I recently purchased a Competetion Yellow 1996 convertible from a private original owner. It has a couple of little paint chips that I would like to get fixed. I took it to a Corvette Dealer in Scottsdale to be checked out and possibly repaired. He said that they cannot and will not touch up yellow paint. Can this be true? He said no yellow paint on any car can be matched and therefore cannot be repaired. So question, why do they sell yellow cars period?
Anyone ever touched up yellow paint on a vette or had it professionally done?

 

I'd try another really good body shop. The good ones will mix and spray strips to see if they match. It ain't cheap. If the chips are in the front, flame it.

 

Just be glad he told you this before he tried to fix it!

What he told you has some truth to it though. Yellow is one of the hardest to match. But a good body shop should be able to do it. You don't have to go to a "Corvette Dealer". Where ever you take it, ask them for references or name of other cars they've painted. Ask around at some of the local cruise joints where they get their paint work done.

 

A couple little chips ?
A couple things....is this a trailer queen ?, or is it a driver?
If its a driver you can easily do it yourself, or any body shop, I mean any body shop should be able to mix/fix and give you some to take home for future rock chips.

 

I don't disagree with Rolla, but let's face it: anything other than black is a little difficult. Imagine Silver. Now there's a tough one.

Dealer probably has neither time nor inclination to match paint. Even with the computer, digital "reads" of paint which is used now, it still requires testing and strips to see how well it matches the original.

As said, be glad the dealer told you that in ADVANCE of doing the work and it coming out looking like a polka dot prince.

It will be expensive but go to a body/paint shop of high repute (and tech) and let them match the paint, put it in a bottle or can and sell it to you.

 

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Here is the kit you need:

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That guy is a tool. My 90 ZR-1 is 1 of 23 and it has competition yellow paint. Needless to say I have a quart of extra paint in my garage.


Good Luck

 

I have an 88 Sunshine Yellow Vette and I've touched up several places so wellthat non-body shop people cannot find them. If the car has been in the sun a lot, the horizontal surfaces fade enough to make it almost impossible to perfectly match the original paint, but a decent touch-up will still look much better than the chip. Vertical chips near the lower wheel wells where the paint hasn't faded as much are easier to match than hood surfaces.

If you go to a professional body shop paint supply place with the paint code from under the center console cover, they can mix up a pint/quart to match the original factory specs. How close it matches your existing paint depends on how faded it is. Some high tech shops can take an analyzer and get a reading of your paint and actually mix a batch closer to your current paint tone than the original factory color. Cost is a factor though.

If you try it yourself, a lot of people recommend using the end of a paper match, or toothpick, or similar tools. I recommend getting a quality artists fine-point brush and the GM Vehicle Care Paint Chip Repair Kit from your local GM dealer or an on-line source. It includes a small vial of clearcote and a special sanding block with ultra-fine polishing compound. Use your artists brush (not the cheap one in the GM kit) with a very tiny amount of paint at one time and fill the chip in a couple of steps. Then put on some clear and polish. I have a chip on the hood that you cannot see unless you are closer than 2 feet away and know where to look. Just take your time. If I can do it, anyone can.