Can paint shops match your paint ?
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Can paint shops match your paint ?
Want to raise the hood a little for more clearance and I want to know if paint shops can match the paint to the rest of the car after the fiberglass work has been done. Mine was painted a few years ago and I went back to get some touchup paint but the guy didn't keep the recipe.
I know it can be done with a some kind of scanner and a computer for house paint but do body shops have this setup or do they match another way ?
I know it can be done with a some kind of scanner and a computer for house paint but do body shops have this setup or do they match another way ?
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Re: Can paint shops match your paint ? (MotorHead)
Auto paint is done the same way.
What thay have trouble adjusting for is paint fade but since your paint is only 2 years old thare should not be a problem.
[Modified by PrarieShark, 1:28 PM 12/26/2003]
What thay have trouble adjusting for is paint fade but since your paint is only 2 years old thare should not be a problem.
[Modified by PrarieShark, 1:28 PM 12/26/2003]
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Re: Can paint shops match your paint ? (bamavettes)
My paint man has never had a problem. Not even with a old paint job. He just lets the computer do the matching.
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Re: Can paint shops match your paint ? (KenSny)
Wayne, call Davies Corvette in Etobicoke,they do great work.
Davies Custom Corvette
337 Bering Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M8Z 3A8
Phone: (416) 236-2383
Davies Custom Corvette
337 Bering Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M8Z 3A8
Phone: (416) 236-2383
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Re: Can paint shops match your paint ? (AGVI)
Thanks I've had my car in their shop before might let them give me quote, was thinkinig about Legendary again though.
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Re: Can paint shops match your paint ? (KenSny)
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My paint man has never had a problem. Not even with a old paint job. He just lets the computer do the matching.
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Computer analyze and mix is the only way to go.
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Computer analyzing is not 100% accurate. More like 70 -75%.
It does not make a formula by analyzing the color characteristics of the paint. It simply compares the sample to known chip samples in it's database and gives you the closest one. Pearls and metallics will throw it off too.
It does give a good starting point for color match though. It basically saves the paint guy time looking through chips to find a good starting point. As in practically everything, the human is still better than the computer.
Larry
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My paint man has never had a problem. Not even with a old paint job. He just lets the computer do the matching.
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Computer analyze and mix is the only way to go.
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Computer analyzing is not 100% accurate. More like 70 -75%.
It does not make a formula by analyzing the color characteristics of the paint. It simply compares the sample to known chip samples in it's database and gives you the closest one. Pearls and metallics will throw it off too.
It does give a good starting point for color match though. It basically saves the paint guy time looking through chips to find a good starting point. As in practically everything, the human is still better than the computer.
Larry
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Re: Can paint shops match your paint ? (lbell101)
Mines a custom color close to the original claret red but has more metal flake in it so this is probably going to be a problem ?
I thought these computer analyzers analyzed the paint and spit out a formula to mix that exact color.
I am not going to get the work done unless it can me matched up perfect as in 100% as in " I can't see any difference in the color between the hood and the fender" etc. etc. :lol:
[Modified by MotorHead, 7:52 PM 12/26/2003]
I thought these computer analyzers analyzed the paint and spit out a formula to mix that exact color.
I am not going to get the work done unless it can me matched up perfect as in 100% as in " I can't see any difference in the color between the hood and the fender" etc. etc. :lol:
[Modified by MotorHead, 7:52 PM 12/26/2003]
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Re: Can paint shops match your paint ? (MotorHead)
Trying to get a dead on match without blending is very difficult and will take a good painter some time to get it. As was mentioned above the computer match units can get you very close as in a blendable match but not nessessarily a panel match. A good painter will spray test panels and will tint the color as needed and this can take many tries to get a panel match. I don't know how big your modification will be, but if you can keep the primer away from the edges of the hood it could give the painter some room to blend the paint leaving the original paint at the edges therefore helping the match. Good Luck, Craig
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Re: Can paint shops match your paint ? (CF6873)
That is an interesting angle on it, the part I want raised on the hood is only in the middle and does not extend edges.
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Re: Can paint shops match your paint ? (MotorHead)
exactly how does blending work? i've been told that if i want my hood repainted, it would have to blended to the fenders and nose. to me this would be acceptable if the match was 99% to the originial, but what if the match was not as close?
i want my car to be all one color. :yesnod:
i want my car to be all one color. :yesnod:
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Re: Can paint shops match your paint ? (Turbo-Jet)
Blending is standard procedure in any good body shop now.
The color can be slightly different but will still blend into adjacent panels with no noticable difference.
Say you need to paint your hood. You spray the entire hood as usual and you spray into the adajacent fenders. The spray into the fenders is heavy by the hood gap but feathers out into the old paint the farther away from the hood you get. This creates a transition from the new paint to the old that makes the two colors look exactly the same. In a base/clear system, normally the blending is accomplished with the base only and then the entire panel is cleared.
Even if you used left over paint from your cars last paint job to just paint the hood, there would be a good chance that you would see a color difference. It's not just the paint itself that causes color differences. Environmental conditions such as humidity and temperature can make a difference. The painters technique can make a huge difference. The old paint can change color over time too by fading or darkening.
Don't worry about the painter blending the paint. He's just trying to do the best job he can for you.
Larry
The color can be slightly different but will still blend into adjacent panels with no noticable difference.
Say you need to paint your hood. You spray the entire hood as usual and you spray into the adajacent fenders. The spray into the fenders is heavy by the hood gap but feathers out into the old paint the farther away from the hood you get. This creates a transition from the new paint to the old that makes the two colors look exactly the same. In a base/clear system, normally the blending is accomplished with the base only and then the entire panel is cleared.
Even if you used left over paint from your cars last paint job to just paint the hood, there would be a good chance that you would see a color difference. It's not just the paint itself that causes color differences. Environmental conditions such as humidity and temperature can make a difference. The painters technique can make a huge difference. The old paint can change color over time too by fading or darkening.
Don't worry about the painter blending the paint. He's just trying to do the best job he can for you.
Larry
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Re: Can paint shops match your paint ? (paul67)
Are you talking about Legendary Motor Cars ?
Mine was in there for 2 months, no body damage.
Give them a call ( ask for Peter Klutt ) they have a web site.
Mine was in there for 2 months, no body damage.
Give them a call ( ask for Peter Klutt ) they have a web site.
