paint codes

[Hiredgoon]

once a paint code... always a paint code...

True but the difference after ten years of fade is pretty substantial.

[Luna X]

unless the sun has actually started to delaminate the clearcoat to the point of peeling/flaking, a quick buff/polish will bring that color right back....

[rsteinmetz70112]

unless the sun has actually started to delaminate the clearcoat to the point of peeling/flaking, a quick buff/polish will bring that color right back....

I beg to differ. Paint pigments change over time due to a variety of effects including ultraviolet light, chemical reactions, degradation of pigments. Only some of these are mitigated by a clear coat. Getting paint to match and match over time is very difficult.

[Ldub]

I beg to differ. Paint pigments change over time due to a variety of effects including ultraviolet light, chemical reactions, degradation of pigments. Only some of these are mitigated by a clear coat. Getting paint to match and match over time is very difficult.

x 2...

When I had mine in the shop for some repairs, the Boss man at the body shop showed me the chip samples within the same paint code, that compensated for years of exposure to the elements (there were 30 or more)...needless to say, I was impressed with the level of care my Suzy was getting, & there is NO way I could have ever seen the difference between some of those shades of astral...

But he could...

At that point I realized why the name of the place is..."Fargo's Finest Auto Body"