2006 prius received a scratch on the bumper and we bought the matching paint from the dealer but when painted it was darker we would like to know how to spray without it being two shades darker, need urgent help
2006-12-15 23:10:52 · 5 answers · asked by sharlene s 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
you can go to a bodyshop and have them put the paint match on the vehicle and they can then mix up a sample of the paint.
2006-12-16 02:26:55 · answer #1 · answered by BuddhaDaddy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason that happens is your car has been exposed to weather ex: sun(the worst). The best is I don't know where you live but around here, they have companies that repair scratches at our good year. Similar to windshield chip repairs. Remember it won't be perfect especially a bumper.
2006-12-15 23:31:24 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The touch up paints never match well, due to paint fading, especially like your gray color... so I would think touching up a white vehicle may be easiest (due to minimal fading) although I am still hesitant to touch up my truck. Maybe try buffing it out with wax & a buffer bonnet? Possible even try one of those "color back" products that may take some oxidation out of the car's paint to deepen the color...
2016-05-22 23:05:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
get an appropriate mix of a bit of white paint with your dark paint.sample on a surface allow to dry and compare with the colour of your car after a few trials to confirm result before applying.you are sure to get a better result this way.
goodluck!
2006-12-16 00:14:25 · answer #4 · answered by Riches 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try spraying lighter coats from further away
2006-12-15 23:17:28 · answer #5 · answered by want2wild 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