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