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kanyedian 04-28-2019 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by GabeS14 (Post 6107950)
I really love the Honda Fit teal blue/green, (raspberry metallic?)every time I see it in person, I am amazed at how beautiful that color is, pictures never do it justice seriously doesn't show the depth and brightness of the color. For my M3 I am doing techno violet, but I secretly want to paint it Honda fit teal lol
http://lotpro.com/blogphotos/Honda/F...%20%284%29.JPG

Reminds me a bit of this color on the Nissan Versa Note

https://simplybeingmommy.com/wp-cont...0-1024x682.jpg

speedgod^s13 04-29-2019 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by burnsauto (Post 6339826)
This was posted a long time ago (page 30). Guy I grew up with had an S4 this color paint code is LY1C. Non metallic, looks great in all light.
https://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c...Picture050.jpg

I'm definitely going to have to look at a paint chip for this color. I know computer monitors show colors inaccurately but in some pictures, it's such a nice bright yellow, and in others, it's so pale.

speedgod^s13 04-29-2019 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by gaz_moose (Post 6340308)
the Ford Puma Millennium Editions that came in yellow were pretty yellow

Yes, they are. Not quite the yellow I'm looking for, though.

corkscrew 05-02-2019 12:22 PM

Shot in the dark here. Got a shell recently, has this color single stage on it. Looks like an extremely dark grey, maybe black, with bronze-like metallic/pearl in it. Can anyone get a close guess? Need to get some Kouki skirts matched

https://i.imgur.com/14KS9Sk.jpg

boligrafo123 12-12-2019 05:16 AM

Love that flake

kyle1a2 03-19-2020 12:08 PM

Stuck inside with all the health issues going around so I splashed some paint on my fenders. B119 British racing green

https://i.imgur.com/QaFDU4rl.jpg

Rustys14 08-02-2020 07:14 AM

How long do you guys usually wait for your paint to cure before re-installing your trim/aero? I just got my car back from paint last Thursday and forgot to ask the painter when I was picking it up. In the past I've always done it right away, but have always gotten a bit of pull off from any double sided tape that I use so I want to do it right this time and avoid that issue.

burnsauto 08-02-2020 07:51 AM

30 days, the paint is fully cured (that's why they tell you not to wax it for a month when you get it back from a bodyshop)

Rustys14 08-02-2020 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by burnsauto (Post 6389884)
30 days, the paint is fully cured (that's why they tell you not to wax it for a month when you get it back from a bodyshop)

Good deal, thanks for the info. The suspense is going to kill me haha. At least there's plenty of things for me to tinker with on the mechanical side while I wait.

burnsauto 08-02-2020 09:16 AM

i mean, you can assemble it before then, but that's the max cure time. you can give it a few days, and you should be fine as long as the paint job was prepped correctly. just be careful and take your time.

hiimelvin 12-02-2020 02:14 PM

Anyone have an idea on this paint? Or anything close to it? Thanks in advance.

https://i1.wp.com/farm4.staticflickr...24%2C683&ssl=1

BryanSayWhat 12-02-2020 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by hiimelvin (Post 6402399)
Anyone have an idea on this paint? Or anything close to it? Thanks in advance.

100% not an expert, but reminds me of the Infinity Smoky Quartz (that color changes a lot in different light):
https://i.imgur.com/YnBxKHj.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/2dKKs2f.jpg

hiimelvin 12-02-2020 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by BryanSayWhat (Post 6402430)
100% not an expert, but reminds me of the Infinity Smoky Quartz (that color changes a lot in different light):

https://i.imgur.com/YnBxKHj.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/2dKKs2f.jpg

Close enough for me, thanks!

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burnsauto 12-12-2020 11:21 AM

"my fender is a different color"

"Yeah, but it's close enough.."

BryanSayWhat 12-13-2020 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by burnsauto (Post 6402821)
"my fender is a different color"

"Yeah, but it's close enough.."

I'm pretty sure he wasn't trying to match an existing panel...

burnsauto 12-13-2020 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by BryanSayWhat (Post 6402873)
I'm pretty sure he wasn't trying to match an existing panel...

sarcasm never does translate well over text, I guess.

I'm a repair tech in the collision industry, so close enough isn't something we get to say to customers very often. It just made me smile a little bit thinking about that scenario.

Back on topic though...

This color came into the shop a few weeks ago, I'm always a fan of subtle cars with a little bit of flair. Galactic Aqua Mica, Paint code 221. It's hard finding a good photo of it, it's a tough color to capture.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...fa69f92e8d.jpg

BryanSayWhat 12-13-2020 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by burnsauto (Post 6402887)
sarcasm never does translate well over text, I guess.

I'm a repair tech in the collision industry, so close enough isn't something we get to say to customers very often. It just made me smile a little bit thinking about that scenario.

Completely understandable in that scenario. lol

I have nightmares over the thought of paint matching. I've been thinking of picking up some new rear valances, but apparently the PO of my car went with a custom black, so I'm not even sure how that would go.

burnsauto 12-13-2020 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by BryanSayWhat (Post 6402889)
Completely understandable in that scenario. lol

I have nightmares over the thought of paint matching. I've been thinking of picking up some new rear valances, but apparently the PO of my car went with a custom black, so I'm not even sure how that would go.


I've done paint matching for years, you develop and eye for it over time, but some of it depends on how well your eyes are with color. Even subtle color blindness with certain hues can really make things difficult.

Most paint jobbers (paint suppliers) will have a spectrophotometer, so you can take it to them and see what it comes up with. If the body shop is large enough they will have on already there. Unless the color had some crazy flake or pearl thrown into it, odds are that "custom black" is just something the painter knew off the top of his head. 8555 GM black, or 202 Toyota (which coincidently is almost exactly like M. Benz black) are two that are used so often when guys want black that I wouldn't be surprised if that what it would up being.

Another color that just left our shop, Still Night Blue Pearl. Almost like the blue the latest gen civics come in, but with more purple in it. Paint code B575P.
https://s.aolcdn.com/dims-global/dim...-sema-01-1.jpg

DatCamber 12-13-2020 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Jorgs_7 (Post 6024615)
This one is a BEAUTY. Anyone help with a paint code or direction?

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...924/mErk2X.jpg

Would love to know this as well.

burnsauto 12-13-2020 02:58 PM

its not a dead on match, but bmw's mojave brown metallic is close (a bit red compared to that s14's green tones. paint code is 331.

edit, did some more digging. If you're looking for a brown with more green in it, try nissans CS3. they used it on early 2000's altimas .

BryanSayWhat 12-13-2020 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by burnsauto (Post 6402890)
Most paint jobbers (paint suppliers) will have a spectrophotometer, so you can take it to them and see what it comes up with. If the body shop is large enough they will have on already there. Unless the color had some crazy flake or pearl thrown into it, odds are that "custom black" is just something the painter knew off the top of his head. 8555 GM black, or 202 Toyota (which coincidently is almost exactly like M. Benz black) are two that are used so often when guys want black that I wouldn't be surprised if that what it would up being.

This is good to know.

I tried to get the paint code from the shop that painted my car, but the guy who painted it told me "it wasn't anything from an existing paint code". As for the paint it just looks like a deep gloss black.

DEGUZZI 01-03-2021 02:34 PM

Subaru's British Racing Green on the new 86s was a color was just really nice to stare at lol

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media...rvz9mtiuar.jpg

Color code: DAN


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