diff --git a/common/buildcraft/transport/render/FacadeItemRenderer.java b/common/buildcraft/transport/render/FacadeItemRenderer.java
index fb188d8e..b92fc73d 100644
--- a/common/buildcraft/transport/render/FacadeItemRenderer.java
+++ b/common/buildcraft/transport/render/FacadeItemRenderer.java
@@ -146,13 +146,6 @@ public class FacadeItemRenderer implements IItemRenderer {
 		Block block = activeState != null ? activeState.block : null;
 		int decodedMeta = activeState != null ? activeState.metadata : 0;
 		boolean hollow = activeState != null ? activeState.hollow : false;
-		ItemStack decodedStack = new ItemStack(block, 1, decodedMeta);
-
-		try {
-			int color = decodedStack.getItem().getColorFromItemStack(decodedStack, 0);
-			RenderUtils.setGLColorFromInt(color);
-		} catch (Throwable error) {
-		}
 
 		Tessellator tessellator = Tessellator.instance;
 
@@ -170,6 +163,7 @@ public class FacadeItemRenderer implements IItemRenderer {
 			OpenGlHelper.glBlendFunc(770, 771, 1, 0);
 		}
 
+		RenderUtils.setGLColorFromInt(block.getRenderColor(decodedMeta));
 		if (hollow) {
 			GL11.glTranslatef(translateX, translateY, translateZ);
 			drawHollowCube(tessellator, render, block, decodedMeta);
diff --git a/common/buildcraft/transport/render/FacadeRenderHelper.java b/common/buildcraft/transport/render/FacadeRenderHelper.java
index 231ca21d..7b9c063f 100644
--- a/common/buildcraft/transport/render/FacadeRenderHelper.java
+++ b/common/buildcraft/transport/render/FacadeRenderHelper.java
@@ -130,11 +130,6 @@ public final class FacadeRenderHelper {
 						}
 					}
 
-					try {
-						BlockGenericPipe.facadeRenderColor = Item.getItemFromBlock(pluggable.getRenderingBlock()).getColorFromItemStack(new ItemStack(renderBlock, 1, renderMeta), 0);
-					} catch (Throwable error) {
-					}
-
 					if (renderBlock.getRenderType() == 31) {
 						if ((renderMeta & 12) == 4) {
 							renderblocks.uvRotateEast = 1;
@@ -147,6 +142,7 @@ public final class FacadeRenderHelper {
 						}
 					}
 
+					BlockGenericPipe.facadeRenderColor = renderBlock.getRenderColor(renderMeta);
 					// Hollow facade
 					if (pluggable.isHollow()) {
 						renderblocks.field_152631_f = true;
@@ -187,6 +183,7 @@ public final class FacadeRenderHelper {
 						setRenderBounds(renderblocks, rotated, direction);
 						renderblocks.renderStandardBlock(blockStateMachine.getBlock(), x, y, z);
 					}
+					BlockGenericPipe.facadeRenderColor = -1;
 
 					if (renderBlock.getRenderType() == 31) {
 						renderblocks.uvRotateSouth = 0;