UPDATED: paint matching questions
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Wash-wait until it is dried, can should approximate dry time.
Wax-give it a good while, this is what can screw things up. You can trap solvent in the paint that needs to evap off.
Wax-give it a good while, this is what can screw things up. You can trap solvent in the paint that needs to evap off.
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OK, so the "correct" duplicolor paint is not even close for a match... it'* way too light. is this normal for a car this old, or is it possibly my car was repainted (or the RPO sheet is wrong?)
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I wouldn't have expected it to match. Some paint stores can scan your paint and get a reading that they can mix up for you. Try that. These are almost always an EXACT match.
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Originally Posted by *B2*
I wouldn't have expected it to match. Some paint stores can scan your paint and get a reading that they can mix up for you. Try that. These are almost always an EXACT match.
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Originally Posted by Bonnevillan
OK, so the "correct" duplicolor paint is not even close for a match... it'* way too light. is this normal for a car this old, or is it possibly my car was repainted (or the RPO sheet is wrong?)
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yep. i will probably go to the local paint shop later and see what they recommend.. but it won't come in a rattle can if i get it custom made right? i think brushing on would look worse