When locally repairing a car's paintwork after an accident or as a result of other mechanical influences that may lead to rust in the future, it is often required to accurately guess the color of the factory paint that is applied to your car. This is done in order to avoid visual differences between the treated area and the rest of the body surface. At the factory, when applying the paintwork for the enamel, a number is assigned, which is the car paint code. This number indicates the weight ratio of pigments that are added to obtain the desired tone.

For marketing sales, they often use intricate names for the color of the body of the car, and when it is necessary to determine the really necessary tone for local repair, then you need to rely on the paint code of the car. Indeed, for the same car model, depending on the year of manufacture, this number may differ and you need to clearly recognize it specifically for your car.

Vehicle paint color matching technology by VIN code

VIN code is a 17-character value. These symbols contain information about the configuration and technical warehouse of the car. It is worth noting that you will not be able to directly find out the car paint code by the VIN code, since it does not give you such information. The approach here is slightly different. You will be able to find out exactly the model, year of manufacture and equipment of the vehicle. Having this data on hand, you can, according to the manufacturer's catalog or on specialized sites, determine a list of all paint codes that were used for this model in those years of release. But even here there is a problem, if, for example, you have a yellow car, then the probability of finding exact code great, but if the car gray, then there are often a lot of variations and you will not be able to find out exactly what color of paint exactly. In this case, you need to go to the colorist at the service station and, using computer selection, determine the desired tone.

How to find out the car paint code?

The search in foreign cars should be started from the door pillars; a plate with this data is very often placed there. In addition, depending on the model and brand of car, it can be under the hood. Also another place to look is the trunk. Information about the color of the enamel is usually placed on one plate with the VIN code. Sometimes the keywords "COLOR" or "PAINT" are indicated near the number to make it clear what this designation is.

Where to find this number in domestic cars? In most cases, under the hood or in the area luggage compartment or in service book, but this is provided that the car is not older than 5 - 7 years. If the age of the car is older, then it is better to turn to a specialist for the selection of paint.

By rewriting this number, you can contact a colorist who can mix the tones in the right proportion and get what you need. Please note that if the car is stored on the street for 5-10 years, then there is a high probability of body color fading and the paint code will no longer match, it will be brighter, in which case you need to do computer selection.

Here is a table of commonly used codes for different colors.

	Name		Metallic
602	Aventurine	Silver black
425	Adriatic	Blue
204	Iceberg	White double layer
460	Aquamarine	Silver blue-green
503	Chord	Dark gray beige
145	Amethyst	Silver purple
371	Amulet	Dark green
277	Antelope	Silver beige
440	Atlantic	Blue
421	Bottlenose dolphin	Silver green-blue
107	Eggplant	Violet
420	Baltika	Blue green
353	Balm	Green
235	Beige	Beige
236	Gray beige	Gray beige
201	White	White
202	White	Bright white
233	White	Gray-white
480	Breeze	Green-blue
464	Valentine	Gray purple
310	Currency	Gray- green metallic
129	Victoria	Silver bright red
132	The Cherry Orchard	Cherry
127	Cherry	Dark red
423	Geyser	Light green-blue
481	Blue	Blue
180	Garnet	Maroon
150	Defile	Golden red-brown
203	Jasmine	White-yellow
200	Yellow (Taxi)	Bright yellow
230	Pearl	Milky white silver
963	Green	Green
307	Green Garden	Green
245	Golden cornfield	Gold
331	Gold leaf	Golden dark green
311	Iguana	Silver bright green
385	Emerald	Silvery green
406	Iris	Violet
128	Spark	Metallic red
453	Capri	Blue green
101	Cardinal	Bright red
118	Carmen	Red
630	Quartz	Medium gray-green met.
352	Cedar	Dark green
116	Coral	Silver dark red
370	Corsica	Silver dark green
798	Cinnamon	Brown
281	Crystal	Silver yellow
435	English Channel	Silver bright blue
675	Lavender	Gray beige
487	Lagoon	Silver blue
445	Lapis lazuli	Violet blue metallic
498	Azure blue	Silver navy blue
133	Magic	Silver dark
120	Mayan	Silver maroon
428	Medeo	Blue
217	Almond	Beige pink
280	Mirage	Silver yellow green
606	Milky Way	Graphite metallic
626	Wet asphalt	Gray beige metallic
403	Monte Carlo	Bright blue
302	Mozart
458	Moulin rouge	Bright purple
377	Moray	Blue green
223	Narcissus	Yellow
628	Neptune	Dark gray-blue metallic
270	Nefertiti	Silver beige
383	Niagara	Golden gray
449	Ocean	Dark blue
340	Olive	Yellow green
345	Olivine	Golden green
419	Opal	Silver blue
286	Opatija	Silver orange
308	Sedge	Silver gray green
387	Papyrus	Silver gray green
152	Paprika	Red-orange
404	Peterhof	Gray blue
795	Pirano	Red brown
417	Pitsunda	Green-blue
605	Prestige	Violet black
276	Prize	Silver beige
210	Primrose	Light yellow
448	Rhapsody	Silver bright blue
499	Riviera	Silver navy blue
182	Romance	Cherry
110	Ruby	Red
670	Sandalwood	Beige-red metallic
446	Sapphire	Silver blue-violet
215	Safari	Light beige
671	Light gray	Light gray
640	Silver	Silver
301	Silvery willow	Light green
427	Blue-gray	Blue-gray
373	Gray green	Gray green
447	Blue midnight	Blue
295	Creamy white	Creamy white
690	The Snow Queen	Light silver metal
202	Snow white	Bright white
360	Sochi	Gray-blue-green
399	Tobacco	Silvery brown-green
509	Dark beige	Dark beige
793	Dark brown	Dark brown
456	Navy blue	Navy blue
170	Tornado	Red
100	Triumph	Silver red
416	Fairy (Forest Fairy)	Silver blue
430	Frigate	Blue metallic
363	Tsunami	Dark green
228	Tea rose	Light yellow
408	Charoite	Silver. dark violet
601	Black	Black
415	Electron	Dark gray metallic
473	Jupiter	Blue-gray

As you can see, the VIN code is not the most effective way selection of paint, and often you will not be able to find out exactly the information you need. It is better to look for a special code, which is located on the same plate as the VIN.

