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Hey folks - I am doing a small repair of a deep scratch and need another supplier for an aerosol paint. The one I have is paint code 13 (ie 1996 Chev Corvette Silver Metallic 13) but it does not have the right size metallic and is well off shade as you can see in the picture (I have not clear coated yet, so no gloss). Does not appear to have have good contrast between grey and white metallic, but again this is before clear coat but cannot imagine it would fix problem. I am novice at this and wanted to try and do the touch up myself before I go to my body guy who wants $500 to respray the whole fender for scratch. I know you think I am crazy for doing this for a scratch (actually two about 2-4" in length) but the car's paint is near perfect everywhere with hardly a ding. Anybody know a good source? Any suggestions for a paint idiot like me would not be discouraged. I did manage to get the scratch pretty well out and did not use putty but have some edges to clear out if I can. Paint area is approx 2'X2' and a clear demarcation can be seen from OEM paint on left side and the paint I used. Thanks.
You might also pickup some proper paper to use where you tape off. Newspaper can leak or even stick to your car. Best of luck.
Nothing wrong with using newspaper. It's only there to catch the overspray - same as "proper" paper. He's not soaking the paper with paint; what is going to "leak" or "stick"?
One of my local parts stores has a paint guy on staff who can mix custom aerosol cans based on the paint code on the RPO sticker. Strangely, the Ford touchup paint for the silver 2003 Focus I owned previously is almost a perfect match for my CE also.
My paint was from Automotive Touchup but they don't seem interested in seeing that there is a problem which is pretty obvious. I applied several light coats with 30 minutes + between coats. Maybe I did something wrong (too close or too far?) or a just a bad paint batch but would think they would help out. I applied evenly. I know the OEM paint is good as car has been stored undercover and not a blemish or variance in shade anywhere. I may have to have the local body shop fix. Odd thing - when I apply a sample onto a piece of paper or carrboard it seems a lot closer - but does not appear correct where it counts, on the car. Thanks to all who replied so quickly!
Last edited by ameribrit; Jun 2, 2021 at 05:08 PM.
My paint was from Automotive Touchup but they don't seem interested in seeing that there is a problem which is pretty obvious. I applied several light coats with 30 minutes + between coats. Maybe I did something wrong (too close or too far?) or a just a bad paint batch but would think they would help out. I applied evenly. I know the OEM paint is good as car has been stored undercover and not a blemish or variance in shade anywhere. I may have to have the local body shop fix. Odd thing - when I apply a sample onto a piece of paper or carrboard it seems a lot closer - but does not appear correct where it counts, on the car. Thanks to all who replied so quickly!
Don't be punching yourself in the nuts. Matching paint is tricky to do, even for the professionals. Also, in my opinion, any form of silver paint is probably one of, if not the hardest to match without extensive blending. I tried last summer to paint some rust repair spots on my metalic grey Escape. Three different coats resulted in three different finishes. The dude at the autobody supply store said speed, time, distance, temperature and apply thickness all factor in.
1996 CE Sebring Silver Paint Source
