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eerrrrr
08-09-2006, 10:20 AM
i was just wondering where to get some oem spray paint cans. i want to paint my lip kit the same color, but experimented with 3 off the counter brands (krylon, duplicolor, and automotive something) and were no match to my paint color. ive researched the oem paint (mine is sandstone beige metallic-kg4, i believe), but there isnt much info on where to get a can or two of the the stock oem paint. ive searched for the name of the color, but no luck. all that pops up is some touch up paint pens that is not really helpfull when i want to paint more than a scratch mark. itll be great if someone knows.

also if that is not possible, around what price would a normal body shop paint them for? thanks.
ManoNegra
08-09-2006, 10:33 AM
Yellow pages. Look up car paint stores. Or walk into any body shop and ask.
punxva
08-09-2006, 11:37 AM
um... auto zone has spray paint that you could match, but have fun ;)
S13SilviaGirl
08-10-2006, 12:44 AM
pep boys sells OEM paint too...
sw20>>s14
08-10-2006, 05:30 PM
www.paintscratch.com

best OEM match ever...more expensive, but i think its obvious why...
kensreliableb18b
08-10-2006, 05:53 PM
the duplicolor oem paint in a can isnt too bad @ 5 bucks a pop. had no issues matching my paint.
eerrrrr
08-10-2006, 07:36 PM
tried 3 of the autozone/pepboys paint...almost it but not yet...2 of them a bit too dark and on was not metallic enough and too gold. damn i wanna try the paintscratch ones, but they r so expensive..im need like 5 bottles i think. but thanks for the info...i might as well just try the $55 paint job.
sittinsideways
08-12-2006, 05:20 PM
shit find a friend with a spray gun and get a lil bit (i think the smallest you can go is qt) of primer, which you could prob just use rattle can primer, and a qt of paint and spray it. and you'll have left over to spray anything else you might come across.
hybrid_eg
08-12-2006, 06:45 PM
shit find a friend with a spray gun and get a lil bit (i think the smallest you can go is qt) of primer, which you could prob just use rattle can primer, and a qt of paint and spray it. and you'll have left over to spray anything else you might come across.

body shop is your best bet.. shouldnt be too expensive if you nail a right shop.. btw, what kind of front is that? it looks nice from the side.. just wondering if you have any more pics from the front?
eerrrrr
08-14-2006, 02:55 PM
its a bings front lip. i cracked it almost in half when i was on my way to pick my bro up from SFO about 4 months ago on gay highway 32 when they were doing road construction. i have pics in the pic thread, but i dont know which page. i guess just click my name and look at where i posted. i think it should show up.
Agamemnon
08-14-2006, 03:22 PM
www.paintscratch.com

best OEM match ever...more expensive, but i think its obvious why...
Agreed. Great for small projects such as lips, spoilers, mirrors, etc.
aNskY
08-15-2006, 08:38 PM
i dont see your color on there, but courtesyparts.com has a bunch of oem nissan touch up paints.

just a little fyi for anyone else who wants some
SimpleS14
08-15-2006, 09:04 PM
+2 on paintscratch.com
wilfonzo
08-16-2006, 06:22 AM
just curious, have you priced a paint shop yet? seems like it could be cheaper than 25$ rattle cans. i had half my truck painted an oem color for
<300$
skifux21
08-16-2006, 06:42 AM
my local paint shop estimate on my front bumper alone for paint oem red for 276 dollars... 192 labor dollars... thats BS all i gotta say.
eerrrrr
08-16-2006, 02:57 PM
havent gotten quotes yet cuz im not ready to paint yet. my lip is still broken, and i am still broke. also im slowly piecing a turbo kit so all my money is going towards that right now, since ive already gotten my body pieces for the looks. its only paint and i can deal with not having it painted for a while. id just rock the pignose lip till then. hopefully ill finish everything up by the end of the year, well i plan to anyways.
SimpleS14
08-16-2006, 04:28 PM
i might as well just try the $55 paint job.

This is good if you want a solid color paint job. Now there are a few metalic paints out there you can use...however to get good results you need to use a Wagner HVLP electric sprayer.
DaPCWiz
08-17-2006, 09:21 AM
i have a local body shop that does it for me... but it's like $30-$40 a can... :-X

I used to use that paint on my old car that was ruby pearl... but now since I have a black car... good ol' duplicolor or rustoleum work fine.