Each car has a unique vin number. Vin is able to tell about all the paintwork materials that were used at the plant. Let's find out how to determine the paint code by the wine code.

Vin number is the code for the paint of the car, which is systematized based on the standards ISO-780, 779 for 1983. This code is put on special nameplates on the chassis of the car. There is only one way to find out the code - to find it and decrypt it. If you find a number, then you can find out the shade.

For wine numbers, use Arabic numbering and Latin letters. Do not use the letters "O", "Q", "I" - they are similar to numbers - 0 and 1. This helps prevent fraud.

Vin consists of three parts:

• M International WMI Manufacturer Index. The first letters indicate the geographical area where the production is located. The third character in this code identifies the manufacturer.
• Descriptive or VDS. These are symbols that allow you to identify the car. The model, modification, body type, type of brake system are indicated here.
• Distinctive part or VIS. These are characters from 10 to 17, where the paint code, year of issue and serial number car.

Where is the Vin nameplate

There are several standard seats where manufacturers like to install Vin. This is the engine compartment, the lower part of the front doors, pillars. Sometimes various companies place the coveted numbers in the trunk under the spare wheel.

For foreign cars

On Hyundai Solaris, you can recognize the paint by the wine code if you look under the hood in the area of ​​the power unit or at the bottom of the driver's door. How to find out the color - decipher the wine number and determine the desired color from the catalog.

The wine code colors for Ford Focus 2 and 3 are most often also located under the hood near the engine. Naturally, the manufacturer can sometimes deviate from the standards, then the number should be looked for in the left bottom corner driver's door. This is due to assembly in multiple factories.

On Nissan Almera, paint codes by vin code can be found on the nameplate, which is located in engine compartment With passenger side- you need to look near the windshield.

On the Chevrolet Lacetti, the color code is located near the power unit (near the radiator). But sometimes the number is located near the engine, as well as near the windshield.

Mazda places codes on the struts, and less often in the engine compartment in the engine area. Rarely, but an identification number can be located at the bottom of the front passenger door.

Toyota places the enamel number of the body on the pillars of the front doors or under the hood. The same code on the Kia Rio can be seen in the driver's doorway.

Domestic cars

On domestic cars, you can find a nameplate with a vin code on the trunk lid or in the engine compartment - there are no other places. If this is a Lada Granta or another AvtoVAZ model, then the marking, color number and other information are located in one of these places.

Sometimes domestic manufacturers can call colors non-standard, for example, "crystal" or "white cloud". Then find the meaning in the color catalog. But finding out the paint code is half the battle. It is worth knowing about the features that can complicate the task of determining the shade.

Manufacturers of paint and varnish materials may not be indicated, therefore, the color of the car cannot be determined by the number - this code is indicated in unknown catalogs. The car can have the most full information about enamel, but the selection of paint will be impossible here, since the enamel is exclusive.

In the video: where to find the VIN-code or body number of the car.

It is not enough to establish the numbers, it is necessary to additionally find various correspondences of paintwork materials in the catalogs. After the numbers are found and the color of the paint is known, you can notice slight differences in the tone of the paints on the car body and in the shade catalog.

For old cars, it is often impossible to pick up the paint due to the fact that this information is not indicated. The found wine number will not help anything - usually in such cases only basic information is indicated there.

The colors of the paint are indicated in the form of a cipher in the code only for the last 5-6 years. In other cases, the desired color for the car should be selected using the spectral analysis method. The choice will be more accurate.

Determine the color by code

For each foreign car, the wine paint codes may be different - when decoding, you need to act differently. There is no standard algorithm. How do I determine the paint number for a specific make and model? We will analyze this using the example of some cars.

Renault

A nameplate with codes for Duster, Sandero, Renault Logan and other models is located at the bottom of the passenger door pillar. There are four lines on the nameplate, and the third line from the left is desired number. Having found out the number, using the color table, we find the desired color of Renault paints in it.

"Toyota"

The location of the code for car enamel on Toyota is in the opening of the driver's door. On the nameplate, you should find the inscription in white letters - C / TR. This is the body color and the interior color. Under the letter C there is a number - 1g3, 1f7 toyota and others. The numbers in the number correspond to a specific color in the catalog. How to determine the color - find numbers in the catalog. So, 1G3 is an ash gray metallic.

Similarly, look for tables for cars of all models and brands. But you need to remember about the encryption features of each manufacturer. Now you know how to find out the car paint number by vin - it's easy.

On Vaz, body colors create the first impression of the car. Only after that, as market sellers and dealers have noticed, the majority of buyers pay attention to the interior, equipment and other indicators. We learn from the article what body colors are Lada Granta, Priora and others VAZ models most in demand among the consumer, what role does color play in terms of safety, and much more.

Some general information about the color of the car

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By color iron horse»One can judge the character of its owner. It is believed that if a car has a noble color, this gives it a more stylish and rich appearance. And hence, its cost rises in direct proportion, since the more original the car, the more expensive it is.

If we mean foreign cars, then black looks much more preferable for them than the rest. For the most part, this applies to executive and business class cars. But in the VAZ line, everything is a little different.

The choice of color is, of course, a purely personal decision of everyone. However, it should be understood that traffic safety directly depends on the color of the car. Paradoxical as it may seem, but it is the color for the most part that is able to influence the emotional and subconscious state of the driver, which ultimately affects traffic situation generally.

