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Subject: colour matching!
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kahka 15.11.08 - 12:13pm
when having panels resprayed which colour is hardest to match with and which is easiest * +

yugo145 15.11.08 - 02:15pm
Hmm i doubt any would be easy to match especially metallic paints like Pearl, mixing paint requires skill and a distinguishing eye... But nowadays there are electronic eyes that help match any paint with the greatest of ease... * +

gtr1 15.11.08 - 02:51pm
Its almost impossible 2 match pearl especially if finish on car is faded. Even polishing n then matchin is extremely difficult. U must get slight variations n 2 complicate it further th same paint wil have different shades wen on metal or plastic. * +

kahka 15.11.08 - 04:44pm
so how difficult would it be2match black metallic paint?the paintwork is quite new the cars only 4months old * +

dr.4gott 15.11.08 - 05:11pm
Get a paint code 4rm the dealer * +

artamiss 15.11.08 - 08:52pm
The repair an color match is a proces cald blending in to the next panel to creat a visual elushion of a match ! Im box me an i will go over the blending process with you ! * +

mikeymk 16.11.08 - 06:42am
Flip-paint is impossible because it depends how its applied. But any saint depends how its mixed - all colours are a blend of many colours,there's yellow and blue in most reds! This is a problem because some people,like myself,are colourblind. We see colours differently depending on their shade/structure. So whilst a match may look spot-on to the sprayer,it'll look miles out to someone who's colourblind. Also,paint ages. So whilst most of a gloss red car will go matt pink with age,re-sprayed * +

mikeymk 16.11.08 - 06:45am
Artamiss,that's known as feathering - localising. Its good,blending the patches out,but it cant work miracles. * +

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