Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 > Paint Codes!!!!

[Jools]

Originally posted by rob748b
Hi all

I know this has been on the board before, but cant find all the details.

Red Colour Code for the Panels!!

Called Ducati UK and got a paint code from them, got some paint made up sprayed it on and guess what? no match!! it is far too light and looks more orangey than red, any ideas??

Thanks

Rob

I've been there! My ST spent all last year with it's right hand side sprayed up an orangey colour, and I spent all year with my mates taking the ****.

Same story, go to a paint factor with the Ducati paint code or colour name and even if they're a PPG paint supplier (PPG provide the Ducati factory with their paint) you're likely to find that the paint is too orange.

The only way is to take a panel with the colour you want into the paint factors and get them to match it. I took my scuffed up seat panel in 'cos there was still plenty of original colour left on it.

My Ducati is in "Anniversary Red" which gave me the orangey colour when made up by paint code. The matched colour was actually made using "Ducati Rosso" (which doesn't look anything like the right colour in the swatch book) that was then tinted with various darker reds until it was right.