Technical 500c spoiler colour code

[shootermcgavin]

Hi all,

First time poster here.

Bought a 500c last August for my wife. Great car, comes into it's own now the sun has finally emerged deep into June...

The only negative of vehicle is the spoiler has clear coat failure. I'm no body shop expert but I dabble a lot with car paint maintenance in my free time so am going to rectify this myself.
Problem is I cannot find a definitive answer for colour code - does anyone have an idea please? (picture below)

It'll be finished with some matt clear.

Thanks!

 

[decappottabile]

Are sure it has a color? Isn't it just a clear coat over the black spoiler material?
How are you going to remove the flaky paint?

 

[Piccolo Nero e Bella]

As long as it's close enough does it really matter?

 

[jrkitching]

How are you going to remove the flaky paint?

First remove the spoiler.

Then sand it all off, reprime, topcoat and then new clearcoat.

It's a lot of work, but there is no other way.

We're seeing much more of this now that folks are routinely keeping cars for 15+ yrs. The plastic parts are usually the first to go, but the rest of the car isn't immune. On Fiats, solid red seems to be the worst colour for this.

 

[Piccolo Nero e Bella]

Surprising level of damage on a UK car I would have thought, especially a 2018. My wife's 500C had the red roof/spoiler and it was equally bad after six years, but that was from living outside in the Australian sun. I was looking at repainting it when she sold the car - someone else's problem now!

My black one is as new after eleven years but that's garaged of course.

 

[John202020]

If you're sure it's painted, remove it, take it to a paint place and they can scan it to match the colour, or pick a similar colour that's available off the shelf?
Take time to prep it properly hours to prep mins to paint?

 

[decappottabile]

Is there a way to prevent flaking? Like a spray on UV filter?

 

[jrkitching]

Is there a way to prevent flaking? Like a spray on UV filter?

Applying a last stage protection product containing a UV filter will certainly help.

Whatever you do, it'll work best if you do it from when the car is brand new, and keep it up.

Not leaving the car outside any more than is necessary, particularly in bright sunlight, will help as well, so cars that are usually garaged during the day will fare better.

Also removing deposits, especially those left by birds, promptly is good practice.

Once the clearcoat starts to fail, anything you do short of total refinishing will have only a limited effect.

If you're buying a used car, look very carefully for the first signs of clearcoat failure, which often presents as milky pinhead sized spots.

 

[John202020]

Also, is there a way of stopping headlights degrading, after, refinishing?
I've found ours fog turn yellow after say 6 months, easily polished away but can you spray on a uv blocker