So, black, which is the most "popular", so to speak, in automotive world is a symbol of solidity and self-confidence. All this, of course, is good. Only in foggy weather and in the evenings, when visibility is poor on the road, a black car is a danger. In most cases, in inclement weather, black cars merge with environment, they are imperceptible.

White is a color that perfectly conveys the shape and lines of the body design. Favorite color of constructors. The owners of such cars, according to observations, people are calm and balanced, excellently observing traffic rules. In addition, according to statistics, such cars are less likely to be stolen. As for the danger, this color, pleasant in clear weather, can pose a threat in winter, when there are snow drifts... Again, like black cars, they blend in with their surroundings.

The blue-blue colors of the cars are also not very safe in terms of safety. They interfere with realistically assessing the situation, distract the drivers of oncoming vehicles. But green, on the contrary, symbolizes harmony and tranquility, but for some reason it is not very popular with the buyer. But the owners of these cars are always reasonable and balanced.

Note. In some way, the green color can mix with the summer landscape if you drive out into the field, but there is no heavy traffic, so safety is fine.

Red is called the tone of passion for automobiles. The owners and owners of such cars are always people with a strong-willed character and sociable, but quick to anger. In terms of safety, a red car is the safest, as it is quite difficult to miss it, even from afar.

Yellow cars also indicate ease, calmness and sociability. In some way, this color can activate the activity of the brain, and this fact easily explains that these machines are remembered for a long time. Why are taxis painted this particular color? He also belongs to the safest.

Silver colored cars indicate harmony, happiness and confidence. This color is usually preferred by people who want to show their superiority over others and their bright personality. It is also considered a good color in terms of road safety.

Colors of Vaz cars

It is noteworthy that before our man had no problems with the choice of color. The tones of the machines were limited to only a few, there was no rich variety, as it is today. In addition, a Soviet person, after long standing in line, was ready to take whatever was offered to him.

Today, when scientific and technological progress has advanced far ahead, painting technologies have improved significantly, and the chemical composition of varnish-and-paint mixtures has changed. To a greater extent, now the paintwork performs the function of protecting the body from rust, and the cars have become more attractive in appearance and brighter, but there are still long queues for popular colors.

Note. The fact is that the color of a car symbolizes not only aesthetics, but also high cost, reliability and practicality.

Lada Granta

The first impression about the body of the Lada Granta, popular among Russians, is created by the color. There are really a lot of VAZ 2190 color varieties. It all depends on the specific body type of this car: sport, liftback and sedan.

Liftback is one of the versions of this machine, which differs roomy interior and luggage compartment. The swiftness of the Granta liftback design is primarily emphasized by the color of the selected model. As you know, the five primary colors of this version are available to customers.

Sporty character and dynamics, excellent handling and safety, incredibly stylish design and of course, huge assortment color schemes give Grant sport. 12 shades of color are available to the purchaser of this version of Grants.

The sedan's reliability and safety have never been questioned. The Granta sedan boasts a large luggage compartment and a very comfortable interior. The exterior of the body is largely determined by the color scheme, presented in 13 variants.

All popular colors of this domestic car are presented in the table below.

Colors in the catalog	The code	Additionally
Port wine	192	Dark cherry metallic sedan version. Painting thickness for AvtoVAZ is 0.8 mm.
White cloud	240	Popular color Lada Granta sport, sedan and liftback. Painting and body thickness - 0.8 mm.
Ice	413	Blue metallic Grants sedan. Popular color. Painting thickness for AvtoVAZ is 0.8 mm.
Riesling	610	Silver gray metallic. Available for all 3 body types Grants. Painting thickness for AvtoVAZ is 0.8 mm.
Panther	672	Black metallic Grants sedan. Painting thickness for AvtoVAZ is 0.8 mm.
Grant	682	Dark blue, listed in the catalog as Grant. The color available in the sedan version. Painting thickness for AvtoVAZ is 0.8 mm.
Platinum	691	Dark- silver metallic Sedan grants. Painting thickness for AvtoVAZ is 0.8 mm.
Glacial	221	Typically "sedan" white, applicable to the Grant sport and sedan. Painting thickness for AvtoVAZ is 0.8 mm.
Black truffle	651	Black, popular for Grant's liftback and sedan. Painting thickness for AvtoVAZ is 0.8 mm.
Space	665	Dark blue color Grants sedan. Painting thickness for AvtoVAZ is 0.8 mm.
Coriander	790	Golden brown color. Color Grant sedan. Thickness of painting on AvtoVAZ - 0.8 mm.
Magma	119	Orange metallic. Popular color Grants sedan, sport and liftback. Painting thickness for AvtoVAZ is 0.8 mm.
Odysseus	497	Gray-blue metallic. Popular Buyer Color Grants Sport, Sedan and Liftback. Painting thickness for AvtoVAZ is 0.8 mm.

Lada Kalina

Kalina, popular among Russians, is available in 3 body types: station wagon, cross and hatchback. The second generation of Kalina is chosen not only for the reliability and attractiveness of the design, but also for the rich assortment colors.

The wagon is multifunctional car, quite roomy, and meeting the latest safety standards. For the consumer of the compact station wagon Kalina, 12 colors are available.

The Kalina hatchback is a car ideal for a metropolis. Body length no more than 4 meters, stylish interior and exterior, as well as a rich assortment of colors makes the car no less popular than the station wagon. There are 12 color variations available.

Kalina cross is a compact crossover with high ground clearance and good underbody protection. Assembled on the platform of the Kalina 2 station wagon. Only 2 colors are available.

