2001 Vette Cant match paint
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Heel & Toe
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From: Newark Delaware
2001 Vette Cant match paint
Hi all,
I am new to CF. Looks like a great site!
Now for my problem. I was in an accident and the left front fender and front panel were damaged. Got it back from body shop and the colors did not match. By the way it is yellow. Shop says they are having a hard time matching because of paint revisions that GM apparently has for that color yellow. Just left his shop today (without car this time) and the colors still dont match. Anyone have any input on this? Thanks for any help.
John
I am new to CF. Looks like a great site!
Now for my problem. I was in an accident and the left front fender and front panel were damaged. Got it back from body shop and the colors did not match. By the way it is yellow. Shop says they are having a hard time matching because of paint revisions that GM apparently has for that color yellow. Just left his shop today (without car this time) and the colors still dont match. Anyone have any input on this? Thanks for any help.
John
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If you fill out your profile someone from you area may know a good paint shop. It's hard to match a tinted clear coat but it can be done. Also by blending into the surrounding area it will help hide the slight difference in color. Bill.
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Many shops can do a 'match' - especially on the "Yellow".
Some do it much better than others. The ones that do it better change more
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Check with Chip. he should know a good paint shop.
Willfulone www.CustomCorvetteAccessories.com Chip's a great guy!!!
Willfulone www.CustomCorvetteAccessories.com Chip's a great guy!!!
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Drifting
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I have a friend who has a 2001 Mill Yellow coupe that had side damage from an accident that was not his fault. Most of the paint shops he took it to told him he would not be happy with the color match. The other guys insurance finally ended up paying for an entire repaint of the car. You may have to push for that. Good luck.
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My painter nearly lost his mind trying to match the Speedway White on my wife's 01. The front and hood had a lot of rock chips on them and I wanted them repainted. The previous owner(s) had work done on it and must have done some "blending", because the new paint just wouldn't match up well. I ended up having the entire car painted and now it looks great. I could see how colors like yellow and silver would be hard to match.
Drifting
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It's gonna get even tougher. PPG as well as many other paint suppliers have reformulated their paint to comply with federal regulations. "more earth friendly". As a result what use to be a simple matter of matching different shades of yellow white or whatever has turned into custom blends and trial and error. Three years ago I had some work done-no problem. A year ago more work done-no problem. 6 months ago the same shop had a heck of a time trying to match the 00 yellow. Two trips by a rep from PPG and all I got was "yea it's a problem." The paint was finally matched but it wasn't easy. The shop is good and they have blended areas of different cars for me without doing large sections before with no problems. If I knew this was coming I would have ordered more for additional paint work down the road. Good luck to you.
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Unfortunately I've had body work and/or paint done to my 2K Mil. Yellow Vette 3 different times, and all 3 times they've done a very good job matching the paint, and twice they did an excellent job.
First work was on the front bumper after a hunk of metal got kicked up on the FWY and damaged the paint. They removed and repainted the entire front bumper. From most angles and in most lighting you'd never known anything had been done, but to a person that knows it was repainted, in just the right lighting I could tell a slight difference, even right when the work was done. The driver's side exterior door panel was also replaced a year or two after I bought the car, and most recently, the entire rear bumper cover was replaced after I got rear ended on XMAS. In the 2nd and 3rd cases the paint matched perfectly, I can't tell whatsoever that it wasn't the original paint, which is still in very good condition especially for a daily driver.
In short, there's no question they can match the paint if it's done at a quality body shop, but you get what you pay for. Don't let them tell you it can't be done and then pay for the work, either they need to do it right or you shouldn't have to pay, because SOMEBODY can do it right.
First work was on the front bumper after a hunk of metal got kicked up on the FWY and damaged the paint. They removed and repainted the entire front bumper. From most angles and in most lighting you'd never known anything had been done, but to a person that knows it was repainted, in just the right lighting I could tell a slight difference, even right when the work was done. The driver's side exterior door panel was also replaced a year or two after I bought the car, and most recently, the entire rear bumper cover was replaced after I got rear ended on XMAS. In the 2nd and 3rd cases the paint matched perfectly, I can't tell whatsoever that it wasn't the original paint, which is still in very good condition especially for a daily driver.
In short, there's no question they can match the paint if it's done at a quality body shop, but you get what you pay for. Don't let them tell you it can't be done and then pay for the work, either they need to do it right or you shouldn't have to pay, because SOMEBODY can do it right.
Last edited by EDenney; May 26, 2008 at 06:09 PM.
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I have heard that Millennium Yellow (MY) is a very difficult color to match.
Don't know if the following link will help you much in possibly finding the right paint match.
http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/...2001specs.html
Don't know if the following link will help you much in possibly finding the right paint match.
http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/...2001specs.html
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Heel & Toe
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From: Newark Delaware
Color cards
hi all,
got my car back yesterday and the color does match a lot better than it did. But i looked it over and sure nuff things didnt line up and there were a couple of runs in the paint. This guy also lies too much for me. I am just glad to get the car out of there. Does anyone know where i can get a color card to hold up next to my paint in different areas for matching? The color is Millenium Yellow
got my car back yesterday and the color does match a lot better than it did. But i looked it over and sure nuff things didnt line up and there were a couple of runs in the paint. This guy also lies too much for me. I am just glad to get the car out of there. Does anyone know where i can get a color card to hold up next to my paint in different areas for matching? The color is Millenium Yellow
Last edited by jab61; Jun 1, 2008 at 04:38 PM. Reason: forgot to add the color
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hi all,
got my car back yesterday and the color does match a lot better than it did. But i looked it over and sure nuff things didnt line up and there were a couple of runs in the paint. This guy also lies too much for me. I am just glad to get the car out of there. Does anyone know where i can get a color card to hold up next to my paint in different areas for matching? The color is Millenium Yellow
got my car back yesterday and the color does match a lot better than it did. But i looked it over and sure nuff things didnt line up and there were a couple of runs in the paint. This guy also lies too much for me. I am just glad to get the car out of there. Does anyone know where i can get a color card to hold up next to my paint in different areas for matching? The color is Millenium Yellow
All very difficult. It can be done,but has to be done with patience,and experience.
If they manage to get close enough with 2 stage to fool the eye, down the road it won't match eventually.
Good Luck
