Calling all White Diamond colored SC's
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Calling all White Diamond colored SC's
I recently had a guy run into my back bumper. His insurance covered the damage only the body shop can't seem to match the color. Now I have a bumper that look too too white compared to the rest of the car. What experiences have you guys had with your color on the SC and body shops?
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White is always a diffcult colour to match, especially on an aged metal body when comparing it to a freshly painted plastic bumper. A good shop will be able to match it within 90%, but thats a GOOD shop which is usually more expensive.
Its even more difficult since pearl white is a 3 stage paint instead of the usual 2. That also drives the cost up and makes matching difficult.
Im in the EXACT same situation as you are right now, someone bumped me at a red light and insurance is paying to have my rear bumper repainted. I finally settled on a shop today after 2 weeks of looking for one that would be able to match it the best. A lot of other shops didnt even want to touch it cuz they werent comfortable in their abilities to match it.
I'm gonna use this to my advantage though, and have the front bumper and side-skirts repainted at the same time for an extra bit outta my pocket.
Its even more difficult since pearl white is a 3 stage paint instead of the usual 2. That also drives the cost up and makes matching difficult.
Im in the EXACT same situation as you are right now, someone bumped me at a red light and insurance is paying to have my rear bumper repainted. I finally settled on a shop today after 2 weeks of looking for one that would be able to match it the best. A lot of other shops didnt even want to touch it cuz they werent comfortable in their abilities to match it.
I'm gonna use this to my advantage though, and have the front bumper and side-skirts repainted at the same time for an extra bit outta my pocket.
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I recently had my front bumper painted and the painter is very picky. He painted it 3 times and couldnt get it to match he then had his paint rep come by and they have a little camera/machine that you put on the paint and it reads it. It then tells them exactly what to match. My passenger side fender had been previously painted and the drivers side had not. So they had to blend side to side not front to rear. It can be done!
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My paint doesnt match either, the white yellows a bit with age and it is hard to blend with fresh DWP. I kinda just ignore the difference and figure Ill respray the whole car down the road when I change out the kit.
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First thing to do is rotary polish the original paint, and go from there. Assuming the base coat is right, how the mid and clear coat are applied can have a LOT to do with match. IE: the distance in which you spray.
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I recently had my front bumper painted and the painter is very picky. He painted it 3 times and couldnt get it to match he then had his paint rep come by and they have a little camera/machine that you put on the paint and it reads it. It then tells them exactly what to match. My passenger side fender had been previously painted and the drivers side had not. So they had to blend side to side not front to rear. It can be done!