Snap on red colour

[burdoni]

Any suggestions for a good red colour match? (Available in UK)

 

[The Cobbler]

can you take a drawer in to a paint store & have them do a colour match? or are you looking for spray cans?

 

[burdoni]

To clarty. There must be a car colour which matches snap on red surely?

 

[VolksWomble]

There are plenty of ’matched’ paints available on eBay (U.K.) which match to a reasonable extent. If not, any SO box made after 2000 or so (ie with a label on the back) has a PPG code on there from which a match can be mixed. Kenosha Red changed a few shades over the years…

 

[Ohmthis]

Are you trying to spot paint and need an exact match?

 

[Demon69]

To clarty. There must be a car colour which matches snap on red surely?

As an ex bodywork dude in UK, there's no such thing as the correct colour, Ive a few different snapon boxes and they're all different, best bet is pop a draw out, get down your local auto paint factors and match it to a bit of the draw you like best or want to replicate. The guys behind the desk are usually a friendly bunch and be happy to let you look at a book of RAL chips help you out

 

[burdoni]

Are you trying to spot paint and need an exact match?

I'm just trying to tidy up a cabinet which has rust spots.

 

[burdoni]

Are you trying to spot paint and need an exact match?

Not an exact match. It's just the drawer fronts.

 

[Ohmthis]

Not an exact match. It's just the drawer fronts.

Take a drawer to the local paint shop. They can match it very closely. How are you planning on applying it?

 

[burdoni]

Hopefully with an easily obtainable rattle can of a standard car colour.

 

[burdoni]

Hopefully with an easily obtainable rattle can of a standard car colour

 

[Demon69]

A paint factor can 'can' anything you want, even 2K, be leagues better than a Halfords effort.

 

[Basskiller]

snap on red

... I know this has been pounced on.. But ....for a better match ? Rust -oleum Sunrise red,.. or safety red. or maybe a opinion on dupli-color....? I'm doing the roller base. Thanks !

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[VolksWomble]

If you are happy with ‘red’, halfords do a can of Toolbox Red...

 

[AEAdam]

I’ve found Kenosha Red hard to match. It’s a tomato red, like a Ferrari. A lot of the reds we see on stuff are colder reds like the HF boxes, cars etc. I doubt you will find something close easily.

 

[WildBill]

I’ve found Kenosha Red hard to match. It’s a tomato red, like a Ferrari. A lot of the reds we see on stuff are colder reds like the HF boxes, cars etc.

Only thing to watch for is the old boxes fade a little and lighten. I have a new powder coated box and a 20yr old box that was probably painted. They are close but the older one is a little lighter, and more tomatoey.

Also watch out for matching faded paint and then having it not match when you polish everything after using it. My buddy did that. Make sure and polish it before color matching.