DETERMINE SOLID

COLOR FORMULA
 IDENTIFICATION OF CAR VIN
The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)

• is the identifying code for a specific automobile.

VIN comprises 17 characters (digits and
capital letters) that act as a unique identifier for the vehicle. A
VIN displays the car’s unique
features, specifications, and manufacturer.
• The VIN number is sort of like the car’s fingerprint, totally
unique to your car. No two cars have the same VIN number.
You could say the VIN number represents your car’s DNA.
 VIN USUALLY COMPOSED:

• 17 characters including digits and capital letters, that acts

as a unique identifier for your car.

• The VIN number tells you when and where the car was
built. It tells you the manufacturer, year, make and model,
and the trim level including unique features and
specifications.
• Your car’s VIN number can be used to track recalls,
registrations, warranty claims, thefts and insurance
coverage.

• You can also use it to get a vehicle history report on

your car.
 DECODING YOUR VIN

a. The first character tells you where in the world the

vehicle was built. It tells you the country of
origin

b. The second character denote the manufacturer.

c. The third character tells you the vehicle type or

division.
d. The fourth through the eighth characters tell you
the vehicle brand, body style, engine size and
type, model, and series.

e. The ninth character is a security code that

identifies the VIN as being authorized by the
manufacturer.
f. The tenth character is the model year of the car.

g. The eleventh number tells you which plant assembled

your car.

h. The last six numbers are the specific vehicle

production number representing the serial number of the
vehicle.
 WHERE CAN I FIND THE VIN?

• It is most common that your car’s VIN number can

be found by looking at the dash board on the
driver’s side of the vehicle.

• Driver’s door.
• You will find your VIN number on your car
insurance card as well as on the title and
registration for the vehicle.

• For motorcycles, the VIN number is usually

found stamped on the frame neck.
TYPES OF
CAR PAINT
1. Solid Paint
2. Metallic Paint
3. Pearlescent Paint
4. Matte Paint
5. Special Finish Paint
 SOLID PAINT
- Solid paint is cheaper to produce and apply to a car when it is
being built, and most
manufacturers offer a limited selection of no-cost solid paint
choices on a new model;
options vary, but you may find a car has three solid paint options as
standard (although
some cars have only one free paint option), with red, white, blue
and grey being commoncolours.
- There are usually only three layers: primer, paint and lacquer, with
no metallic flakes added.
 METALLIC PAINT
- A metallic paint has tiny pieces of aluminium powder mixed into
the paint. The metal
particles reflect light, hence the shine. Metallics look their best
under direct, natural light,
but even on a dull day they still shine.
- Dirt shows more obviously on metallic finishes than solids, so you
may end up cleaning
your car more often.
- Metallic paint is more difficult to repair, as achieving an exact
match is tricky.
 PEARLESCENT PAINT

- Pearlescent paints shine even more brightly and deeply than

metallics, but they
tend to be more expensive, and also need more car taken of
them.
- The pearlescent lustre is created by ceramic crystals in the
paint that both reflect and
refract light. That gives the colour a depth that even metallics
simply can’t match.
- On the flip side, pearlescent paints are even more susceptible
to marks, they’re even more
difficult to repair than metallics, and special care needs to be
taken when washing a
pearlescent car, as they’re relatively susceptible to damage
from tiny bits of grit that may
be on your car-washing sponge.
 MATTE PAINT

- Non-shiny matte finishes aren’t a common choice because

they tend to only come in
shades of silver, grey or black. And because they cost even
more than pearlescent paints,
and require even greater care than pearlescent finishes.
 MATTE PAINT

- Matte finishes are very high maintenance: they need to be

cleaned regularly with
specialized shampoos and polishes. Bird droppings need to be
cleaned off as soon as
possible, as they contain acids that eat through the finish quite
quickly.
- Predictably, matte finishes are very difficult and expensive to
repair properly.
 SPECIAL FINISH PAINT

- If none of the above floats your boat, various car

manufacturers use a range of other
techniques to give even more lustrous finishes in a
seemingly infinite spectrum of
colours.
 SPECIAL FINISH PAINT

- Layering lighter shades on top of darker colours – red on

top of black, for instance – can
create an eye-catching tinted effect. Or layering different
pearlescent paints can create a
multi-faceted effect that bursts into all sorts of different
colours at once when the sun hits
it. Even just using a tinted lacquer can have a dramatic
effect.
 USE OF PAINT
MANUFACTURER
COLOR CODE
 COLOR CODE

- A color code for car paint and motorcycle paint is

made up of a few letters and numbers
and makes it possible to designate the particular
formula of an original color belonging to
a car brand. A color code is often associated with a
color name in English, Italian,
German or French.
 MANUFACTURER AND THEIR COLOR CODE

1. BMW CAR
- Bayerische Motoren Werke AG or “BMW” is a luxury
car maker headquartered in
Germany. They also own Mini and Rolls Royce. Bmw
& Mini Cooper color charts are
often combined.
BMW CAR COLOR CODE
 2. FORD CAR COLOR CODE

- Ford Motor Co (Ford) is an automotive company,

which designs, manufactures, markets
and services a full line of cars, trucks, sport utility
vehicles and electrified vehicles.
2. FORD CAR COLOR CODE
 3. Toyota Car
- Toyota Motor Corp (Toyota) is an automobile
manufacturer. The company designs,
manufactures and sells passenger cars, buses,
minivans, trucks, specialty cars,
recreational and sport-utility vehicles. It provides
financing to dealers and customers for
the purchase or lease of vehicles.
 4. HYUNDAI

- Hyundai Motor Company has served as the trailblazer

of Korea’s automobile industry
since rolling out its Pony, developed with its own
exclusive technology.
4. HYUNDAI
 5. MERCEDES -BENZ

- one of the leading global suppliers of high-end

passenger cars and premium vans
- Most Mercedes Benz paint color codes are three digits
long and composed of numbers
only. The color code is the fourth group of numbers at the
top of the color ID tag.
5. MERCEDES -BENZ
 HOW TO FIND COLOR PAINT CODE
 Look for your vehicle information sticker to find your
color code.
 Usually, it’s located on your dash, inside your door
jamb, or in the trunk.
 If you can’t find your vehicle information sticker, try
looking up your VIN on your car title or
insurance. Then, you can contact your dealership.
HOW TO FIND COLOR PAINT CODE
PRINCIPLE OF
COLOR WHEEL
 COLOR WHEEL BASICS

- The first color wheel was designed by Sir Isaac Newton in

1666 so it absolutely predates
your introduction to it in kindergarten. Artists and designers
still use it to develop color
harmonies, mixing and palettes
Six tertiary colors (colors made from primary and secondary colors)
 Blue-green
 Red-violet
 Warm colors are generally associated with energy,
brightness, and action, whereas cool colors are often
identified with calm, peace, and serenity.
SHADE- A shade is a hue to which black has been
added. For example, red + black = burgundy.
TONE- is a color to which black and white (or grey) have
been added. This darkens the original hue while
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