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How do I get a good paint match?
snapey:
Take that back mate, any decent body shop shouldn't have even let the car leave the body shop with a difference to that extent, imagine if it'd been a quarter that needed doing and it came out like that, I certainly wouldn't have it.
winrya:
Body shops will generally want to blend the panels to stop this problem. The problem is there are so many variations of the colours that its almost impossible to match a panel. For example, when i had mine colour coded, there were 17 variations of diamond black pearl. The test panels went along the lines of, more red, more blue, darker, lighter etc etc. In the end i had to have it blended as the match was always slightly out. I now cannot see any difference and have no idea where the blending ends.
VC:
yup you're gunna need the parts blended into the main panels as you're metallic
tis a bad match though, surely the bodyshop should be able to see that
xxx_mojo_xxx:
Going to havreto wait until next week when I get the remaining bits back... I'm going to have to hold back on what I say to the body shop...I'm hoping diplomacy will get me the results I'm after...
gaz b:
Surely any tradesman worth his salt should see that what he is doing is not matching and get it sorted! That is just not on. :surprised:
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