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Mineral white color match
How difficult is it to color match mineral white paint? I\'m having my bumper replaced and the dealership is telling me they can\'t get a good match. Are they trying to save money by not redoing it the right way or do they have a leg to stand on?
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White can be tough to match. Metallics add a second layer of difficulty. I think MW may have pearl in it as well which adds even more difficulty. It just depends on the shop that the dealer is using for the repair since many dealers don't actually do paint and body.
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it will be difficult to match. but my shop was able to do it on the second try
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I had a rear bumper cover repainted (silver, not a BMW) and they blended the fender. I think the blending looks terrible, because it really stands out in the sun. I would have preferred a slightly mismatch to the bumper and the adjacent body panel. I know that bumpers take paint differently than metal body panels, so a variation is to be expected. Blending just stands out to me, unless I'm just seeing a poor blend? |
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Depending on the color, matching is difficult. White has like 12 -13 variances, if I'm not mistaken. So, to be a painter, you have to have an eye for that type of stuff. You would have to see the different variances in that one color. I remember getting headaches from looking at the same damn color all day trying to match a car.
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Had my MW front bumper repainted, it is a tri layer paint job, and the shop my dealer relies on got it right the first time. Pretty sure its a metallic silver layer and not a mixed pearl. It is possible, just takes longer than a standard colour. Fastrack did you get your trunk resprayed?
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