ready to use.

 

Color sample Code on car Color name PPG Code

 

 

 

LAM. 2463685 Oro Sahara Met. 2CT (73) 2463685 / 215258

 

LAM. 2461018 Bianco Polo Park (77) 2461018 / 215059

 

LAM. 2463178 Rosso Granata Met. 2CT (79) 2463178

 

LAM. 2463643 Blu Met. 2CT (80) 2463643

 

LAM. 2461025 Bianco Polo Park (84) 2461025 / 215057

 

LAM. 2463012 Canna di Fucile Met. 2CT (84) 2463012 / 215678

 

LAM. 2463729 Argento Luna Met. 2CT (84) 2463729 / 215259

 

LAM. 2463739 Blu Tahiti Met. 2CT (84) 2463739 / 215854

 

LAM. 2463924 Blu Acapulco Met. 2CT (84) 2463924 / 215800

 

LAM. 2464022 Rosso Siviglia (84) 2464022 / 215157

 

LAM. 2467026 Nero Tenebre (84) 2467026 / 215554

 

LAM. 101 Yellow (86) 101

 

LAM. 215201 Giallo Fly (88) 215201

 

LAM. 224009 White Mic 3CT (88) 224009

 

LAM. 224147 Red Mic 3CT (88) 224147

 

LAM. *0002 Candy Apple Blue Mic 2CT (88)

 

LAM. 231023 Impact White 2CT (90) 231023

 

LAM. 231136 Diablo Rosso 2CT (90) 231136

 

LAM. 231233 Super Fly Yellow 2CT (90) 231233

 

LAM. 231524 Deep Black 2CT (90) 231524

 

LAM. 224909 Bonzai Blue Met. 2CT (90) 224909

 

LAM. 224910 Midnight Blue Met. 2CT (90) 224910

 

LAM. 224421 Agate Grey Met. 2CT (90) 224421

 

LAM. 224423 Light Topaz Met. 2CT (90) 224423

 

LAM. 231240 Arancio Diablo 2CT (92) 231240

 

LAM. 210113 Lambo Thirty Met. 2CT (94) 210113

 

LAM. 210500 Deep Metal Black Met. 2CT (94) 210500

 

LAM. 210600 Titanium Met. 2CT (94) 210600

 

LAM. 1HU Dunkelblau Met. 2CT (94) 1.HU

 

LAM. 154118 Verde Mic. 2CT (94) 154118

 

LAM. 154123 Verde Diablo Mts. 2CT (94) 154123

 

LAM. 154492/2 Fuscia Mic. 2CT (94) 154492

 

LAM. 154600 Grigio Sharp Mts. 2CT (94) 154600

 

LAM. 154648/2 Rosso Mic. 3CT (94) 154648

 

LAM. 159376/2 Ocra Mts. 3CT (94) 159376

 

LAM. 210120 Magic Red Mic. 2CT (94) 210120

 

LAM. 954371 Celeste (94) 954371

 

LAM. 154513 Verde Mura 2CT (95) 154513

 

LAM. 154922 Blu Spark Met. 2CT (95) 154922

 

LAM. 157085 Blu Mic. 2CT (95) 157085

 

LAM. 157086 Blu Scuro Mic. 2CT (95) 157086

 

LAM. 157087 Grigio Scuro Met. 2CT (95) 157087

 

LAM.00015 Bianco 00015

 

LAM.152602 Verde Mic. 2CT 152602

 

LAM.157088 Blu Met. 2CT 157088

 

LAM.157090 Grigio Caldo Met. 2CT 157090

 

LAM.2004 Arancio 2004

 

LAM.21040 Giallo 21040

 

LAM.252269 Avantgardegrun Met. 2CT 252269

 

LAM.41075 Rosso 41075

 

LAM.42475 Rosso 42475

 

LAM.62900 Blu Le Mans 62900

 

LAM.*0048 Grigio Antares Met. 2CT *0048

 

LAM.*0049 Grigio Avlon Met. 2CT *0049

 

LAM.*0050 Grigio Iris Met. 2CT *0050

 

LAM.*0051 Nero Aldebaran 2CT *0051

 

LAM.*0052 Nero Pegaso Mts 2CT *0052

 

LAM.*0053 Blu Ely Met 2CT *0053

 

LAM.*0054 Blu Hera Mic 2CT *0054

 

LAM.*0055 Giallo Evros 2CT *0055

 

LAM.*0056 Giallo Orion Mic 2CT *0056

 

LAM.*0057 Arancio Ishtar 2CT *0057

 

LAM.*0058/2 Arancio Atlas Mic 2CT *0058

 

LAM.*0059 Rosso Andromeda 2CT *0059

 

LAM.*0060 Bianco Isis 2CT *0060

 

LAM.*0061 Viola Ophelia Mic 2CT *0061

 

LAM.*0062 Verde Hydra Met 2CT *0062

 

LAM.*0063 Verde Aries 2CT *0063

 

LAM.*0064 Blu Nova 2CT *0064

 

LAM.954165/2 Orange Mic 2CT 954165

 

LAM.954201 Giallo Spyder Met 2CT 954201

 

LAM.*0015 Blu Sirena Met 2CT *0015

 

LAM.*0047 Flip Flop Blue Pearl Mic 2CT *0047

 

LAM.*0065 Viola Pyxis Mic 2CT *0065

 

LAM.*0066 Rosso Pop Mic 2CT *0066

 

LAM.*0069 Giallo Corona 2CT *0069

 

LAM.*0070 Millennium Silver Met 2CT *0070

 

LAM.*0071 Azzurro Met 2CT *0071

 

