I have heard people mention a chroma-scanner to match the paint? Not sure what this is or how it works. Can someone please explain this to me. Other people claim that the only way to truely match the paint is by a trained/profess. eye. Looking at doing a repaint down the road and the only way I can justify this option to myself is to get a better-than-factory paint job while maintaining the EXACT OEM color--PY. I know it will be expensive (3000-5000), but paint its not something I think can be slapped on quickly and cheaply while still looking good. I want the full prep, wet sanding, etc. Anyone care to share any info on this topic?

 

buy your paint from paintscratch.com they get really close to the oem color. I had to match my PY on the rear right 1/4 panel and it came out perfect.

 

Are you referring to the custom paint matching process? The one where they take a 2" square of the old paint to match it with?

 

The key is obviously to take the car to a top-tier paint shop. They have experts who will you both their experience & chroma-scan to match your color exactly.

In my area, there is only one paint shop that I'll take my car to get exterior detailing & paint job done. And, they only work on MB, BMW, Audi, Porsche & Jaguars. I got lucky, 'cuz I know a person who works there and they let my car in... but, I pay the same price... mucho $$$, but it's all worth it.

 

dont worry about repainting a car to exact oem color specs...the only way you'll be able to tell if it is not the oem PY color is if the shop is sub-standard, or your eyes are super-computers that can digitally break down the color into micro fragments .

seriously though, if its an A1 quality shop, matching the paint shouldnt be a problem. i recently had pieces of my kit left for repaint at a shop and all i left was my stock fender for them to color match. when i drove home, i realized i forgot to leave the color code, but when i called, the guy "didnt even need it", but jotted it down just incase. i'm super **** about my R myself, more so than most, but the finished product matched the factory yellow PERFECT, even in the sun

 

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thats what i would think.. especially if entire car is being repainted.