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PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 4:17 pm 
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my car is a red 1988 944 S with paint code LM3A which I believe is India Red.
Just finished doing the bottom of both front wings and the sills.
The bottom 100mm of both front wings at the back ( where it catches all the water from the wheels ) was totally rusty and held together with filler and underseal.
Making the repair panels and putting them in is relatively easy with the wings off .
The sills were sound and only needed stripping and priming.
To repaint them I used Audi Brilliant Red as it is a very close match to the India Red. When it ages a little,I think it will be a virtual match.
I believe getting hold of the original Porsche colour in a small quantity is close to impossible ,if anyone out there knows different please post up the supplier.
Hope this helps out anyone else with the India Red colour and doing a sill /wing bottom refurb.


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PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 4:28 pm 
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whoops, I should have mentioned the Audi Brilliant Red is a current Audi colour and available in cans at any Halfords .


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PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 7:09 pm 
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India Red is the same colour as Guards Red.
And paint supplier will make you up a can.
Either in 2k or a base coat that would require a clear coat on top

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If you take the petrol flap off and take it to a proper paint supplier they will colour match fill large aerosols for you

Have to look for your local one, I use a place in Harlow Essex, large can of Cobalt Blue matched and a large can of 2k clear coat, was £21



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I dont know how widespread the chain is but Economy Autopaint will make up cans from codes or colour match. V good quality stuff and fast drying times.

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 8:34 pm 
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thank you,that's really useful and I will get onto that as I need to strip and respray the front apron and any mismatch in colour will really notice there.


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Just to add further, red is possibly the hardest colour to match,

It will look great in the daylight, but under orange streetlights ..............

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Unless recently painted the chances of matching Red is close to nil. It fades badly & unevenly. You'll end up painting half the car to get a fade out & even then won't be great. Modern reds (& other colours) are clear over base & will fade much less.

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Waylander wrote:
If you take the petrol flap off and take it to a proper paint supplier they will colour match fill large aerosols for you

Have to look for your local one, I use a place in Harlow Essex, large can of Cobalt Blue matched and a large can of 2k clear coat, was £21



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Still there still going strong Michael

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