Halfords/Rattle Can Spray Paint List - Post-Privatisation(ish). Please Contribute!

[Jack374]

I thought I’d start this thread in a similar manner to the existing colour match thread, but specifically for the post-privatisation era. I’ve used Halfords automotive rattle cans for a few years now, and have never had any issue with them to speak of. The main reason I use them has been well discussed in the other thread, namely I can open, use and store a can in very little time. Whereas to set up, mix paint, spray, clean and pack away an airbrush (without a permanent set up) seems to take an age for me. The paint application from Halfords is generally high gloss (perfect for transfers) and a little thicker than with an airbrush, but multiple thin coats work well. This is, of course, my own experience and opinion.

 

So to the list. I intend this to be an accurate(ish!) database of colour matches, either to Halfords (or other brands) off the shelf rattle cans, or to RAL colours or other codes which you know of which can be mixed specifically. Where possible, photographic evidence would help greatly to ‘verify’ a match or for the reader to make their own decision of whether to use. Please write a reply in this thread with your match(es) and photo(s) if possible, and I’ll endeavour to update this OP, with a link to any posts with photos. If you’ve heard of a colour match or think a colour will match then I’ll add it to the provisional section until it can be confirmed as having been used/matched successfully. Additionally, any notes about the match will be added as this will be useful to readers, particularly the best primer or base coat yielding the closest match.

 

I’ll start with the matches I’ve obtained and post underneath with photos. I say this is a post-privatisation thread (the era I model) however any matches for the D&E era would be greatly appreciated. I’ll also pull a couple from the pages within the existing thread which may be useful for D&E era modellers and link to those. I don’t intend this thread to be a ‘competitor’ to the other in any way, merely a more focused (and possibly more detailed) database.

 

Confirmed Close Matches:

 

Rover Inca Yellow (Halfords)

-Warning Panel Yellow, best sprayed on red primer/base (link)

-Network Rail Yellow

 

Volkswagen Mars Red (Halfords)

-Bufferbeam red (link)

-DB red (very bright - could do with weathering/dark base) (link)

 

Renault Royal Blue (Halfords)

-DRS Blue, a tad dark but good match (link)

-ROG Blue, (same as above)

 

Volkswagen Brilliant Orange (Halfords)

-Cant Rail stripe, a little dark so best sprayed on white base (link - used on DRS 37716)

-RMC Orange

 

Ford Olympic Blue (Halfords)

-AAE Blue (as seen on ‘Megafret’ intermodal flats), good match to Dapol’s colour (link)

 

Ford Polar Grey (Halfords)

-EMR lower grey band (current livery), possibly too dark so best sprayed on white base

 

Peugeot Antelope Beige

-Exec light grey/faun (a few people have favoured this)

 

Ford Rosso Red

-BR Carmine (from here)

 

Unconfirmed Matches:

 

Ford Modena Green

-BR Green

 

Rover Nautilus Blue

-Tiphook Blue

 

Peugeot Arctic White

-Tiphook White

 

Volvo Dark Grey

-Exec Dark Grey

 

Ford Aporto Red

-EWS Maroon

 

Please take this list as a guide only...I nor any other contributors take responsibility for the accuracy, which is why I ask you to post photos of the colours if you can.

 

Thanks,

Jack.

Edited September 10, 2020 by Jack374

[Jack374]

As promised, here are examples from me. I’ll link this post to the above colours and will for any other posts with photos of the colours used.

 

VW Mars Red:

 

Renault Royal Blue:

 

Rover Inca Yellow (and Halfords Gloss Black):

 

Also all the above yellow warning panels were Inca Yellow.

 

Ford Olympic Blue (front pair):

 

Jack.

[tjf4375]

I love this post - totally agree with many of those matches. I've used Rover Inca yellow a lot for warning panel yellow, seems a very good match. I find it tends to look best over a white primer as it's actually quite a mustardy colour, and looks a tad too 'ochre' if you're not careful.

 

Ford Dove Grey is also a very good match I think for the grey portion of the NSE Jaffa cake livery, and Rover Pageant Mid Blue is a dead ringer for the NSE blue on Hornby Networker models!

 

 

[WCML100]

On 10/09/2020 at 13:16, Jack374 said:

As promised, here are examples from me. I’ll link this post to the above colours and will for any other posts with photos of the colours used.

 

VW Mars Red:

 

Renault Royal Blue:

 

Rover Inca Yellow (and Halfords Gloss Black):

 

Also all the above yellow warning panels were Inca Yellow.

 

Ford Olympic Blue (front pair):

 

Jack.

would be great if we could get these images re populated for reference! 😃

 

one from me that i think is spot on is Halfords Hyundai Electric Red. Enough punch but not too dark or too orangey! 
 

 

 

[tjf4375]

That's a fantastic paint job! You're right, that looks like a very good match for DBS red. Could also work well for NSE red, although I have a feeling that is slightly more orangey?

[WCML100]

10 minutes ago, tjf4375 said:

That's a fantastic paint job! You're right, that looks like a very good match for DBS red. Could also work well for NSE red, although I have a feeling that is slightly more orangey?

i could see it working for NSE red, especially as it doesn’t cover the amounts the NSE blue does in comparison so if slightly off wouldnt be noticeable 

[micklner]

Any suggestions for a Halfords paint match for Oxford Blue as used on LNER Departmental vehicles please ?.

Edited November 11, 2022 by micklner

[WCML100]

has anyone found a good match for West Coast Railways coaching stock maroon ? 

 

Appreciate there are various shades but a decent match would be great...

[micklner]

Found these

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115943535049?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110025%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.COMPOSITELISTINGS%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D255592%26meid%3D0d3547ddb9ae4220b67c47912f3c708f%26pid%3D101506%26rk%3D11%26rkt%3D25%26sd%3D325865709560%26itm%3D115943535049%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D3458402%26algv%3DAlgoIndex6SimRanker&_trksid=p3458402.c101506.m1851&amdata=cksum%3A1159435350490d3547ddb9ae4220b67c47912f3c708f|enc%3AAQAIAAAA8LgAmVlDVPpfd7euQavlKfPUImVwShwgm9xJZoQ8Rv9OEACzOvlxQQg3KosmvsjMm8HDmT9suSma6WNmFf%2F1vV9Prk8AJeJfBBLidmO3nljcqY1bCdGQrAq0YhDbVHNypgVKtWAMg5psk%2FpaE6uxnXsF7KgeEx3RnC%2BtZRAQ7hQqJmul7Gqyh690OvOtHTo7sx6Y6ODRpRcnTRjmA77Nq78QvivsaVBWuWkzUsmpaFeZzR%2BehIeSRKe%2F7ldM6CsbA%2BDKy7MsJnnSWxYrDJAFhdeSa28Y9TR8do%2FxclRrF%2BV%2BY%2BbpYgEkruAMpL0iXKOz%2Fg%3D%3D|ampid%3APL_CLK|clp%3A3458402

 

No idea if any good??.

[njee20]

Old thread I realise, but DB red is RAL 3020 “Traffic Red”. Halfords do an aerosol, may be called ‘workshop red’ or something IIRC. 

[WCML100]

12 hours ago, WCML100 said:

has anyone found a good match for West Coast Railways coaching stock maroon ? 

 

Appreciate there are various shades but a decent match would be great...

 

No West Coast Maroon unfortunately! thanks though!