Question Regarding Paint Match
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Most of the moldings and door handles look slightly off in color in the 2D picture is because those have contours and reflects the light slightly differently. But the quarter panel and the bumper is both relatively flat and in the same light range. Thus, it is obvious that the paint isn’t matching as well. I didn’t want more work (quarter panel blend) since the bumper had only minor blemishes and was hoping that the butt match would be a little better than what I am seeing. I just wanted some suggestions, and from the information you guys have given me, I guess I have to just live with it until I can get the necessary equipment to tackle it myself one day.
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Ya might want to go to autobody101,they help newbies get professional results all the time :rofl
Not all shops are the same.Color match is top priority in our shop.Like I said before your pics are not that good and the lighting is poor,take it back if your not happy,end of story.[b]Jayson M wrote:[/b]
[quote]Ya might want to go to autobody101,they help newbies get professional results all the time :rofl
Not all shops are the same.Color match is top priority in our shop.Like I said before your pics are not that good and the lighting is poor,take it back if your not happy,end of story.[/quote]
dont listen ta jay 😉 he mainly paints cop cars an taxi cabs :rofl :rofl plus he aint using a quality paint like me 😉:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl
From what the pics show it isn’t bad at all. There is a good chance that if you only had a few scratches they might not even have color near the 1/4’s. Where was the damage? If it was on the back they probably colored the back and just cleared the sides. The extra clear might be giving it a little darker cast.
As others said take it back to the shop and talk to them.
I’m not saying this to be a dick but if your picking on the bumper for this, you might not be happy doing it yourself. Color match is a very tricky thing.
My advice would be to live with it. It is not bad at all, and seems as though the shop did a good job.
The scrape was along the driver side and some license plate bolt dings in the back. Consequently, the passenger side seems a little better hence why I am asking for advice. Maybe I will talk to the shop owner/manager but I also wanted to be reasonable and not be too picky about it.
Audi bumper are notorious for not matching, even though you think they are at the same angle as the quarter panel it only takes a millimetre or two to change the flip on the colour.
I have seen qurtr’s blended and the colour still looks slightly different.
Look at cars the next time you are walking along the street i bet you will see many that are different.
Below are some pics of audi’s i think one or two of those cars are new un-registered models at time of photo.
[IMG]http://i421.photobucket.com/albums/pp299/dunsdale/4-2.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i421.photobucket.com/albums/pp299/dunsdale/3-3.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i421.photobucket.com/albums/pp299/dunsdale/1-2.jpg[/IMG]
[img]http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e155/sined240/IMG_6242.jpg[/img]
Terrible pic but it looks much too dark.
I know the sun was going down and the point and shoot probably had a slow shutter speed and cars were coming, so had to take it quick and wasnt steady.
Anyways, I wish you were close by me Han. My wife used to live in Glendale when we were in Cali which would be convenient to visit you for work. I might be back in the area after my residency in NJ ends next year.
NJ?? no wonder the paint didnt match! :rofl
Here is the link pdf.
Sorry. Can’t get it to upload correctly.
Your link was getting cut off. Here ya’ go.
Thanks for your help!
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