LAM.*0072 Azzurro Astran Mic 2CT *0072

 

LAM.*0073 Marrone Eklipsis Met 2CT *0073

 

LAM.*0074 Oro Elios Met 2CT *0074

 

LAM.*0075 Azzurro Vega Met 2CT *0075

 

LAM.*0076 Azzurro Aquarius Met 2CT *0076

 

LAM.*0077 Verde Ithaca Mic 2CT *0077

 

LAM.*0080 Wellowish Blue 3-38 Mic 2CT *0080

Very Helpful Mate !! Thank's for taking the time to post this info ;)

Will keep this for future referance :D

Im in the process of changing mine from red to white. I took the stonechip off using a rotary sander, on the metal it was easy but the stonehip on the bumpers is a right bitch, I found out they actually mould it with that horrible finish so I had to go through the paint and resurface the plastic underneath. For the rest of the outside I sanded it purely by hand, I found using a block would only sand little strips so I used bare hands and sandpaper- which gave me much better coverage.

I took the bumpers and wings off so I could get into the joins and spray them properly then once that was done I could put them back and spray the whole lot in situ.

Also I did the shuts and targas with cans, I used a car tarpaulin to make a barrier to protect the interior. The only thing I've left is the engine bay.

Im in the process of changing mine from red to white. I took the stonechip off using a rotary sander, on the metal it was easy but the stonehip on the bumpers is a right bitch, I found out they actually mould it with that horrible finish so I had to go through the paint and resurface the plastic underneath. For the rest of the outside I sanded it purely by hand, I found using a block would only sand little strips so I used bare hands and sandpaper- which gave me much better coverage.

I took the bumpers and wings off so I could get into the joins and spray them properly then once that was done I could put them back and spray the whole lot in situ.

Also I did the shuts and targas with cans, I used a car tarpaulin to make a barrier to protect the interior. The only thing I've left is the engine bay.

im thinking of doing the same with mine but i will keep it the same colour. its had a real crap paint job before they still left the sand paper marks and bits of crap on the body and my one wing looks like an orange. is there a certain filler you guys recommend and advice about doing a good job i was going to use a DA. also what about fitting wide arces :hyper: i will start it in september ready for next summer (wedding)

im thinking of doing the same with mine but i will keep it the same colour. its had a real crap paint job before they still left the sand paper marks and bits of crap on the body and my one wing looks like an orange. is there a certain filler you guys recommend and advice about doing a good job i was going to use a DA. also what about fitting wide arces :hyper: i will start it in september ready for next summer (wedding)

 

I don't know anything about filler brands, I just buy anything that has 'filler' on the label. The cracking on my front bumper is so bad that I can't decide whether to patch it up with cellulose stopper or just buy another, the previous owner put the paint on so thick that stonechips look more like bulletholes. The back bumper is just a joke- the stonechip took ages but the smooth stuff I was able to blast off using an ordinary garden hose, I'm not sure any prep work was done at all.

I don't know anything about filler brands, I just buy anything that has 'filler' on the label. The cracking on my front bumper is so bad that I can't decide whether to patch it up with cellulose stopper or just buy another, the previous owner put the paint on so thick that stonechips look more like bulletholes. The back bumper is just a joke- the stonechip took ages but the smooth stuff I was able to blast off using an ordinary garden hose, I'm not sure any prep work was done at all.

yeh mines the same the front bumper if flaking but i want to put 99spec on as mine has 99spec lights and think it looks better (my opinion)whats cellulose stopper?

yeh mines the same the front bumper if flaking but i want to put 99spec on as mine has 99spec lights and think it looks better (my opinion)whats cellulose stopper?

If you going to pay out for filler alway's pay abit more and get a decent one!!

I used plastic padding elastic filler in the past which is less prone to cracking but harder to sand.

The last thing you want is the filler cracking or falling out so avoid the cheap one's ;)

Cellulose stopper help fill in minor defect's without using filler. it's like a paste and drie's quickly..easy to use. :)

If you're going from dark blue to a brighter colour, I'd definately do the front wing returns, (into the engine bay), inside the doors and door shuts, boot shut etc.

 

Shouldn't worry too much about colour matching, there are very few colours that can't be matched if you're good, and the mixer is good, (thats the difficult part!), even custom paints can be matched.

 

Alex B

Still undecided into what colour will look good on my zed!! What colour's do look good and make the zed's line's and curve's really stand out?

I had mine done about 2 years ago now.

 

Doors, boot and bonnet off. All glass out and cards removed, but I didn't have the engine bay done then. Had that done later while engine rebuilt was taking place. Though the engine bay looks as good as a factory finish I wasn't that impressed. Unlike the rest of the car that was done at a different /proper body shop. The finish is superb and every one that see her in the flesh just keeps going on about how smooth the finish is.

 

Unfortunatly though the front wings need repainting do to Garage not taking the apropriate care when reinstaling the engine.

What colour was your zed before Mark?

 

I had mine done about 2 years ago now.

 

Doors, boot and bonnet off. All glass out and cards removed, but I didn't have the engine bay done then. Had that done later while engine rebuilt was taking place. Though the engine bay looks as good as a factory finish I wasn't that impressed. Unlike the resr of the car that was done at a different /proper body shop. The finish is superb and every that see her in the flesh just keeps going on about hoe smooth the finish is.

 

Unfortunatly though the front wings need repainting do to Garage not taking the apropriate care when reinstaling the engine.

Whats the difference Between Nissan's later AJ4 Ultra Red used on the z32 93 onwards compared to the early red used pre 93 on the z32's?

What colour was your zed before Mark?

 

Standard UK Blue pearl