Problems with color matching

[gabahn]

I am spraying part of a car with PPG Deltron ( DBC) light silver metallic. I am seeing that the OEM color is not matching up with the hue of new spray. I am not sure is it because i am using a gray primer/sealer and need to use white primer/sealer. I have tried numerous base coats but i am seeing the color darker than the OEM color on other panels.

At this point, I am confused and tried....

Like to see if anyone out there can assist.

Thanks.

 

[TAZ]

Hopefully you are using a test panel to compare with the original paint. If not, looks like you might end up blending out further than you already have.
As far as the color not matching, I'm assuming you don't have access to a paint system, so here are a couple of suggestions if you do not...

1) take a piece of the car (possibly the fuel lid) to your jobber and see if they can use their paint camera to match the color.
2) This might be your first choice...to see if that color has 'variances'. You can take in that fuel lid and see if one of the variances matches closer than what they mixed for you. Normally if you do not specify which varience, they'll just mix up any one of them.
Hope this helps

 

[gabahn]

Taz , thanks for the quick response....

Actually I did not try a test panel which I am going to try with different undercoating colors. Unfortunately, I ordered the PPG from TCP and not from my local PPG store so that is going to be a problem to remix / verify with a camera unless I am going to reorder locally.

Thanks again TAZ

 

[TAZ]

Hmmmm, not for sure what to tell you.
Sounds like you'll have to keep doing what your doing and hope for the best.
I would suggest not spending too much time with the undercoat, as this will have an effect on the overall color, but not as much as if you were to tint the actual paint. You may end up buying a pint locally. Should only be about $45-$60 I would think.
Hope all works out well for you though!

 

[Brian Dee]

Hmmm,sounds like a tough one. But if you can get, maybe the fuel panel door to the vender. They can get it under the spectrometer and match it right down to the amount of the fade of the oem paint. If you give them just the paint code. The paint they mix up will no doubt be the correct color for your vehicle. But over time the oem paint has probably fadded slightly,and this is where you are seeing the difference. As Taz suggested do a test panel,and you may have to blend it out further than what your already doing. I think once you do this you'll be pretty darn close. Let us know.
Brian