Color in the catalog	The code	Additionally
White cloud	240	Painting thickness for AvtoVAZ is 0.8 mm. Popular station wagon, cross and hatchback colors.
Grant	682	The dark blue color of the station wagon and hatchback Kalina. Painting thickness for AvtoVAZ is 0.8 mm.
Coriander	790	Painting thickness for AvtoVAZ is 0.8 mm. The golden brown color of the Kalina station wagon and hatchback.
Space	665	The blue color of the station wagon and hatchback Kalina.
Ice	413	Blue metallic available for the Kalina station wagon and hatchback.
Glacial	221	White color available for the Kalina station wagon and hatchback.
Magma	119	Orange color. Available for the Kalina station wagon and hatchback.
Odysseus	497	Gray-blue color of the station wagon and hatchback Kalina. Painting thickness for AvtoVAZ is 0.8 mm.
Panther	672	Black color of the station wagon and hatchback Kalina.
Platinum	691	Dark silver metallic station wagon, cross and hatchback Kalina.
Port wine	192	The dark red color of the station wagon and hatchback Kalina.
Riesling	610	Gray metallic station wagon and hatchback Kalina.

Lada Largus

The car comes in 3 body types: station wagon, cross and van. More popular are, of course, station wagons with large trunk and a roomy interior.

The typical Largus station wagon is a compact minivan for everyday use. The buyer is given the opportunity little choice among the 5 basic shades of color.

The Largus van is named a reliable assistant for solving business ideas. Indeed, this car with a high ground clearance has a spacious cargo compartment. As for the color scheme, it also consists of 5 main types.

Also a station wagon, but with a higher ground clearance, called the Largus cross. Sold for 5 and 7 people. The same colors are available, but the manufacturer promises that soon there will be an orange Largus crosses called "Orange".

Color in the catalog	The code	Additionally
Diplomat	424	The blue color of the station wagon, cross and Largus van. Painting thickness for AvtoVAZ is 0.8 mm.
Glacial	221	White color available for station wagon, cross and Largus van.
Platinum	691	Silver color available for all Largus body types.
Gray basalt	224	Beige color available for station wagon, cross and Largus van. Painting thickness for AvtoVAZ is 0.8 mm.
Venus	191	Dark red color available for all Largus body types.
Orange	expected	expected

Lada Priora

Lada Priora, also available in 3 body styles: sedan, hatchback and station wagon.

Let's start with the hatchback, which has sold better than the rest of the versions lately. New salon, the fast lines of the body, the exterior, shining with individual strokes - these are not its only advantages. The hatchback color scheme is 10 basic tones.

The Priorovsky station wagon is a car ideal for family outings in nature. The same 10 colors are available as for the hatchback.

And, of course, the sedan known as the 2170. The body colors are the same.

Color in the catalog	The code	Additionally
Panther	672	Black color available for Priora hatchbacks, sedans and station wagons. The thickness of the paintwork for AvtoVAZ is 0.8 mm.
White cloud	240	White color available for all Priora body types.
Borneo	633	A dark gray color available for the Priora hatchback, sedan and station wagon.
Coriander	790	Golden brown color available for all Priora body types.
Perseus	429	Blue color available for the Priora hatchback, sedan and station wagon.
Port wine	192	The dark red color of the Priora hatchback, sedan and station wagon. The thickness of the paintwork for AvtoVAZ is 0.8 mm.
The Snow Queen	690	Silver color, sedan and Priora station wagon.
Odysseus	497	Gray-blue color available for all Priora body types.
Ice	413	Blue metallic available for the Priora hatchback, sedan and station wagon.
Nice		Green color of all Priora body types.

"Seven"

Another popular car in use today. The VAZ 2107 is a typical sedan, but the color scheme of the car is so wide that even foreign cars can envy. We will not give all the names of colors and color names, since there are a lot of them (there are several colors for almost every letter of the alphabet).

How to determine the color of your car model

Determining what color the car is painted in is necessary, as a rule, for one reason. If the paint on a certain part of the body has come off, and it is necessary to paint over the place, but so that it does not differ.

It's easy to find out the color of your VAZ model. It will be enough to look at the trunk lid if it is a sedan or find it in the glove compartment or spare wheel niche if it is a hatchback. In some cases, the code is indicated under the brake light on the spoiler.

Note. The number with the code is an ordinary, unpretentious piece of paper, which the manufacturer calls Form 3347.

Experienced drivers recommend: if you find a piece of paper on the body, be sure to write down the number and name of the paintwork somewhere, since it is easy to lose a piece of paper or forget its place. After all, it can be erased over time. It is clear that it is much more difficult to find the code on used Vases.

Body color in many cases is prescribed in warranty card on the car.

If, nevertheless, it was not possible to find the color code of the Vaz model, it is recommended to contact the dealer who sold the car or the previous owner.

There are a couple more ways that are suitable for those who bought a car from some Valera, but he either does not know the code, or he himself does not get in touch.

Here's what to do:

• Use the Lada painting plan applied at the factory. It's easy to do if you know the exact date model release. But this technique has one drawback: the car must be no older than 2005;
• See a professional colorist. It is enough to show the gas tank flap to the specialist so that he can accurately determine the color. And that's not all: the services of a colorist also include the production of exactly the same paint on special equipment, in the amount necessary for the owner.

Repainting decoration

As you know, a complete or partial repainting of a car must be officially registered. In the first case, it is quite simple to do this, and in the second, it is difficult.

Nowadays, almost every motorist driving a used car is faced with the desire to update it. Ideal: Sell old model and get a new one, but this is not always possible due to various reasons. Just in this particular case, you can update the "image" of your car by repainting the body or its separate, faded areas.

Attention. You do not need to immediately run to the traffic police for a painting permit. The car is presented to the organs in a new color.

As mentioned above, often the owners simply recognize the factory color of the car, and then paint individual areas. All is well, nothing needs to be done. However, there is one caveat: over time, the paint fades in the sun, and then you either have to paint the whole car in new color(the same), or change the shade with the help of a colorist.

