Imola yellow owners - advice needed
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Edwrai
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The problem is that the colour isn’t the same as it left the factory it changes due to ageing, this was the best I found but you really need to shake it to an inch of its life to get the best match and it splits in the bottle.
AUDI LY1C IMOLA YELLOW TOUCH UP PEN / BRUSH - PAINT PRIMER & LACQUER AVAILABLE | eBay
(2) Paint Pen + Lacquer Pen. PROTOUCH™ PAINT TOUCH UP KIT. BRUSH INCLUDED. WHAT DOES EACH PEN DO?. Car Touch Up Paints. Car Paint Aerosols. CHOOSING THE CORRECT COLOUR. Surface Preparation.
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Touch-up kit? What bodgery is this?... I thought your normal solution was to strip the car down to ground zero and get it resprayed top to bottom!
A2Steve
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Thanks Ed, just ordered.The problem is that the colour isn’t the same as it left the factory it changes due to ageing, this was the best I found but you really need to shake it to an inch of its life to get the best match and it splits in the bottle.
AUDI LY1C IMOLA YELLOW TOUCH UP PEN / BRUSH - PAINT PRIMER & LACQUER AVAILABLE | eBay
(2) Paint Pen + Lacquer Pen. PROTOUCH™ PAINT TOUCH UP KIT. BRUSH INCLUDED. WHAT DOES EACH PEN DO?. Car Touch Up Paints. Car Paint Aerosols. CHOOSING THE CORRECT COLOUR. Surface Preparation.www.ebay.co.uk
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A2Steve
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Ahh the days when I had the time to do such things, 3 kids, 2 jobs and grandparents to care for means those days are goneTouch-up kit? What bodgery is this?... I thought your normal solution was to strip the car down to ground zero and get it resprayed top to bottom!
The bodywork is great on it though, just a couple of touch ups to do.
RZX
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In 1996 I had a brand new Fiat Cinquecento Sporting in Broom Yellow that at 4 months old had the miss fortune of being hit whilst parked, needing a new osf wing, needless to say it went back to the paint shop 4 times due to bad colour match. It looked ok in daylight but under streetlights it stood out like a sore thumb. I was told yellow is the worst colour to try to match, so good luck and enjoy being back in an A2
Edwrai
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A lot of paint shops won’t do any work in yellow, but if you ever need it off the shelf colours can’t really be used, but require a colour match using a very expensive device, can be done with the paint supplier, also on the a2 the plastics such as wings and bumper discolour at a different rate to the alu parts.
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RZX
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That was a seicento not cinquecento. Not sure Mr Schumacher ever had one, but I do know Mr Clarkson had a yellow cinquecento.
Erlingtheyounger
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Imola Yellow
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A couple of things:
... so the 20 year old official touch up paint and lacquer that I still have in the glovebox won't be any good, then.
Actually, they sometimes start off a different colour. One of the wings on mine was very slightly off, and when I mentioned it, the salesman said "yeah, we had a TT that was like that as well." Brand new. No miles.
Edwrai
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A couple of things:
... so the 20 year old official touch up paint and lacquer that I still have in the glovebox won't be any good, then.
Actually, they sometimes start off a different colour. One of the wings on mine was very slightly off, and when I mentioned it, the salesman said "yeah, we had a TT that was like that as well." Brand new. No miles.
Do you have an issue where by the vent on the bonnet is a different shade to the bonnet? Both mine are like this, and a2 sumos car was also.
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audifan
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Hi Steve, I have always had good results using this company on ebay for touch up. For spray cans I get them custom mixed in Ponty.
The issue with the yellow is it fades at different rates depending on how much UV exposure it has, so much so that by now the chances of two panels being the same colour is pretty low let alone getting touch up to be "universal". What about your body guy can he custom mix small quantities for the areas you need?
AUDI IMOLA YELLOW LY1C PAINT 30ML TOUCH UP KIT AUDI A1 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 Q3 Q5 Q7 | eBay
You will receive 30ML, There is a small paintbrush inside the bottle for easy application! V.A.T INCLUDED.
www.ebay.co.uk
The issue with the yellow is it fades at different rates depending on how much UV exposure it has, so much so that by now the chances of two panels being the same colour is pretty low let alone getting touch up to be "universal". What about your body guy can he custom mix small quantities for the areas you need?
A2Steve
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There’s very few areas that need touching up. It’s mainly just the door edges etc. I’ve ordered the one mentioned by Ed above and will see how it goes. Auto parts in Ponty are very good at matching paintHi Steve, I have always had good results using this company on ebay for touch up. For spray cans I get them custom mixed in Ponty.
AUDI IMOLA YELLOW LY1C PAINT 30ML TOUCH UP KIT AUDI A1 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 Q3 Q5 Q7 | eBay
You will receive 30ML, There is a small paintbrush inside the bottle for easy application! V.A.T INCLUDED.www.ebay.co.uk
The issue with the yellow is it fades at different rates depending on how much UV exposure it has, so much so that by now the chances of two panels being the same colour is pretty low let alone getting touch up to be "universal". What about your body guy can he custom mix small quantities for the areas you need?
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Alan_uk
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I do that as well but using the official Audi paint can (usually comes in a pack with clear). One has to be reasonably quick before the paint dries but I always found the touch up paints too thick so two thin coats using the spray and brush I find better.