The paint doesn't freggin match!!

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I dont know what else I could have done. I took the paint shop a bumper so they could match it up with the electronic scan thing.

I'm really at a loss for words. Any suggestions?

Hmm.. Not really that bad if you ask me. Took a few looks to even notice! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png

You want a bad match?



LOOK AT MY ******* BUMPER!!! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/angry.png Pay special attention to the seam at the driver fender...



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Looks good from here. Yes it's a bit lighter then the body, but I'm sure there are ways to make it darker. Some sort of wax or something.

it doesn't look that bad..... if you see martin's bumper and the rest of the car... that is obvious

I just spoke with the paint shop manager. He seems to be accomadating. Tells me once the car is back together drive it over and they will remix the 2 quarts I have left. I will also basically demand that they also give me the corrected color two quarts that I have already used. OK so everyone can have a good laugh at my multi-colored car at Rotorfest. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683664.gif https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/blush.png

Wow, i guess this is sorta common. Unfortunately I am one picky mofo. I will keep at it until its right.

It really isn't that bad.



9BASE3: That's a sexy engine bay. God damn!

Next time I am painting the whole ******* car black.

LOL Dave, for RF, just drive in with the hood open, people will NEVER notice. As a matter of fact, this thread never existed HEHEHEH.

i noticed it....but thats because i detail cars for spare cash and am absolutely obsessed with paint https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png http://www.autopia.org/forums/showthread.p...38121 Theres a thread for you about "spit-shining your car" (basically layering wax but not removing previous coats) that technique might help bring a deeper shine to the lighter hood and even it out. It'll take a while, but start on a corner and see if it helps https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/bigok.gif



-Zach

Thanks Zach. I am wondering, how much would the primer I use effect the tint? I used a traditional sand and fill grey. If I had used black would the color be deeper?

Are you having the bumper and fenders resprayed or the hood, cuz the hood looks faded, new color looks ALOT better.

the hood was painted to match the rest of the car, and it turned out lighter.



Fd3BOOST, im not too sure how much the primer affects the paint. Normally primer coats are grey, so id imagine the rest of your car's primer is grey as well, leaving the paint matching to be the culprit.

Yea that was my assumption as well. I was only curious.

I had a problem with mikes bumper when I sprayed it, it was

grey primer from wherever he got it from, I put 4 coats of red

base on it, just like I did the touch ups on the fenders.



When I went to bolt it all up the bumper didnt match the car

with the grey primer it was hard to tell whenthe red had

total coverage so it cast a dark hue on the red.



I had to sand and put more paint on it, then it was ok.

Lessons are always being learned, I would quit what I was

doing if I didnt look to learn something everyday.



You have to realize paint is mixed by people and prone to

variations. The application methods can also change the shade



Now you see why most shops wont spray panels without blending

into the other panels, its VERY hard to match it that way

There should have been a BIG label on the can saying they are not

responsible for the color match and to test it before applying to insure

the color

that spit shine sounds like a crock of **** to me, but its on the internet

so it must be true https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683664.gif

Well the link is to Autopia, a forum for rich bastards who have OCD about their paint and the time to detail their cars weekly....so i believe it to be true, but your mileage may vary. And wax will layer itself, the process just depends on the type of wax and the surface its being adhered to.

the guy waxes the car everyday for how many days and its NOT

supposed to look good?



He also states how its best not to wash the car, which I would also

say he means not to put it outside.



If thats the case then he should just be glazing the car and

forget the wax, on a properly prepared surface wax does

NOTHING for gloss enhancement. When you properly

compound and glaze a car in the correct steps you will see

that a coat of wax usually dulls things a bit.



Now if all your doing is waxing, then of course it will appear

to be a better shine. Try glazing the car everyday, it will

look much better then waxing daily

Or hell, just repaint the damn thing every weekend. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/wacko.png

to each his own, lol. At least the paint shop is working with you dave

I guess if your silly enough to wax the same car everyday

your a bit screwy in the head, lol

I've had my bumper repainted 3 times by the same body shop that painted my car, and the color is off. You really need to have it blended with the hood and fenders.

Well I could do that I suppose if it came down to it. What would you suggest I do next Rob? The paint itself looks dead on if you look straight down at it but from angles it is obvioulsy lighter. I know that there is no guarentee that anyone thing will cure this. I am just looking for advice.

I don't really notice the difference Dave. I guess you just have to see it in person. I think people will notice the FMIC and single turbo more, but you are a very picky guy.



Get the spooler in yet?

next step would be to blend the color into the fenders and bumper

and clear it all, key being not to spray color near the doors

Had my buddy/employee point out to me that I did mix the paint with alot of thinner on the last pass to get the pearl/mica stuff to flow out real nice and not have any tiger stripes. Think that would have been enough to lighten it?

that goes back to where I said the application technique could

have caused a color change.



keep in mind the paint itself might be a tiny bit different from

whats on the car, someone might have put in a bit too much

of a tint either this time or the 1st time

Ok so now that I know that I can lighten the paint by adding thinner, How do I go about making it darker? If I know how to do both I can feather it in and match it close enough for my eyes.

that might not be the problem, after all those coats of base

your problem may not be the thinned last coat.



Take a piece of 2" tape or any masking and hardline a place

on the hood , spray some basecoat on there,

let it flash then spray some clear with no activator in it

or you can even try pouring some prep sol or similar

product over the fresh flashed over basecoat and not use the clear.



take the tape off and see if the color is the same as the rest of the

hood, its best to do a square in the middle of a large enough

area so you can tell. If its the same then the color is wrong,

if its different then its the application, it will give you a better

idea, you can also try this on one of the fenders, just watch

what chemicals you use on the paint that you know your

not going to paint again so you dont damage anything

Thanks Rob, help me out with this one. "flash"?

Meaning dry? Anyway thanks and I will give that a go and see what happens.

flash- dry



you always want the paint to flash before applying more, especially

basecoat or else it will never "dry"



with mettalic basecoat if it doesnt flash the mettalics will mottle

aka float, blotch



the point of putting the clear or prep sol on there is so it gives the whole

area a nice gloss