Duplicolor touch-up paint DOES NOT MATCH!!

[tkemp]

so i finally found my color touch-up paint... went to like 5 different auto parts stores not finding anything and decided just to order it... yeah doesnt match for shit!
i shoulda just left em black... tomorrow ima get a can of clear coat and hopefully that will make up the difference...

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please excuse the dirty truck btw...

 

[viximaging]

ummm looks like uneven coats for 1 and very rough.. (in the pictures) you have to stay steady and keep a wet seam. 2 yes they need clear.. Looks about right to me.

I would have gone to a paint store and had them color match and bought clear. Bought a harbor freight $20 gun and sprayed them.. Works like a charm

 

[tkemp]

they are even coats its just the pictures... in person they are sprayed good and smooth but i dont think the color is even close... maybe im color blind?

 

[viximaging]

Hard to tell from the pictures man. Looks really thin.. and uneven..

 

[tkemp]

well tomorrow ill wet sand em spray em again then clear em... hopefully they'll come out good

 

[tsb09000]

I really have no idea what I'm talking about but could you get them wet to simulate them being cleared to see if they match a little better?? Sounds dumb after reading it but hey, what's a little water going to hurt?

 

[tkemp]

well about 5 mins after i put them back on it started raining and they still need to be cleared...

 

[snowjay]

I always get my touch up paint from paintscratch.com. If there are variations in the colors he'll mix the right one according to your VIN.

And yes, you need clear for a correct color match.

 

[yukonjacks]

Not to sound cruel but you get what you pay for, in this case you got a $15 paint job. To get it matched correctly you need to have a paint store mix you a pint and shoot them or take them and have someone else do it

 

[tkemp]

so i decided to take my time and do it "the right way" with what i was workin with and its better but now it came out darker than the color of the truck...

look better?

 

[viximaging]

needs clear

 

[tkemp]

it has 4 coats of clear on it...

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the first pic is how they actually look... the pics on the truck arent comin out good for some reason

 

[snowjay]

Curious, what color primer did you use?

 

[viximaging]

Basically they need to be sprayed with primer, base coat, clear coat... with a spray gun..

 

[04Hoe]

Wrong Paint without a doubt, not the same color.

 

[Tribalbreak]

makes me think twice about spraying a few odds and ends on mine with "color matched" spray paint... Ive never had a problem before but those results are not what i would be looking for...

 

[MOBmentality]

considering its a $15 home job and not a $150 project i think it looks ****

 

[tkemp]

thanx MOB

 

[Eagle]

I"m betting the color variation is becasue you didn;t start with the same basecoat color.


those are black, and I think the bodies are white primer.
thus you get a lot darker color.
with a white part you;d have been fine, or a white primer/first coat.