Want to do my bumpers, cant find paint....

[Rizla_kid]

Hello, I was wondering if somebody from the zone can help me.

Im trying to find some ice white paint, which my car left the factory with.

Ive tried most places and i can only find Alpine white, which is useless on mine as the colour is too creamy.

I want to do my bumpers like in the pic I photoshopped of my car, I think it will look good once its done.

"yes I made the lights darker and dechromed the kidney grill and a few other bits in photoshop also, I guess its how id like it"

What will I need to do to paint plastics....kind or primers etc?

I have sprayed before just not plastics.

Thanks for your replys in advance, Nice day today a few e30's buzzing around kent as i was too earlier!!!!

[shedrool83]

Ice white?
Is it not alpine white 2?
What does the sticker on the turret in the engine bay say the colour is?

Never hear of ice white tbh

[Rizla_kid]

ice white, ill get a pic, give me 5 mins


suns going down, gonna be quick.

[Rizla_kid]

Here is the colour:


Cheers.

[e30topless]

BMW ICE WHITE CODE: 317 you should be able to get it mixed? I would use a high build plastic primer if your going to rattle can it

[Chris-W]

Odd paint sticker.

317 is Orient Blue metallic according to my records?

[e30topless]

not sure I got it from here Chris http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/co ... es_bmw.htm

[Chris-W]

Even odder - lists both of those colours for the same code 317.

[Alyman]

There was a version of the E12 available in South Africa in Ice White - paint code was 346 according to the M registry website

[Chris-W]

Is the car an SA import perchance?

[Rizla_kid]

yeah its odd like chris said, on that site it comes up with this:-

BMW ORIENT BLUE PEARL 317 1994 1998 METALLIC
BMW ICE WHITE 317 1984 2000 SOLID

Same code, different colours by the sound of it, but they could be the same ? .

What do you think?

Thanks! e30topless.

[Alyman]

Is the car an SA import perchance?

Might explain why the engine bay sticker is in English and not German...

[e30topless]

thats odd 2 same paint codes? ask for 317 and hope you get white ! I think it's a S'african colour after reading a bit more if all else fails take off the petrol flap and get some paint colour matched to it (providing the flap hasn't faded more than the car )

[Chris-W]

Here we go. Checked Everett's book and Ice White was an available colour for SA cars - at least for the 333i!

[Chris-W]

thats odd 2 same paint codes? ask for 317 and hope you get white ! I think it's a S'african colour after reading a bit more if all else fails take off the petrol flap and get some paint colour matched to it (providing the flap hasn't faded more than the car )

Don't mean to be rude, but you should never match paint by the fuel filler flap - it's the most polluted part of the paintwork.

[e30topless]

thats odd 2 same paint codes? ask for 317 and hope you get white ! I think it's a S'african colour after reading a bit more if all else fails take off the petrol flap and get some paint colour matched to it (providing the flap hasn't faded more than the car )

Don't mean to be rude, but you should never match paint by the fuel filler flap - it's the most polluted part of the paintwork.

your right it's was a trick I used to do on newer cars, years ago when i worked in a garage it was easier than taking a door or a wing to the paint suppliers

[Rizla_kid]

Is the car an SA import perchance?

Yeah it is, sorry I forgot to mention.

[Chris-W]

Best to go to a good paint factors and ask them to match the colour for you.

[Rizla_kid]

can anybody recommend a good place to get it made up, and around kent, maidstone if possible....though preferably not halfords


Thanks for ur help, This is all now.