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Paint codes & tailgates skins(& hillbilly music)
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 10:33 pm
by buddynubb
Hi Guys can anyone tell me which is the best tailgate skin to use?the $ 99 one listed on ebay looks to come from a guy that makes a heap of panels so it should be Ok quality,I have heard some are poor quality in the way they fit???
and does anyone have a paint code for clinker grey thats used in the engine bay?/....and while we are at it...does a paint code exist for the "grey" motor grey or is there a close pressure pack availible??
Re: Paint codes & tailgates skins(& hillbilly music)
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 12:25 am
by Blacky
I took the flywheel cover off my engine and the paint shop matched it for engine enamel. If you arent too fussy about getting the colour exactly right for your car ( and the colour seemed to change a fair bit between different plants ) then you can hit it with a rattle can of Power Plus engine enamel - colour number PP427.
Re: Paint codes & tailgates skins(& hillbilly music)
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:17 am
by Aussie Bob
Hi Keiran 585-9963 (Clinker Grey)
You would need to add some flattening agent to the paint to dull it off.
Steve
Re: Paint codes & tailgates skins(& hillbilly music)
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 1:49 pm
by bootlegger
If you go to samprinci link restoring his fb ute there is a series of pics repairing the tailgat with a new skin.
I used one of those 99 dollar ones. They are straight and the tailgate has a slight curve in it. It was a lot of work to make it fit if you want it right. Unless you can find a genuine nos one they are all the same. Dave 0413766507
Re: Paint codes & tailgates skins(& hillbilly music)
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 4:36 pm
by buddynubb
Cheers guys,My body guy had a look at it today and is inclined to repair the old one,its not rusty,just an odd dent,& theres no access,$99+freight will buy 4 hours labour.......than hes got to make the new one fit!
Re: Paint codes & tailgates skins(& hillbilly music)
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 10:52 pm
by bootlegger
Its heaps more than fours hours to fit the skin. The upside is once the skin is off you can fix the frame.
Re: Paint codes & tailgates skins(& hillbilly music)
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 8:40 am
by buddynubb
Yeah cheers bootlegger,the outers fine & the dent would repair,but like you say the inners a little woofy,I checked on samprincis tailgate log,mine pretty similar,my main worry was the quality of fit with repo skin.My panel guy had a nightmare fitting a rares HR tailgate skin,It wasnt even vaguley similar......He just came good from the foetal position!
Re: Paint codes & tailgates skins(& hillbilly music)
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 9:38 pm
by bootlegger
Yeah they don't fit well. I think apart from having to put cut it to get the curve it was also ten mm too long so I had to flatten the bottom out and re fold it. Then I had to make it fit the sides.
I reckon including fixing the frame, in spray putty it was around two full days work and I mean full days.