Hi, As per title, colour is (sorry wrong colour name in title.. thought it was that colour, but realised that yellow is alot darker) and have been told more likely imola yellow, and I maybe respraying a bumber and passenger door soon.. Will be using compressor etc.

Just had a query regarding colour matching, is it an easy colour to match.. but if I was to use cutting compound on the paintwork and polish with a good quality polish from AutoGlym etc to restore and bring the colour back.. would I stilll have huge problems colour matching? if I get the colour mixed up to the same paint code on the car? Or can automotive paint suppliers mix paint to the same shade the car ends up after being worked at? using similar technology to some decorator centres where they can scan a colour and a computerised system mixes to the exact same shade.
Otherwise I will just have to try and do as much prep work as possible, and prime it myself then hand it over to a bodyshop for the top colour. Wasnt liking quotes I got to do just a bumper on a ford focus from scratch if I didnt do any prep work.. anything up to £400:S dont know how much this will go down though if I was to prep myself. Assuming prices wouldnt be far off in terms of price difference.

Thanks

RB2009 said:

Hi, As per title, colour is broom yellow, and I maybe respraying a bumber and passenger door soon.. Will be using compressor etc.

Just had a query regarding colour matching, I read on here its not an easy colour to match.. but if I was to use cutting compound on the paintwork and polish with a good quality polish from AutoGlym etc to restore and bring the colour back.. would I stilll have huge problems colour matching? if I get the colour mixed up to the same paint code on the car? Or can automotive paint suppliers mix paint to the same shade the car ends up after being worked at? using similar technology to some decorator centres where they can scan a colour and a computerised system mixes to the exact same shade.

Thanks

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Paint is made up of elements, imagine paint as being a recipie. you mix different ingredients in specific quantities to obtain a cake or paint.
However as with ingredients there are different manufacturers of the ingredients. I find Dupont to be very good but its expensive.
The person who mixes the paint can tweek the colour by tinting it etc.

Added to this colour differation can occur from the equiptment used to spray, temperatures, and the person spraying it etc....

to paint a door unless you have a very good colour match, you will need to blend the paint into the wing and rear quarter or rear door.

This is the technique I use.