Dolphin grey paint

[k]

I understand from some previous queries that BMW dolphin grey could be one of 3 shades.....I'm about to have the front spoiler/boot lid resprayed and obviously want the best match. Is there anyway you can identify what " shade " the car is painted from idents etc. .......,being all original paintwork at present ,.......or is it a spraymans black art ?

[bigdek]

the painter should match it with a paint chip

[drewjak]

not he best colour to match panel to panel, especially on a aged car with original paint,the front spoiler wont be so bad as its down below and not in ya face so if colour slightly out you would`t notice to much, but the best thing to do with the boot would be to blow it over the tops of the rear wings and blend it in then you would`t even tell at all, anyway could get deeper in to explaining but if their a reputable body shop you`ve no need to worry, theyll use their black art and youll never notice.
where abouts in sunny cumbria are ya m8?

[csl]

I understand from some previous queries that BMW dolphin grey could be one of 3 shades

Is this correct Are there 3 different shades of dolphin grey as i thought dolphin was dolphin and that was that........

[bigdek]

defo 3 shades of delphin

[csl]

So they must have different paint codes then

[k]

Thanks for all the info , Hi drewjak ,sunny cumbria eh! ......we're near j36 kendal m6, where are you?

[drewjak]

no they dont have different codes for the colour, their varients of dolphin grey,meaning that for example, there will be a standard shade, a lighter shade, a darker shade.

K, am down in barrow m8, where the weathers allways sunny , ha ha, where ya takin ya car to ? kendal autobody? i hear their pretty good.

[k]

Still use a guy in Whitehaven , but want to try and make a local contact, think I 've found one who used to work for Kendal Autobody.....we'll see how it goes

K

[k]

Still use a guy in Whitehaven , but want to try and make a local contact, think I 've found one who used to work for Kendal Autobody.....we'll see how it goes

K

[k]

Still use a guy in Whitehaven , but want to try and make a local contact, think I 've found one who used to work for Kendal Autobody.....we'll see how it goes

K

[Brianmoooore]

Lots of BMW colours have different shades. There's a fourth number at the end of the paint code, separate from the main three, that I always assumed was the shade variation.
Won't help with matching faded colours of course.