Complete lack of touch up pens and paint code formulas

[Speedluvver]

@JimH let me know what the colour match is like - as you have already ordered, will then order if you are happy

 

[JimH]

@JimH let me know what the colour match is like - as you have already ordered, will then order if you are happy

Will do but I bought mine to have if/when needed and don’t currently have a need - and will be very happy if I never do…..

 

[JimH]

Update on my Hethel Yellow touch up paint order from Firanto Colours - ordered Jan 6th (eBay as I'm in the UK) - delivered Jan 13th - whilst the seller is based in Lithuania the delivery was fulfilled from within the UK so only a week as opposed to the 3-4 weeks quoted in eBay. It's in a clear bottle (as per their website photo - see my earlier post above) and the colour looks to be spot on - hopefully I won't need to use it for real any time soon!

 

[NoFear99]

Thanks for this post. I ordered M501 touchup directly from their website. They dont list Canada as a country but found a way to let them know I am not in USA into the order field. Should be good! 24$ canadian shipped.

 

[Speedy Emira]

I had the chips done on my bumper before I had ppf and my go to sprayer matched it perfectly. I will ask if they used their scanner or had access to all the data. I know Audi provided them a link to paint data so you never know.

 

[Speedy Emira]

Update on my Hethel Yellow touch up paint order from Firanto Colours - ordered Jan 6th (eBay as I'm in the UK) - delivered Jan 13th - whilst the seller is based in Lithuania the delivery was fulfilled from within the UK so only a week as opposed to the 3-4 weeks quoted in eBay. It's in a clear bottle (as per their website photo - see my earlier post above) and the colour looks to be spot on - hopefully I won't need to use it for real any time soon!

That's it Jim you have tempted fate now and will end up getting peppered when going down a newly surfaced road.

 

[Blackthought_]

FYI for US folks, dr color chip and color n drive can make lotus colors. Both companies made my seneca blue color. I bought touch up kits from both companies compare when needed. Off the bat the dr color chip looks super legit

 

[kbhoz]

Update on my Hethel Yellow touch up paint order from Firanto Colours - ordered Jan 6th (eBay as I'm in the UK) - delivered Jan 13th - whilst the seller is based in Lithuania the delivery was fulfilled from within the UK so only a week as opposed to the 3-4 weeks quoted in eBay. It's in a clear bottle (as per their website photo - see my earlier post above) and the colour looks to be spot on - hopefully I won't need to use it for real any time soon!

Firanto Colours is spot on - unlike Dr Colorchip.

 

[Blackthought_]

Firanto Colours is spot on - unlike Dr Colorchip.

Dr colorchip was spot on for my Seneca blue

 

[Porter]

Can we get a list of the legitimate US options? I reached out to Firanto's US Ebay partner called Paintinize but never heard back.

I see another vendor called Scratches Happen. Has anyone used them?


[edit] I placed an order with them and will report back

 

[cdn_alien]

Anyone tried this MG PRIME Car Paint Touch-up pen set for Lotus M501 Seneca Blue undercoat base coat clear coat 50ml https://amzn.eu/d/08xUCJs
Firanto eBay store has no Seneca

I bought the Solar Yellow for my Evora from MG Prime, and it was a perfect match. So, I ordered a bottle of Nimbus Gray for my Emira.

Be aware that they don't ship to North America. Fortunately, my wife has a cousin in Germany, and I had it shipped there, and she forwarded it to me.

 

[robrmon]

Can we get a list of the legitimate US options? I reached out to Firanto's US Ebay partner called Paintinize but never heard back.

I see another vendor called Scratches Happen. Has anyone used them?


[edit] I placed an order with them and will report back

I bought firanto direct from their website

 

[Porter]

I bought firanto direct from their website

Do what? They refused to sell to me a few months ago. Maybe they've changed their policy!

 

[robrmon]

Do what? They refused to sell to me a few months ago. Maybe they've changed their policy!

Weird!

 

[NoFear99]

 

[Blackthought_]

I got a touch up paint from dr color chip in Seneca blue and it’s spot on

 

[kbhoz]

Has anyone with Hethel Yellow used Dr Colorchip? - I have used them on ardent red and it was perfect but the Hethel Yellow is way too orange. So I cant use it. Perhaps it was just my batch.

 

[Blackthought_]

Has anyone with Hethel Yellow used Dr Colorchip? - I have used them on ardent red and it was perfect but the Hethel Yellow is way too orange. So I cant use it. Perhaps it was just my batch.

Contact the company and ask them to send over another tube?

 

[CoryC]

I'm in the US and need a proper Dark Verdant M505 touch up pen. I'm hearing mixed things has anyone actually gotten that color stateside?

 

[MrLD]

I don’t know why I’m surprised, but Lotus don’t do touch in pens at all and they’ve not released the forumla for the paint code to any suppliers (for dark verdant anyway) so no one can mix you one. Unless you take the whole car to a paint shop and have it scanned and buy 1/2L at quite some cost.

And to top it the paint insurance people are not responding to my claim.

WTF Lotus?!?

Chipex supplied me with a kit in Verdant