Automotive Paint & Colour Matching

Get the right car paint reference before you buy.

Breakwells supplies automotive paint, aerosols and refinishing products with practical colour-matching support from our Bloxwich, Walsall paint shop. If you have your vehicle registration, manufacturer paint code or colour reference, we can help you narrow down the correct route instead of relying on a screen colour or a guess.

Car paint by registration or OEM colour code

Vehicle colours can have multiple names, variants and finishes. The manufacturer or OEM paint reference is the important identifier. Breakwells is developing a registration-to-OEM-colour lookup for the new website; until that is live, contact the team or visit us with your registration, paint code or vehicle details.

Browse car paint colours by manufacturer →

Formats for repair and refinishing

Depending on the job and coating system, customers can speak to us about paint supplied in pots or aerosol formats alongside primers, clear coats and refinishing consumables. One local customer specifically praised the team for coming outside to look at the car and checking that the paint supplied was the right choice.

Why use a specialist rather than guess?

The wrong base, finish or colour reference can turn a small repair into a repeat job. Breakwells combines colour knowledge with the surrounding paint system, so you can ask about preparation and compatible products at the same time.

Digital colour previews are indicative only. Paint should be selected using the correct manufacturer or OEM reference, not the screen swatch.

Ask Breakwells about your car colour

Automotive reference checking

A registration narrows the search; the paint code confirms the route.

Manufacturers can use several variants on similar vehicles. Use the registration to narrow the likely palette, then check the OEM code or provide a representative sample when required.

  • Vehicle registration and model details
  • OEM paint-code label
  • Repair size and substrate
  • Aerosol, touch-up or refinish-system requirement
Ask about your car colour
Example automotive paint code location label
An example manufacturer label used to locate the automotive paint reference.