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I thought a simple door ding would be a quick fix, but the paint match took forever
A customer brought in a 2017 Ford F-150 with a small dent on the rear passenger door. It was maybe the size of a quarter, so I figured it was a one-hour job, tops. I got the dent out in about twenty minutes, no problem. The real trouble started when I went to mix the paint. The truck's color was a three-stage pearl white, and my first mix looked way off under the shop lights. I had to do three more test sprays on a card, letting each one dry fully to check the match in sunlight, which added a whole day. The final mix was right, but the whole job took almost two full days from start to finish. Has anyone else had a simple repair get totally hung up on a tricky paint code?
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mason_craig3413d ago
Three-stage pearls are the worst for that. I keep a spray-out card from every single mix now, even for easy colors. Write the code and formula on the back and stick it in a binder. Next time that same truck rolls in, you can grab the card, check it in the sun, and skip the whole mix-and-wait game. It saves a stupid amount of time.
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quinn_nelson12d ago
That binder system sounds like a lot of extra work to keep up with. Honestly, I just trust the mix and do a quick test panel. Usually comes out fine without all the paperwork.
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My buddy had a red car that looked fine inside, but the sun showed three different shades.
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