Whatever you say, you have to reckon with the law. And the new rules, introduced for some unknown reason, only spoil the whole picture. If earlier it was clearly indicated what can be done and what not, today there is a kind of bureaucratic chaos. One thing is certain: it is easier to issue documents for a completely repainted car than for a partially repainted one.

All that remains is the hope that soon the snags in the charter will be corrected. Owners who intend to repaint the car, it is better to update old color applying the correct color guidelines above.

Step by step instructions how to paint a car with your own hands are given in various articles on our site. Photos - materials posted here will help future motorists decide on the color of the model. If you are interested in professional painting, then the price of VAZ models in the service station starts from 5 thousand rubles for one body element... It is very expensive, it is easier to learn how to do everything yourself.

You will need

• - tag with code and color name;
• - a catalog with color samples;
• - a computer program and a device for reading color;
• - vehicle passport;
• - warranty card;
• - registration certificate;
• - VIN code.

Instructions

Look under the trunk lid, with back side paint number must be written car... In addition, in some cars, the number plate is located on the bonnet or in the spare wheel well. If there is no number here either, open driver's door and inspect the rack, sometimes the sticker is located at the very bottom, near the floor.

Please note that the sticker you are looking for contains a three- or four-digit code. According to the correspondence table http://www.auto-emali.ru/tech.php?doc=3 find the name of your colors and check if it matches the real one.

Contact a car service, at many stations Maintenance there is special equipment and a computer program with which employees will diagnose, read information from the machine about the color and select the name of the shade. Please note that such a program may not always be able to accurately specify the color, since paintwork in time you colors no, so try to find a mention of the name of the shade in the documents one way or another.

Look at the documents for the car. Name colors must be indicated in the vehicle passport (PTS), in the warranty card (if the car is new, you can easily find it), in the registration certificate.

Try to find out the color of the car from an authorized dealer VAZ(their addresses and phone numbers can be found on the Internet, on the official website of the company). Find VIN information car and contact him to the representatives of the salon. VIN-code is a unique combination of 17 letters and numbers, you can find it in an easy-to-read place car.

Sources:

• color code vases
• How do I know the color of the body paint?

External appearance a car is the business card of its owner. It must be remembered that it is much easier to maintain an impeccable state than to restore it later. But there are situations when a car needs re-painting.

Instructions

Open the hood of your car and, facing towards, find the engine. Look to the right: is there a special information board? If you purchased a modern one or one that has not yet been in overhaul, under the hood of the iron horse, it will be possible to find a special information sheet glued by the manufacturer with a clear indication of the brand of the car and the coating of its body.

Open the driver's door if no sticker was found under the hood. Examine the door pillar at the bottom, closer to the floor. Some manufacturers prefer to place information stickers not under the hood, but on the door.

Contact the car service to the painter, providing him with the found vin-code. The painter, using a special computer program, having entered your code, will be able to easily pick up exactly the shade that your body was originally painted with. However, do not forget that over time, any paint will fade and, perhaps, the original tone will already be distinguishable from the one on.

Another way to determine the tone of the paint by the vin code is to refer to official dealer by giving him the make of the car and the corresponding code. After quite short term any staff will be able to provide you with comprehensive information and its color. At the same time, it is important to know that you can contact the dealers, both by coming in person to the office where the car was purchased, and by contacting the company representatives by phone or e-mail. With the data received, you can safely go to a car service and ask that yours be painted exactly in the tone indicated by the manufacturer.

Sources:

• car paint code

If the car needs a partial painting, pick up color by eye is not possible. For each manufacturer, the tones of the coloring agents differ, and sometimes quite strongly. The situation can be solved using the information encrypted in the VIN of the car.

Instructions

The VIN is the 17-digit vehicle identification number. Each of its numbers carries certain information about the car. By VIN-code you can find out about the date and place of assembly, type of body and engine, model number, etc.

Find a special information decal under the hood of your car (next to the engine). The chances of finding it increase if the car is modern enough and has not been overhauled.

If you cannot find an information decal under the hood, open the car door. Examine the bottom of the door pillar; many car manufacturers prefer this spot for an information label.

Contact your car service painter, provide him with the found vin-code. Using a special computer program, entering your code, a car service worker will easily pick up exactly the shade that was originally used for painting the body. Take into account the fact that over time the paint can fade and, perhaps, the tones will differ slightly from each other.

Another way to determine the shade of the vin code is to contact an authorized dealer, providing him with information about the car make and the corresponding code. After a while, the employees of any car company will give you comprehensive information regarding your car and its color a. You can contact the dealers in person by going to the office where the car was purchased, or by contacting the company employees by e-mail or phone. Having received the necessary data, feel free to go to the car service and ask that your vehicle painted exactly in the tone specified by the manufacturer.

Almost every car enthusiast, during the use of a vehicle, is faced with painting, and if he owns a foreign car, then with the selection of car enamels. It's good if the painter, whom you left the car with for painting, orders and buys the materials himself, but what if not?

1. When choosing who to entrust the selection of paint for your vehicle, it will not be superfluous to consult a painter. Usually a painter and a colorist work in tandem, i.e. selection takes place, more often in the same place, with one person, so it is easier to get used to the technique of applying paint, materials and you do not have to experiment for a long time.

2. The so-called "computer selection" simply does not exist. Moreover, in Russia, where there are many brands of cars, from cheap Chinese to super-expensive premium brands, and, of course, ours, domestic auto industry... Each paint, on any car, is brought to the eye by a colorist, unless, of course, you were lucky to get the color on the first try, which, unfortunately, is very rare.

3. Based on point 2: it takes time for a high-quality selection of autoenamel, usually from 2 to 4 hours, not including especially difficult cases, such as repainting the car not by the paint code, but by the so-called "cream" - this is when the color is mixed from several cans of domestic colors, or even worse, from all the leftovers that the painter found at his workplace (unfortunately, it happens ) or if missing on a rare or old or very new model. In these cases, color matching can take up to several days.

