I have a white 89 Civic hatch DX. I'm getting the hook-ups on painting the bumpers, door handles, moulding, and mirror for $50. Basically, cost of paint I guess.

Anyhow...obviously my car is 14 years old. Never been in an accident...paint is ok...with very little gloss.
Now...when I get these parts painted...how hard is it to match to the original paint - color and shine? I don't want to look like these riceboys with a two-toned white car - becuase they got a cheap *** paintjob. Any comments greatly appreciated.

 

white is very easy to match. you may think about getting new clear coat sprayed on the rest of the car to that the shine matches evenly over entire car.

 

How hard is it to match black paint?

 

if your paint shop is an experienced painter he can color match your paint by lazer. however the color will match but not the clear coating.

 

I was thinking that black would be really really easy to match because black is black, unless it is grey or something........so you are saying that the clearcoat wouldn't match because it would shine differently, right?

Thanks!

 

Black is the easiest color to match.. white is a little harder, but make sure they get the same color as original.

 

after 12 years in the sun i would imagine that black would fade and so will the clear coat.

 

ok, thanks! one more question---was the stock black clearcoated?

 

whatever you do don't get clear sprayed. It looks all nice and shiney but it stains so easily. Have them shoot the car witha single stage enamel gloss paint. Also try to stay away from shitty paints such as dupont and valspar. Ideally you would want to spray with PPG enamel gloss single stage but it is against the law in most states.

 

i wish i had a black or white car...but noooooo, i have a shitty as red, its not even rio red anymore...

 

they arent gonna match i work in a body shop and even on new cars we blend the paint around where the new part is, the new painted stuff is not going to match ask how much it would cost to blend into the fenders and hood ect.

 

Well...thanks guys.
I've decided to probably paint the whole car.
See what kind of deal this guy will give me. We are exchanging work-related favors. So maybe all I have to is pay for the paint.

I was thinking of painting it ITR Yellow throw some ROTA/Spoons on it. Anyone got a pic of a car with this setup? Spoon EF - Yum.