Paint code saga

[rondon73]

Good Afternoon,

Does anyone know any good paint suppliers. I am struggling to buy paint that matches the car.

It is a 1994  red & white mini cooper -J import

The code on the plate is RWU

I understand this to be a Rover DUO code for 


RWU is a dual code that splits out into

COF - Plain Red,

and NND - White Diamond.


RWU is a dual code that splits out into

COF - Plain Red,

and NND - White Diamond.

RWU 818 (COF) + 373 (PMA) MINI BLACK 1990

RWU/89 655 (NMN) + 818 (COF) MINI FLAME 1989


A guy on another forum said the following:


The red is code COF it is flame red 2c or alternatively called BLVC818


Flame Red BLVC 818 or COF


I bought COF red in rattle cans  total different colour. Emailed multiple paint suppliers and not getting any where. Please advise?

Anyone need 5 cans of COF - gratis



This is doing my box in,my knitting is pure ripped! Thanks Miniacs

[rondon73]

Please ignore the repetion in this post, wired to the moon the day. cheers R

[6886auto]

Can you go into a proper automotive paint store? They are usually all very helpful and should be able to either mix it correctly or colour match your paint which is what it sounds like you want.

Getting it colour matched is best if you are trying to match the existing paint, it fades over time.