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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Kalpsn2000 on September 07, 2011, 10:48:06 am

Title: Diamond Pearl Black / Black Magic Paint
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on September 07, 2011, 10:48:06 am

I wanted to fill some stone chips and a few small scrapes on the rear bumper (some idiot must have brushed against it :sad1:), so did some reading and ended up ordering a tin from paints4u yesterday as they were getting the thumbs up.

I ordered the LC9Z paint as this is the code for DPB/Black Magic.

Then just now I came across this thread which has got me worried it won’t match.

http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/p/223900/1891877.aspx

I didn’t realise that there are so many different coloured flakes used and there is just one code for the paint.

I am just filling some small chips so shouldn’t be a major problem.

But why has VW got just one code for so many different variants?

Title: Re: Diamond Pearl Black / Black Magic Paint
Post by: will130787 on September 07, 2011, 11:41:43 am

Quote from: Kalpsn2000 on September 07, 2011, 10:48:06 am

I wanted to fill some stone chips and a few small scrapes on the rear bumper (some idiot must have brushed against it :sad1:), so did some reading and ended up ordering a tin from paints4u yesterday as they were getting the thumbs up.

I ordered the LC9Z paint as this is the code for DPB/Black Magic.

Then just now I came across this thread which has got me worried it won’t match.

http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/p/223900/1891877.aspx

I didn’t realise that there are so many different coloured flakes used and there is just one code for the paint.

I am just filling some small chips so shouldn’t be a major problem.

But why has VW got just one code for so many different variants?

If your just doing a few stone chips I can't imagine it being an issue! Personally I would drop into VW and ask them which one you need, they should be able to tell you exactly which one from your VIN number

Title: Re: Diamond Pearl Black / Black Magic Paint
Post by: Andy on September 07, 2011, 11:43:54 am

thier is 10 different shades of this colour

Title: Re: Diamond Pearl Black / Black Magic Paint
Post by: mortygttdi on September 07, 2011, 05:23:49 pm

I think I have all 10 shades on my car :grin:

Darren

Title: Re: Diamond Pearl Black / Black Magic Paint
Post by: MPS on September 07, 2011, 06:14:46 pm

Quote from: maxitrol on September 07, 2011, 11:43:54 am

thier is 10 different shades of this colour

 :surprised: Didn't realise that! I've got a touch up kit so will be ok for stone chips.

Title: Re: Diamond Pearl Black / Black Magic Paint
Post by: patrickcullen87 on September 07, 2011, 10:30:03 pm

yeah ive noticed a few gtis being a different colour of black  :confused:

is a black edition30 a different colour from a standard black gti???

Title: Re: Diamond Pearl Black / Black Magic Paint
Post by: MPS on September 08, 2011, 03:14:14 pm

There is Diamond Metallic black and Non metallic 'uni-black'. You could have a standard GTI in either, not sure if the special editions were metallic black only.

Title: Re: Diamond Pearl Black / Black Magic Paint
Post by: Russ_leeds on September 08, 2011, 05:06:14 pm

no im sure dave@pdt had a flat black ed30

Title: Re: Diamond Pearl Black / Black Magic Paint
Post by: maxload on September 08, 2011, 05:15:40 pm

My ed30 is black metalic as i'm sure every ed30 of this color is  :happy2:

Title: Re: Diamond Pearl Black / Black Magic Paint
Post by: higher1 on September 09, 2011, 09:21:53 am

Black is the worst colour for showing stone chips ....but we all know its the fastest colour !!

Title: Re: Diamond Pearl Black / Black Magic Paint
Post by: patrickcullen87 on September 10, 2011, 12:06:54 am

Quote from: higher1 on September 09, 2011, 09:21:53 am

Black is the worst colour for showing stone chips ....but we all know its the fastest colour !!

oh aye definately the fastest colour without a doubt  :happy2: