johnH20
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| posted on 22/5/21 at 12:51 PM |
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Matching repair paint
My car was professionally painted using a stock VW colour ( KLM Blau ). This was 6 or 7 years ago. With the passage of time I have had to do a few
minor touch up jobs. The problem is that the repair paint I get made up at my local spares shop is a shade or two darker than the original. I suppose
it is possible the original has faded but it is garaged most of the time. I know that professional repairers can match faded paint ( I don't
know how exactly ) but how to do that at the DIY aerosol level. Any ideas? TIA.
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JeffHs
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| posted on 22/5/21 at 03:19 PM |
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VRS in Derby do a match service and also do aerosols. I haven't tried it myself but my local body shop gave me their details when they repaired
my wife's car.
https://vrsexpress.co.uk/
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indykid
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| posted on 22/5/21 at 03:42 PM |
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I'd try a dedicated autopaint shop. It's been a while, but the shop we used to use had a book of colour chip cards with a couple of
lighter tints for each base colour to match faded paint.
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perksy
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| posted on 22/5/21 at 06:16 PM |
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As above
Dedicated paint shop will put a spectrometer on the paintwork and then match it for you
Our local place will then fill an aerosol can or mix a touch up pot
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archieedavidson
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| posted on 24/3/22 at 07:29 AM |
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I think you should go for a professional paint correction service for your car paint
correction service for your car. The kind of quality & benefits you get from this will outweigh a DIY job and I strongly recommend doing it the
right way.
Carchie
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cliftyhanger
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| posted on 24/3/22 at 11:59 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by archieedavidson
I think you should go for a professional paint correction service for your car paint
correction service for your car. The kind of quality & benefits you get from this will outweigh a DIY job and I strongly recommend doing it the
right way.
For clarity, have you any connections to the company you linked to?
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BenB
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| posted on 24/3/22 at 02:41 PM |
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I'd bet my leg and my left kidney on it. 1st post, location is same as the business linked.
Not that having a conflict of interest is an issue, just supposed to be divulged.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 25/3/22 at 12:58 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by cliftyhanger
quote:
Originally posted by archieedavidson
I think you should go for a professional paint correction service for your car paint
correction service for your car. The kind of quality & benefits you get from this will outweigh a DIY job and I strongly recommend doing it the
right way.
For clarity, have you any connections to the company you linked to?
tbh it's kinda obvious it is with the same postcode as is in the profile and all... nothing like a bit of free advertising 
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