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Painting a Purple Car

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  • 12-09-2006 5:28pm
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    PRman
    Registered Users Posts: 269 ✭✭


    Hi everyone - got a weird question - Bought a purple skoda recently. Colour is purple, but the car is tip top otherwise. I want to know if I was to polish it with black wax or something similar, is it possible to darken the purple? I thought I'd ask anyway! cheers:)


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    JoeA3
    Registered Users Posts: 7,441 ✭✭✭JoeA3


    LOL - sorry, one of the more amusing questions I've seen posted here.

    In short, no, you're stuck with the purple, short of a costly respray!


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    Anan1
    Registered Users Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    I wouldn't worry about the colour, you can't see it when you're driving it.


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    maidhc
    Registered Users Posts: 7,660 ✭✭✭maidhc


    It is actually a nice colour on the Octy!!


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    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,736 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    If you don't like the colour why then did you buy the car?
    :confused:


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    Hotwheels
    Registered Users Posts: 751 ✭✭✭Hotwheels


    Yup Purple works well on Skoda's, but you can always add some graphics to break up the colour a bit...:)


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    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    *shakes head*

    Mike.


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    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,454 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    (he bought a purple Skoda! ;) )


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    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users Posts: 38,247 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    You could paint it green, white and orange (with dulux) and travel to all the Ireland away games. :D


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    The_Magoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 116 ✭✭The_Magoo


    Always wear sunglasses, then it will look darker!


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    #11
    KTRIC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭KTRIC


    What on earth did you buy a car you didn't like the colour of ?


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    HashSlinging
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,413 ✭✭✭HashSlinging


    You could get an intel poster and put "prince inside"...make sure to put it on the bonnet.


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    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,454 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    maybe Cadburys could sponsor you


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    PRman
    Registered Users Posts: 269 ✭✭PRman


    Thanks for the replies - I guess the answer is no, as I didn't get any constructive answers. Yes it is a Octavia - Put it this way I would have paid 50% more for the car is if was in silver - ie. I got a good deal on it. Like one fella said I can't see the outside when I'm driving it; The colour is fine I just wanted to see if I can darken it slightly.

    Yours sincerely

    Barney:D


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    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 65,401 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    PRman wrote:
    Barney:D

    LOL :D

    What The_Magoo said. With dark shades on the colour will look like Aubergine ;)


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    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 65,401 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    Not that bad, really:

    mikeodwyerOctPUR604.jpg


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    PRman
    Registered Users Posts: 269 ✭✭PRman


    8500? That's steep! I paid 6000 for mine last year and it had only 48k on the clock and also a new gear box had just gone into it....


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    Stark
    Registered Users Posts: 20,991 ✭✭✭✭Stark


    Maybe you could try bleaching it and you'd have a pink car.


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    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,454 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    The colour isn't too bad. although it is an old spec '00 (It'd want to be a low mileage TDI for that price)


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