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Damian Gomez
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 Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 9:37 pm Post subject: Paint matching? |
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| where could I probably go to get the color of my car matched and put in a spray can? |
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EverettB 
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Matt K.
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Wow, Everett.......you're good.
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Damian Gomez
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| Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 10:58 am Post subject: |
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| Okay, well what are some examples of auto paint store? |
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You don't even tell us what city in CA you're in, but you will more than likely have to use your Yellow Pages. 
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EverettB
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I used Sherwin-Williams a long time ago and was very happy with the results.
I have a NAPA warehouse in my town - they also do it but I have not used them.
I have also used a real auto paint supply store near my house - their match sucked but it was off the original VW code so I guess they were wrong on that color.
I have also read of people on here using their local Ace Hardware to do color-matching and paint for "inside" parts like headlight buckets and I think seat frames.
I have not done this for car stuff but they did a dead-on computer match for my exterior house paint.
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Damian Gomez
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| im near the modesto area in Ca. lol sorry for leaving that out guess it was important, their is a NAPA in Hilmar which isn't that far, ill have to check that out. I don't have a paint code or anything though because its not OG paint. |
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| im near the modesto area in Ca. lol sorry for leaving that out guess it was important, their is a NAPA in Hilmar which isn't that far, ill have to check that out. I don't have a paint code or anything though because its not OG paint. |
You could also check your local CarQuest. Mine has the color reader, and they supply Axalta (formerly Dupont) paints. And about 60 miles away from me, is another Carquest that carries PPG paints. Since your paint isn't the original color, try and find a place with a color reader (PPG calls theres a "Prophet"). Usually you'll get a closer color match using something like that.
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