Special recipe to achieve the color of the copper metallic rims SEAT CUPRA and FIAT 500

Cupra is a manufacturer that belongs to the German Volkswagen group. Previously it was the sports division of the Spanish car manufacturer SEAT until 2018, when it became the successful brand we know today.

The ingredients of this success are high performance, affordable prices, but also innovation, style and talent. CUPRA models redefine racing, and today, in just a few years, it has become a recognized brand of sports cars .

How to reproduce the colours of CUPRA copper rims?

Design and colours are essential elements integrated into the CUPRA brand.
In this blog post, we present some special paint formulas developed by one of our customers to reproduce the effect colour of CUPRA rims..

There is a CUPRA metallic shade with the color code L27A named “CUP COPPER”

It is a solvent-based 1K basecoat, available in both can and aerosol format, it should be applied over a RAL 7040 grey primer.

There is also a similar color, copper-coloured shade, created using transparent tints

Below is a recipe developped by one of our professional automotive paint applicators.

This is a matte Candy finish, which can be applied directly to the metal rim (our matte clearcoat adhere to bare metal) or applied over an ultra-fine metallic base such as BC60

Special recipe: Seat Cupra Red Copper clearcoat

100g of extra matte varnish St822
20g hardener
25g thinner

4g of Candy “RootBeer 18”
2g of Candy “Gold C27”
2g of concentrated black tint*

Any concentrated opaque black tint can be used. This addition helps “break” excessive transparency.

Apply several coats until you reach the desired shade..

Special recipe: Fiat 500 Copper clearcoat

100 g of varnish (matte or glossy)
Hardener (20g or 33g depending on type)
Thinner

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3.5g of pure Black tint (opaque tint)
6g of « Candy Root beer 18 »

Mix thoroughlyl!
Apply on aluminum base or raw rims
using several cross-coats , until the desired result is achieved.