4. If you were asked to find a paint code: do not think that it is harmful. This procedure makes the work of the colorist easier, and you will have to wait less for the result. The colorist will also tell you where he is, or if you arrived entirely and did not bring any detail, then he himself can go out and see the paint code.

5. More about the time, if the employee does not have orders, then he will immediately take up your car, if there are orders, they will be made first, simply because they came earlier, you are in the store, you are not indignant in the queue, why , all those ahead were served before.

6. A colorist with a small volume of orders always knows approximately how the paint will be ready, and will ask you to come by this time, not earlier. With a large number, he will ask to call, or he will call himself.

7. When everything is ready and you have arrived for, you should, along with it, give test sprays or paint - these are the plates on which your paint is sprayed, if metallic, then varnished. the painter should compare these paints with the color of the car and, also, make his own paints and compare with the colors of the colorist. Ideally, they should match. Also, the colorist will tell you to apply paint on the ground, at what pressure and how to paint, wet, dry, or semi-wet (in metallic, xralic and mother-of-pearl colors, this is of great importance, it also depends on the method of painting the machine itself)

8. Ideally, all repair materials: putty, primer, paint, varnish, solvent should be of the same company, only then the manufacturer can give a 100% guarantee that the painting process will go well, the layers will not swell, cloudy and delaminate.

9. As for the painters: if your master utters the phrase: what you bring, so I will paint, change the master, this person does not care about the result, which is important for you both for the time and work of a colorist. Even if the paint is selected very well and you saw it by painting, there is an option that the car will be painted poorly, will not match the color, or the painting technology will be violated.

10. If you leave a car on the pickup: the weather must be sunny, especially for blacks and dark metallics and mother-of-pearl, as well as machines with a three-layer coating, when the primer is colored, or a color is applied to the primer, and particles of metallic or colored varnish are applied on top. It is impossible to pick up black without the sun.

11. White color and light solid (paints without metal particles or mica) are better selected in clear weather, but without direct sun.

12. Metamerism is a phenomenon in which the same color under different lighting looks like two different ones. For example: the color can be perfect under daylight and be completely different under a street lamp at night. Metamerism occurs due to the fact that the same color was received different ways... For example, green can be a pure color, or can be obtained by mixing blue and yellow. different shades: green1 = blue1 + yellow1 = blue2 + yellow2 = green3 + blue3 + yellow3, but under different lighting conditions green1 no longer = green3 + blue3 + yellow3 or blue1 + yellow1, because, for example, there are more than 500 yellow shades, and in the color matching system 3 -4, and it is not possible to apply exactly the shade that the manufacturer used. In such a situation, the paint is matched to street lighting and a recommendation is made by transition or spray, capturing parts of neighboring parts so that at night the color difference does not catch the eye under the lantern.

13. Miracle apparatus Spectrophotometer. To work with it, you also need a competent, trained specialist, pick up the paint without adjusting, simply counting the indicators from the sample will not work, usually gives out several recipes for making enamel, but from them the person must choose the most suitable one, and then, already correct it ...

14. When you choose a color for the first time, ask if it is possible to leave the recipe, you may need to remember or write down the date or serial number selection. Then the colorist will need much less time to make you paint again, depending on the composition of the tinting, you can drain the paint and make a test spray, make sure that additional tinting is not required or slightly adjust the recipe and give you the paint right away.

The color of the car is silver metallic - one of the most popular because of its versatility and practicality. Dirt and dust on such a machine are less noticeable, respectively, and you can wash it less often. Scratches are also less visible.

Typical automotive enamel is made up of three main components: pigment, binder, and solvent. Metallic paint is more complex in its composition. It has another fourth component - a thin layer of aluminum powder. Mixed with enamel, aluminum particles reflect light and create a metallic sheen. In addition, they protect the body from corrosion and the paint from premature fading.

Paint application procedure

Currently, there are three systems for painting cars in metallic colors - one-layer, two- and three-layer. The first is rarely used due to the difficulty of application. Three-layer is used when you need to get a white pearlescent color or create a complex effect (for example, a chameleon). Such paint visually changes its shade depending on the viewing angle. When painting in three layers, primer-toner and transparent mother-of-pearl are used as a base.

The most common option is two-layer painting. In this case, the body is first coated with a base and then varnished. The paint adheres well to the ground and dries quickly. If there are any defects, they are removed by polishing.

Metallic paint technology is generally more complex than conventional automotive enamel. The layer must be very even, otherwise any spots on the surface will be better visible. The technology involves three stages: complex preparatory work, population base, varnishing. With a two-layer system, the base is applied in two layers, the second of which is drier. Each layer should dry naturally in 10-30 minutes, exact time indicated in the instructions for the paint. As a base, a paint is used that gives a metallic effect, which in itself does not have a gloss and resistance to atmospheric phenomena. To protect it, varnish is used. Before applying the varnish, it is diluted with a solvent and fixer. It is applied in two or three layers on a properly dried base, in order to avoid paint swelling.
Instructions

Before choosing a car color, you need to prioritize yourself. What is more important to you - practicality, safety, and maybe beauty and individual color preferences? Anyone planning to buy a car should know that light and bright cars more noticeable on the road than dark cars. According to statistics, they are less likely to get into accidents. If you are in great doubt when choosing a color, it is worth considering the merits and demerits of all the basic shades.

White cars are quite popular today. White cars are always eye-catching and highly visible on the road. On a hot summer day, it will always be a little cooler in a snow-white car, because this color reflects the sun's rays, preventing the interior from heating up. However, this is the least practical solution: dirt, rust and scratches will be very conspicuous. If you need to paint over any damage, this will be the most problematic, since white paint is the most capricious of all.

