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I recently had my car painted by a body shop guy who was doing it on the side. We went round and round on color, and at the end I have no idea what color he used? Even if I can track him down, I'd be surprised if he remembers - my best hope is he still has one of the cans in his garage. If he does not have the code, what is the chance a body shop can match? The paint is bubbling adjacent to the door handle - I think it is rust coming through and should repair ASAP.
Here is the color. I think it is a VW color - but I am not sure? Attached thumbnail(s) ![]() |
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914 Freak! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,180 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None ![]() |
It will never match perfectly. Even if you had the color code. A body shop should be able to match it since that's what they do all day, every day. The better the shop, the better the match. But there is no such thing as a perfect match, in my experience. The best you can hope for is damn close. If you do find the guy who painted it, ask him what paint line he used. You can get a better match if you use the same brand of paint and the same line from the brand.
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