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Old 03-30-2008, 11:07 PM   #1
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Question about a paint job

My car is about 2 years old and it has scratches here and there on the exterior. Someone told me that even if I had the paint ordered from Honda with the given serial number written on the door it still won't be a match because the paint has somewhat changed color in the sun. Is that true? That within 2 years the color of my car (which is silver) changed that significantly that if JUST the scratches were painted it would be noticable?
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Old 11-23-2009, 04:23 PM   #2
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Re: Question about a paint job

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My car is about 2 years old and it has scratches here and there on the exterior. Someone told me that even if I had the paint ordered from Honda with the given serial number written on the door it still won't be a match because the paint has somewhat changed color in the sun. Is that true? That within 2 years the color of my car (which is silver) changed that significantly that if JUST the scratches were painted it would be noticable?

Chivic>The paint shouldn't have drifted all that much for a silver metallic after 2 years but the bigger issue is that most colors out there have several variants to them based on known differences from the factories where they were originally painted. Most paint manufacturers have variant decks full of variations where the colors differ from the "Standard" based on a variety of different variables. Regardless, the size of the areas that you're working on should lend themselves well to having small touchups dabbed in even if the color match isn't perfect.

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