With the volume of car colours continuing to grow and new effect and special colours gaining in popularity, access to fast and effective colour information has never been more important. Refinish paint manufacturer Spies Hecker has recently enhanced the colour information available through its website at www.spieshecker.com/colorfinder. Here refinishers can find all the colour matching information required for accurate paint repairs.

Daniel Hartland, Spies Hecker Brand Marketing Coordinator for Ireland and the UK says, “All the current OEM colour variants and extensive colour information is available in the online colour database. This makes searching for new mixing formulas easier, because we update the data on a weekly basis. The website is the fastest way for refinishers to obtain new colour information.”

Daniel explains as colours are launched and roll off the vehicle production line, almost simultaneously the formulas for the repair become available in the Spies Hecker. Colorfinder web database.  This includes not only information on the colour code and name, but also the models on which new colours are applied as the original finish. In addition, the colours from each search are visually displayed on the screen. The refinisher obtains further instructions for mixing the repair paint in the formula information section.

Users can also selects the relevant body parts on a graphic interface of a car and the programme suggests the required paint quantity. The mixing formula for the repair colour can also be imported from the website into the CRplus formula software in the bodyshop and stored.

Daniel Harland says “In the Colour Guide, we supply detailed OEM information such as location of type-plate on the vehicle” The site also gives access to downloadable Spies Hecker manuals and operating instructions, along with safety data sheets and technical data sheets. All the applications are available for smartphones and tablets as well as laptops and PCs.