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Touch up paint not matching my car

Touch up paint not matching my car

Postby leslie_eilsel » Mon May 30, 2011 9:27 am

I just got touch up paint to fix several nicks on my hood.....the touch up paint is darker than the color of my car...is there a way to fix this? please help!!!
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Re: Touch up paint not matching my car

Postby leslie_eilsel » Mon May 30, 2011 9:56 am

anyone ever heard of dr. colorchip?
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Re: Touch up paint not matching my car

Postby ThurzNite » Tue May 31, 2011 12:24 pm

It's hard to get color matching right. I'm sure your stock paint has faded, oxidized, or not in 'like-new' condition. Not sure what to tell you, it's just the way it is, unless you repaint everything the same color.
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Re: Touch up paint not matching my car

Postby Down2TheC » Thu Jun 23, 2011 1:50 pm

Not a tutorial... moved.
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Re: Touch up paint not matching my car

Postby KingKevin » Fri Jun 24, 2011 6:00 pm

ha at least you found touch up paint that was the same color code. I cant find mine anywhere except online. code 209. All i found was 204 and went with that
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