Black is even more popular than white. Black cars look solid and impressive. It is in black cars that high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen prefer to travel. However, if you want to choose the color of the car in terms of practicality, black is not the most the best way... Dirt and body damage on a black background is highly visible. The black color absorbs the sun's rays, warming the interior of the car in the sun. In addition, according to statistics, it is black cars that most often get into accidents, because poorly visible against the background of black asphalt and in the dark.

The most practical is the silver color. Dust, dirty splashes and body damage are not conspicuous on these machines. In summer, the silver color, like white, reflects the sun's rays well, preventing the interior from overheating unnecessarily. Moreover, a car of this shade is always visible on the road. Silver color neutral, therefore not annoying or annoying.

Tip 15: Matching the color of the car

Match color external design a car with an interior, you may not like something that way, and you will reject several potentially considered options.

Once you've narrowed down your choices to the bare minimum, ask family and friends for an honest opinion. Wait one day before informing the dealer of your final decision. If during this time you do not dislike the color, then you have done right choice!

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The body colors of the VAZ 2106 and other models number more than a hundred different shades... The owners of domestic VAZ cars, who intend to paint them with their own hands, are carefully interested in them. Thus, it provides an opportunity to save a significant amount of money, and a car that has received tuning parts painted in the same color as the body will look like a new and stylish foreign car. Only now it is not easy to choose the color of the body paint on the Vase, if you do not know what they are called, under what code they appear and where they are indicated. All this will be discussed in detail in the article.

How to determine the exact color

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So find out exact color his "iron horse" - the primary task that has to be solved before the start of painting work. To determine the color, you need to use the following guidelines:

• See what color is indicated in the vehicle registration certificate. As a rule, not only the technical data of the model is written on the front of the document, but also its color is indicated;

• Look in the warranty card. As a rule, this applies to relatively new VAZ models;
• Look at the body. Typically on the lid luggage compartment or all the necessary information is indicated on the glove compartment.

There are several other ways to determine the desired color. Some even seek help from professional colorists if they cannot find color data. Others try to do it on their own using a table of codes and coloring.

VAZ models and their colors

Vaz cars, which showed themselves to the world thanks to the decision of the Central Committee of the CPSU to build a new large car plant in Togliatti, at first they completely copied the models of the Italian concern Fiat. Some cars were even built by Italian specialists using their own technology.

"Six"

One of best models VAZ concern called "Six" and today briskly runs along the roads of our country. Almost 40 years have passed since this car first came off the assembly line, but it still enjoys considerable popularity among motorists of the former CIS countries, and is selling well.

Before proceeding to the description of the color of this car, let us recall that the "six" is a 5-seater rear-wheel drive sedan. In the entire history, which lasted until 2002, about 4 million pieces of this legendary autocar were produced.

"Six" had many modifications. There were ten of them. At one time, they even produced a VAZ 2106 pickup and a "six" with a right-hand drive for countries with left-hand traffic.

Color name	The code	Additionally
Eggplant	107	Dark purple color.
Amethyst	145	Metallic silver violet.
Primrose	210	Light yellow color.
Cappuccino	212	Light gray-beige color.
Safari	215	Light beige color.
Golden beige	109	Golden beige metallic.
Success	123	Orange.
Cherries	162	Dark scarlet.
Garnet	180	Dark burgundy.
Flame	193	Dark red (from the new colors).
White	201	White.
Snow white	202	Bright white.
Alpine	205	Metallic white.
City	231	Golden brown (from the new colors).
Gray-white	233	Gray-white.
Honey	234	Metallic yellow-gold.
Beige	235	Beige.
Gray beige	236	Gray beige.
Antelope	277	Silver beige.
Cashmere	283	Dark brown.
Jam	285	Metallic yellow-brown.
South Cross	290	Gray beige metallic.
Creamy white	295	Creamy white.
Silvery willow	301	Silver greenish gray metallic.
Bergamot	302	Silver green metallic.
Agave	303	Green metallic (from new colors).
Nautilus	304	Dark green.
Asparagus	305	Silver-light yellow metallic.
Avens	306	Olive.
Green Garden	307	Dark green.
Sedge	308	Green-blue metallic.
Currency	310	Gray-green metallic.
Iguana	311	Silver bright green metallic.
Green tea	312	Green (from new colors).
Aquarius	313	Gray-green metallic.
Meridian	317	Green.
Duchess	321	Milky silver metallic green.
Moulin rouge	458	Bright purple.
Atlantic	440	Navy blue.
Moray	377	Blue-green.
Baltika	420	Blue-green.

"Nine"

Front-wheel drive VAZ 5-door hatchback, developed at VAZ, where it was produced in a row for 17 years. V the given time going, as you know, in Ukraine, but with a different power unit. Interesting feature Vaz 2109: when folded rear seats this hatchback surprisingly simply turns into a cargo-and-passenger model, a kind of semblance of a full-fledged station wagon.

The color scheme of the "nine" was distinguished by much more elegant patterns than the colors of the VAZ 2106. The wonderful shade of paint known to all professional colorists called Rhapsody emphasized the vigorous appearance and valiant appearance of the car. "Nine" was adored by young people, it was associated with future revolutionary changes in the way of life, songs were composed about it, and poems were written.

Today "nine" is very common. But for the most part, second-hand samples of the former beauty of the exterior do not show. Almost all body parts of used "nines" carry traces of paint, clearly applied outside the factory, and the centers of corrosion are visible to the naked eye.

Only caring owners managed to keep the car flawlessly until these days. This they owe, of course, to the timely care of the paintwork.

The choice of color for the "nine" is very important. If you need to replace body part to match the body color, the table will help you easily find the desired color.

