Paint dosnt seem perfect match after accident. - Page 2 - Toyota Yaris Forums

RedRide · 06-26-2010, 10:14 PM

OK......Part of what I have been doing for a living for the last 25+ year is custom color matching.
One either has an eye for color or they don't and it is not rocket science.
sayining that you can't match a certian color is pure BS and any bodyshop who tells yout that is incompitent.

Granted, some colors are harder to match than others but still, there is no excuse for not matching it, at least much closer that whats in the pic. Any slight variation should be able to be blended into the surrounding areas as all bodyshops do.

The color in the pic is not only too light, it seems to also have mis matched metalic particles in it.

Botom line, a large part of a body shops buisness is matching paint and I question any shop who can't.

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06-26-2010, 10:14 PM	#19
RedRide Drives: '09 Yaris carmine red 2d HB Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Middletown, NY Posts: 1,501	OK......Part of what I have been doing for a living for the last 25+ year is custom color matching. One either has an eye for color or they don't and it is not rocket science. sayining that you can't match a certian color is pure BS and any bodyshop who tells yout that is incompitent. Granted, some colors are harder to match than others but still, there is no excuse for not matching it, at least much closer that whats in the pic. Any slight variation should be able to be blended into the surrounding areas as all bodyshops do. The color in the pic is not only too light, it seems to also have mis matched metalic particles in it. Botom line, a large part of a body shops buisness is matching paint and I question any shop who can't.