What`s the possibility of matching 10 year old metallic paint?

[MongooseGA]

Hypothetically speaking.



What`s the possibilty of being able to match a 10 year old metallic paint? I assume that since the original paint has aged, buying the same color from the factory won`t look the same. Is this correct?



TIA,

[LouisanaJeeper]

they can do it



they colormatch the existing paint

[MongooseGA]

Originally posted by LouisanaJeeper

they can do it



they colormatch the existing paint

Thanks.



Any idea how much a clear coat covered color coat will change over that amount of time? Would it be worth ordering the factory color, or just matching/mixing?

[jimmybuffit]

My paint touchup technician would mix paint per the original paint code. We do it frequently on 1995 era autos.



The balance of the car may well need to be buffed/polished to show its `true color`, but, hey, that`s what we do...

[Aequitas]

when I had to have hood/fender/bumper repainted they were able to match the paint really easily, the hard part was getting the mettalic flakes to look the same as the factory.

[White95Max]

GA just ask the genius at the MazdaWorld forums. He knows everything about car care! :lol

[MongooseGA]

Originally posted by White95Max

GA just ask the genius at the MazdaWorld forums. He knows everything about car care! :lol

Duh.



Did you see the bit about putting lights over the car with a layer of polish still on the paint to "bake it in"?

[zainoshine]

I saw that. And I posted a huge message. Check it out in the "Amount of time taken" or something thread. That was some good laughs...what a retard.

[MongooseGA]

Jimmy- thanks.



I know it varies shop to shop, but does it normally cost more to have the paint mixed in-house?

[MongooseGA]

He`s responding.

[Accumulator]

MongooseGA- Talk with your painter (heh heh, *before* you give him the car/contract ). I`m having some areas on the XJS reshot and the paint for it`s no longer available, so matching is gona be pretty iffy at best. They plan to use "tints" to adjust the color, and to shoot tests on scrap panels until they get it as close as they can.



Aequitas- Yeah, sometimes it just doesn`t come out the same, but other times you get lucky and it matches perfectly.



So MongooseGA oughta talk with the painter about *that* too. Just because it`s the "right paint code" that doesn`t mean it`s really gonna *match*. There were three different "grades of metallic" to choose from when they fixed the MPV`s accident damage, and none of them were *exactly* the same as the OE Mazda paint.

[Casebrius]

not to jack your thread...but - I`m about to have a BMW resprayed and the pshop wasn`t sure they could get the paint anymore. How could I find out if it is still available w/o relying on the paint shop? BTW it is BMW paint code #267 - Dakar Yellow. Thanks

[MongooseGA]

Originally posted by Casebrius

not to jack your thread...but - I`m about to have a BMW resprayed and the pshop wasn`t sure they could get the paint anymore. How could I find out if it is still available w/o relying on the paint shop? BTW it is BMW paint code #267 - Dakar Yellow. Thanks

Dakar yellow was a pretty rare color, if I remember correctly. E36 M3?



You might have better luck looking for the color thorugh a non-official BMW company. I don`t think they sell paint, but a company like Dinan might have it.

[Casebrius]

Correct, E36. The painter said (without researching thoroughly) that we may need to go to Dakar II which involves clearcoat. It is an insurance claim so it doesn`t matter to me as long as its done right. It would be better (although alot more expensive for the insurance company) for an entire respray, since this is the second re-spray to the car anyway.

[White95Max]

Originally posted by MongooseGA

Duh.



Did you see the bit about putting lights over the car with a layer of polish still on the paint to "bake it in"?

LOL yeah I saw it.