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YOUR RESEARCHPainting my new Aero frontend
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The issue is more related to the quality of work the shop does, not the brand of the paint.
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My friend typed in the porsche seal grey code in his computer and sprayed a test panel.
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I spent a week going back and forth looking at different test panels until I found the one that was closest.
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I'm 100% they can match the paint now using another system however five years from now you will have a front bumper and side skirts that doesn't quite match the rest of your car.
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Have your body shop use the exact same paint that was originally used to paint your car.
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I'm 100% they can match the paint now using another system however five years from now you will have a front bumper and side skirts that doesn't quite match the rest of your car.
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Should I insist that the body shop painting my Aero front and sides, uses the Porsche Spies/Heckler(Sorry..I'm not sure of the real spelling)paint?
My car is Arena Red Mettalic..
They insist they don't need to, but another shop states...yes you must..
I realize that the Spies paint will be more a match outta' the can, but maybe this bodyhsop really dosen't need it.
Thanks...Phattey..
I'm no expert, but I'm guessing that if you don't use the factory paint and forumulation with a red car over time differences will begin to show up. Red (and silver) are tough colors to match, especially metallic. JMHO..
With the modern paint systems, this really shouldn't be a problem. They match color and metallic every day. The issue is more related to the quality of work the shop does, not the brand of the paint.
Have your body shop use the exact same paint that was originally used to paint your car. I'm 100% they can match the paint now using another system however five years from now you will have a front bumper and side skirts that doesn't quite match the rest of your car. UV deterioration is based more on paint formulation than paint application.
Good luck trying to find the exact same paint. A lot of Porsche colors vary. For instance, most seal greys have different tints of red, purple etc. in them, even from the factory. My friend typed in the porsche seal grey code in his computer and sprayed a test panel. The color was totally off. To repaint my front bumper because of all the rock chips was a nightmare. I spent a week going back and forth looking at different test panels until I found the one that was closest. By the way, your front bumper is a plastic where the rest of your car is mostly metal, so the color on the different mediums may still look slightly different to the trained eye. Just my experience.