Color name	The code	Additionally
Triumph	100	Silver red metallic.
Franconia	105	Dark cherry-raspberry color.
Coral	116	Silver dark red color.
Carmen	118	Red.
Marlboro	121	Red metallic.
Mayan	120	Silver maroon color.
The Cherry Orchard	132	Silver red with a dark tint.
Paprika	152	Silver-red-orange.
Tornado	170	Red.
Golden cornfield	245	Gold metallic.
Mirage	280	Silver-yellow-green metallic.
Opatija	286	Silver orange metallic.
Niagara	383	Silver-gray-bluish metallic.
Rhapsody	448	Metallic silver blue with a bright shimmer.
Emerald	385	Silver green metallic.
Charoite	408	Silver-violet color with a dark sheen.
Breeze	480	Green-blue.
Victoria	129	Silvery red with a bright shimmer.
Magic	133	Silver with a dark tint.
Prize	276	Silver beige.
Silvery willow	301	Green with a light sheen.
Amulet	371	Green with a dark tint.
Papyrus	387	Green-gray with a silvery sheen.
Opal	419	Blue with a silvery sheen.
Neptune	628	Gray-blue with a dark tint.

"Ten" and VAZ 2111

The tenth and eleventh VAZ models replaced the so-called "satellite" versions of the Togliatti plant. Today they are found quite often, they are bought well, and second-hand options in very good condition have been preserved.

Each color of the tenth model and VAZ 2111 has a unique code and is distinguished by individual ebb.

Color name	The code	Additionally
Defile	150	Golden reddish brown metallic.
White	202	White with a bright sheen.
Iceberg	204	White 2-ply.
Almond	217	Beige and pink.
Pearl	230	Milky white metallic with a silvery sheen.
star dust	257	Beige and lilac metallic.
Nefertiti	270	Beige metallic.
Crystal	281	Yellow with a silvery metallic sheen.
Gold leaf	331	Golden green with a dark metallic sheen.
Inca gold	347	Green with a dark silvery sheen.
Sochi	360	Gray-blue-green metallic.
Geyser	423	Green-blue with a light sheen.

Niva 2121

The car is completely original, purely VAZ design. The car was born a long time ago, but as they say, in one clean breath. But today, it is the most popular SUV used in the city and beyond.

The color scheme of the car deserves special attention... Here, too, unique colors have found a place with their own individual license plate.

Color name	The code	Additionally
Karma	114	Purple with a dark tint.
Jasper	140	Cherry with a dark tint.
Nessie	368	Green with a dark tint.
Lavender	675	Brown with a silvery sheen.
Extravaganza	1115	Red with a bright metallic sheen.
Olympia	1121	Blue with a bright metallic sheen.
Auster	1158	Metallic taupe.
Golden Star	1901	Beige and gold metallic.
Snow white	202	White with a bright sheen.
Atlantic	440	Dark blue.

Note that the tables do not show all colors, but the most "popular", popular ones. In fact, there are much more unique colors of VAZ models with unusual ebb.

Features of paints

Restoration of paintwork or selection of a body part in body color are common types of body repair for VAZ models. AND good quality painting is the primary guarantee of a beautiful and healthy car.

Carefully, almost scrupulously pays attention to the condition car paint the owner who fully understands what it all means. Here are just a few of the properties of paintwork, determined by the chemical composition of the paint:

• Curing or the time it takes for the paint to dry;
• A certain color with an individual shade inherent only in it;
• Gloss: its presence or absence;
• Viscosity;
• The temperature to be observed during the drying process;
• Adhesion and more.

Drying time is a mandatory period of time required for all the solvent to come out of the paint layer and the surface to acquire at least some hardness. This indicator is also called the polymerization time. If the paint dries for a long time, then there is nothing wrong with that, only in one case: if the drying is carried out in a well-closed garage, hermetically sealed on all sides (something like a drying chamber).

In principle, the above conditions are required for any paint, but the duration of maintaining the regime may vary. So, if the paint is based on alkyd enamel, the drying time will be much shorter.

Note. However, this has its drawback: fast drying contributes to the formation of a thin film layer on the surface, which prevents the composition from drying out underneath. In other words, such paint is only seemingly dry, but from the inside does not have sufficient hardness.

On the contrary, acrylic enamels (ACE) look much better. They dry, however, longer than alkyd ones (ALE), but they give the required hardness.

There is another concept of paint that is used more often in the automotive world. It is about the ability of paint to give gloss. It is clear that matte paint will not look very good on the car, although the color can be of great importance here, and matte paints are often varnished on top.

Note. Most of the matt properties are possessed by alkyd enamels. Acrylic, on the other hand, have a shiny appearance.

To maximize the range of color gamut allows in the first place chemical composition paints. And quite often, designers use melamine alkyd enamels (MALE), which give iridescent colors at different angles that look very beautiful. But the application of these paints is a rather complicated process and requires knowledge of the specifics, the ability to apply several layers, etc.

In turn, a lot also depends on the viscosity of the paint. So, if the paint does not match this indicator, a layer of paint on the car will be cast in large drops, which looks extremely ugly and is a marriage. On the contrary, MALE and ALE have low viscosity (liquid) and make it possible to obtain the desired form.

A property called adhesion allows the atoms of the paint and the metal of the body to be firmly bonded. All automotive enamels, be they alkyd, melamine alkyd or acrylic, have almost equal adhesion. Only acrylic has this ability a little more.

The drying temperature is of no less importance. So, it is known that the most high temperature drying has MALE. In this case, the mark reaches 150 degrees. This significantly limits its use in garage conditions where there is nowhere and nothing to provide such a degree.

Video on how to prepare a body part before painting

Thus, the color colors of the bodies of VAZ models can be easily selected from the above tables, and then you can buy the desired part and replace it. If the owner has sufficient experience in painting work, then it will not be difficult for him to paint the tarnished body element in the desired color. Step-by-step instructions in our articles, photos and videos will only be useful in this case.