Is Platin Grey actually Steel Grey?

[Wiegott]

I bought a touch up paint from Skoda for my car which is Steel Grey and they gave me paint with part number 3T0050300 F7A/M3M3 SEDA STEEL UNI

I googled also and everywhere it shows it is the right color but when I put it on the car it is way too darker. They found the color for my car by VIN.

I will go tomorrow again but dont know what they will say. 

I looked in the boot of the car for sticker with all information and color code but there is no sticker for some reason. I bought the car brand new so I am the first owner so no one removed it. 
Is someone find the right color code for the Steel Grey color? 
 

Edit: The car is Skoda Scala
 

Edited 3 July, 2022 by Wiegott

[Ootohere]

LF7A should be the code.

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Have you shaken it, then shaken it again, and then kept on shaking it before trying on the car?

 

What colour is the undercoat on your car, white or grey?

Edited 3 July, 2022 by roottoot

[Wiegott]

Yes, I shaken it a lot before I use it.

The coat underneath is yellowish. 

Is there any difference between LF7A and F7A?

[Ootohere]

I think the same, the LF7A with some suppliers & F7A with others. 

Plenty do touch up paint pens or paint or rattle cans.

 

Years back Steel Grey was a different colour and was a Metallic in some World Regions.. 

Meteor Grey (Solid) as it was called in the UK was not Steel Grey (Solid) . 

 

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/294417-meteor-grey

 

Edited 3 July, 2022 by roottoot

[Wiegott]

This is really confusing… How can I find the right color even if Skoda have no clue which color is which… I will speak tomorrow with them but I think it would be waste of time. 
 

It is really wierd why I don’t have any kind of sticker in the boot area to see what color is marked for my car.

[Ootohere]

Cars started arriving stickerless.

That paint might be wrongly mixed but that is strange.    The Dealership is going to have to check the VIN and the paint again. & use the colour samples.

 

Is there no Motor Factor or Paint Supplier near you that can check the paint colour with a spectrophometer and mix the paint?

[Wiegott]

I went to a place that mix paint and they used a machine to take the right color and still did not catch the right one… I am so confused how is that possible and read here in the forum about other people with Meteor/Steel Grey colors that have used same Touch Up Paint and are happy with the results. 
I still have no clue why and how to find the right paint.

I send email to skoda.cz to ask them of there are different shades of this gray but I dont expect anything.

Am I the only one who experienced this? 

[Robjon]

A bit of a long shot @Wiegott considering there is no Data Sticker on the boot floor.  But is there a Data Sticker on the inside front cover of the Owner's Manual?

[Wiegott]

@Robjon, no, there is no data sticker anywhere in the car.

 

What I did to make as much closer color as possible is to mix light gray epoxy primer and the skoda dark paint that I bought. It came almost the same color but when the sun hit it you can see there is difference.

 

The only difference is that the original paint is like more beige. Have no clue why and how…

 

Anyway, I spoke with Skoda and ask them how is that possible and they said that the car have been repainted or they made it with the wrong color but this is almost impossible.

The car is from brand new in me so the first option is not the case, the second option sounds crazy to me, I don’t believe it could be possible. 
 

At the end…. I have absolutely no clue.

 

Thanks for the help guys

Edited 6 July, 2022 by Wiegott