What colour is my Hymer?

[pandas]

For the sake of £15 to try the renovator and a 5 minute test to see if it’s worth while I would give it a go, made a massive difference to the discoloured/dull gel coat sections on mine.

Yes I will thank you.

 

[airwave]

but Halfords system couldn`t find a match

Good answer for that , the colour does not exist . The bumper colour is actually the colour of the plastic it's moulded in , and the reason the lacquer is peeling , is purely down to the fact a primer was not used . I've done a lot of research into this one , actually i posted my findings last year . It's one of the jobs i have currently in progress .

Was hoping I might be able to match it with something from Halfords maybe?

I tried that too , failed miserable . Fiat colour was too white , and the common colour too creamy , so i had mine spectro analysed , came out a chrysler colour , which is a bloody good match . Code escape me now , but i would be able to find it should you want . You will need to have it mixed . year 2000 van .

 

[CazPaul]

Yes it is GRP, ours is the same van and at just over 3 yrs old it’s yellowing all ready I did a clean up with 3m gel coat restorer but it hasn’t got all the yellowing out and you need to be careful not to rub down to far I then gave it a polish with Autoglym resin polish then a coat of colonite wax

I didn’t think autoglym resin polish was good for grp, the aluminium bits yes but not the grp?

 

[Speve]

I didn’t think autoglym resin polish was good for grp, the aluminium bits yes but not the grp?

You may be correct I have not really researched what polish is best on GRP

 

[pandas]

Good answer for that , the colour does not exist . The bumper colour is actually the colour of the plastic it's moulded in , and the reason the lacquer is peeling , is purely down to the fact a primer was not used . I've done a lot of research into this one , actually i posted my findings last year . It's one of the jobs i have currently in progress .

I tried that too , failed miserable . Fiat colour was too white , and the common colour too creamy , so i had mine spectro analysed , came out a chrysler colour , which is a bloody good match . Code escape me now , but i would be able to find it should you want . You will need to have it mixed . year 2000 van .

The Vin plate will identify the actual vehicle and from there you can get the paint spec - however the grp panels surrounding it will have changed colour slightly even after a couple of years so best to have it analysed.

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[Speve]

The Vin plate will identify the actual vehicle and from there you can get the paint spec - however the grp panels surrounding it will have changed colour slightly even after a couple of years so best to have it analysed.

I think the VIN relates to the Fiat/mercedes side of things,on ours there is a plate on the outside with Hymer build number that is what you need, however ours is quoted as Carrara white and doesn’t match ours at all

 

[BusyBuilder]

Think the white is bad ?

Then you should have the Champagne colour, the UV degradation is bad, I had a small bump on front corner and needed a respray. The body shop checked all over the van and came up with 4 different colour codes. He rubbed down the afflicted panel and decided he had to re spray all of the panel due to paint degradation. he said he'd not seen anything that bad.

 

[Razamataz]

Our local motor factors, Bolsover M1 J29a, so not a very long distance from you, match paint by comparing colour cards then mix to match

I would guess others do the same, ours is called Auto Supplies if that helps

 

[airwave]

The Vin plate will identify the actual vehicle and from there you can get the paint spec

I'm afraid @Speve , is absolutely correct . The Vin plate only refers to the chassis , unless it's a C class were a degree of the original vehicle remains . Coach built A class , are not normally the same colour , as the chassis .

Replacing my cycle rack a couple of years ago , i was left with a problem concerning the paint . Researching the subject one post i read , mentioned fiat blanc 210 , among others . I tried it and quite frankly it came out too white , showed up clear as mud . Later , while working on the engine , i took a look at the vin plate , and found it also stated the that colour . Had i known that , before i started , i wouldn't have bothered trying . On a car , that would have been the first place to look , i simply wouldn't have bothered with a forum .

Just as a post script that others may find interesting , i have actually been painting my chassis recently , and found an ordinary white is pretty much the same shade , it's also cheaper with almost double the quantity .