What colour is my Range Rover?

Thats most helpful..thankyou.

If it is a ringer its been bloomin well done and Im very intrigued to find out.....

Will update you shortly.

If it was painted a factory land rover black then it is probably beluga black or Java Black..

Java/Arabian Black is 697 or PNF.
Very subtle pearlescent (as in very small amounts of the pearl in the mix).

Its definitely not pearl. Just a plain gloss black. Fingers crossed thatll make it easier to spray the panels at home..

It will because you can use topcoat - shiny from the gun & doesn't need a clearcoat.
Main issue with black is that it shows absolutely everything & your prep work needs to be spot on.
Spraying outside a booth will result in lots of nibs (dust etc) & a lot of work with fine wet&dry & compounding mops.

you sound like youve got "previous" in these affairs.......

I had a bit of trial run last summer, spraying a few panels for my VW camper outdoors, in a field, and they came out good enough. I like a nice finish and ill always try to do the best I can with what I have available but ive no desire for absolute perfection.... this poor car has served me very well for the last decade and I think it deserves a freshen up.

My compressor is very underpowered though, do you have any recommendations before I go shopping for some new equiptment?

Also, the panels Ill be replacing are currently either Oxford blue or Balmoral green..... but they arent dented and they have no electrolysis, unlike every panel on the black one..... Would you go straight to black from those two colours, or not?

EAS compressor? Rebuild kits are cheap enough.
Look up wammers how to in tech section and/or story Wilson’s YouTube videos

jimllshiftit said:

Also, the panels Ill be replacing are currently either Oxford blue or Balmoral green..... but they arent dented and they have no electrolysis, unlike every panel on the black one..... Would you go straight to black from those two colours, or not?

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thought you said the current paint looked ok?

J

RangeRoller dt said:

EAS compressor? Rebuild kits are cheap enough.
Look up wammers how to in tech section and/or story Wilson’s YouTube videos

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RTFP

J

what colour compressor?
If you say green I won’t believe you

RangeRoller dt said:

what colour compressor?
If you say green I won’t believe you

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my compressor is yellow.

but my P38 IS Epsom Green not black.

J

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yeah but that’s Blue

this Epsom green.


J

edit almost looks black too.

But there is something missing

hang on I might take 10mins out

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J

marjon said:

But there is something missing
J

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...the black pump

RangeRoller dt said:

EAS compressor? Rebuild kits are cheap enough.
Look up wammers how to in tech section and/or story Wilson’s YouTube videos

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workshop compressor, for spraying among other things.

marjon said:

thought you said the current paint looked ok?

J

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no. I wouldn’t have said that. There isn’t a straight, un dented, scuffed scratched or blistered panel on that car. Even the roof is caved in a little after a willow tree dropped on it....... still seems to wear its age well though, don’t you think?

So you have EG 961 panels for your black vehicle?

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you sound like youve got "previous" in these affairs.......

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I SMART repair professionally. Although I'm semi-retired & do a lot more body repairs on caravans than cars now.

jimllshiftit said:

I had a bit of trial run last summer, spraying a few panels for my VW camper outdoors, in a field, and they came out good enough. I like a nice finish and ill always try to do the best I can with what I have available but ive no desire for absolute perfection.... this poor car has served me very well for the last decade and I think it deserves a freshen up.

My compressor is very underpowered though, do you have any recommendations before I go shopping for some new equiptment?

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What kit have you got?

I am struggling to fully understand this.

it’s Black.
It may or not need a refresh.
It should be (from records) Green.
It looks black all over including engine bay and under carpets.
It’s a good paint job???

No confirmation of VIN,that would have been the first thing I would have gone to look at.
Yes it looks good and some colours are bad for fading and lacquer from peeling. But I have an issue with a full body respray that good (as you say) that you cannot see the original colour. Who strips down a RR to change a whole body change of colour that can’t be found somewhere?

there is something strange going on here, sorry.

J