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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 05:31 AM
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I know this is a really long shot, but I've got to ask. Does anyone know, or know where I can find some paint to get my bronze MF10's refinished? I've checked out multiple different routes on powdercoating and painting in different colors, but the bronze/berlina color combo is just too good to change!
I'm pretty sure I can do all the sanding and smoothing myself, but I want to get them professionally resprayed in that beautiful, original bronze color. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 05:36 AM
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Most automotive paint shops can match a color. I would take it to them and see if they can do it. They will at least get a color close enough that you wont be able to tell.
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 08:02 AM
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I heard that the mugen/rays bronze is anodized so that makes it very difficult to refinish to a "BNIB" condition
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Old Mar 7, 2009 | 08:04 AM
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well, I'm pretty sure they aren't actually anodized. In one spot it looks like the paint or powder coating has chipped off. Perhaps I know less about anodization than I think I do, but I don't think it chips off.
I was hoping to find a place where I could order the paint itself, but it looks like I may have to just get it matched as closely as possible.
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 12:55 PM
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Anyone got a color code, or know where I can order the paint?
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 01:07 PM
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If Mugen is anything like Rays Engineering, good luck getting a color code. I called Rays about a bronze color code and they told me they couldn't give it out. They said it's a trade secret?
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Old Apr 19, 2009 | 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by skipdodoubleg,Mar 7 2009, 09:04 AM
well, I'm pretty sure they aren't actually anodized. In one spot it looks like the paint or powder coating has chipped off. Perhaps I know less about anodization than I think I do, but I don't think it chips off.
I was hoping to find a place where I could order the paint itself, but it looks like I may have to just get it matched as closely as possible.
They are in fact bronze anodized,not painted
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Old Apr 19, 2009 | 03:35 PM
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^^^ yup. Mugen are made by Rays
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Old Apr 19, 2009 | 04:33 PM
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Yup it is impossible to match!!!
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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by MugenAP2,Apr 19 2009, 07:33 PM
Yup it is impossible to match!!!
well, that figures. I've talked to a shop around here and they're convinced that they can sand down the rash and color match as much as possible. I'm just going to get all 4 resprayed as close to original bronze as possible. Since I never see anyone with these wheels anyway, nobody will be able to tell the difference but me.
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