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Hi, Just wondering if anyone can help with the formula for Montebianco White Code 544. I am in Qld Australia and wanting to paint a top box from red to white to match my new scoot. Having no end of difficulty in obtaining paint.

I know I can buy from Touchup Direct but with shipping getting pretty expensive so want to source locally if possible.

Any help will surely be appreciated.

Thanks Luianne
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Around here, you can go to an auto paint shop. They will scan a sample of your bike, and mix a small can of paint to match. Some will even fill a spray can. To paint a top case, that is probably completely satisfactory.
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Thanks - we have been down this path with two "Automotive Paint Suppliers" but they both did not have a Spectrograph and wanted to send a panel away for this. We will either have to keep the search going or I might be onto something with this site which I have just come across.

http://coloronline.glasurit.com/index.php

I get a Formula but have not found out if anyone can make it yet.

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Luianne wrote:
we have been down this path with two "Automotive Paint Suppliers" but they both did not have a Spectrograph and wanted to send a panel away for this.
I was surprised at your response as paint matching has become a standard practice at auto paint shops and auto body facilities. Out of curiosity, I searched auto paint matching for Brisbane on Google. Two pages of hits came up. Are you sure none of them do their scanning on site? The equipment is really not all that sophisticated.
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Surprisingly we have now been to two Automotive Paint suppliers and rang another and they all have to send a panel away for testing which is not what I want to do. I will keep on with the search as there are a few others that say they can do this type of thing. But now I have found the "formula" I have forwarded that to one of the companies so they can send it off to see if it can be produced. Will post once I know the outcome. Thanks anyway.
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Hi Luianne, I know nothing about paint but I used to live in Brisbane as a kid, Brighton to be precise. It's been 44 years since I was there but there's not a day goes by without me missing the place. And I've got a GTS!
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Hi smeghead, Brighton is a lovely spot in Brisbane, and would have been a good place to ride your GTS around. You wouldn't recognise the place now. Vespa's and scooters are still a minority group transport option here but I have been riding scooters for 15 years now and my last Vespa GTS250 and now my new 300 have been wonderful. Thanks for reaching out.
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