I painted my trunk piece taffetta white.


It came out good. I liked that it looked so neat. Was all excited and when I put it on this morning the color was off. WTF!! I used duplicolor spray and the claimed that it was OEM paint. Picked the color for my car but there was two. Taffetta white and polar white. What do I do now? I feel like an *** and now my car looks like ***.


It looks ok in the pic but when you see it in person it off.

 

It looks like it may be somewhat brighter than the rest of you car. Try buffing your car. If that doesnt work buy the other paint and try again I guess.

 

jus bring it to a bodyshop to get it painted i guess.....

 

shoot it with some clearcoat ? or what that other guys said buff your car

 

I did use clear coat... a friend of mine told me to get a different type of paint at another auto store. He says i have to match the paint code not the name of the paint color... what do I do now? Resand it?

 

Your car is an older car. Your white will fade naturally over time. You can try doing one of a couple of things. Rebuff/polish/clay your car to bring out it's original luster or have the trunk and bumper professionally painted again so it blends.

 

So if I get the car detailed that would help alittle?

 

Why not just strip it and start over? Find the correct paint code, and redo it. Nothing to lose but time, and very little cash

 

Thats the thing. I looked up the paint code through duplicolor and it says I have the correct paint? WTF is going on? I'm pissed and confused. I hope someone has experienced this problem before.

 

buff your car, or atleast just the sections around it

 

how the hell would I buff it. I dont have any experience detailing my car.

 

That paint is fresher than the rest of the car..

 

even with the correct paint code, the color can still be off. no two cars colors are totally identical. that's why some cars look goofy when you get a kit painted with the right color code, but it still doesn't match.

 

Go to autozone and get some polishing compound. Its made by Turtle wax if I remember right its the green and white container. It will be a paste and its white. If you get the red dont use it because that is rubbing compound get polishing compound. All you need to to is remove the oxidation from your paint. If only you lived closer to DC I could do it for you. Its easy to do just rub it on with a cotton towel and it does the work for you.

 

it doesn't even look that bad.

 

yepp thats why its off meng

 

you gonna post a diy ???

kinda intrested to see how you did it man

just do the meg's 3 step wax process on yer carand it will look fine

 

Megs or turtle?

 

This will help alot to blend in?

 

I went to a local paint store that specializes in automotive paint. Told them my car code, they mixed some paint up. It matched 100%. IMO, I think this is the best way to go. Can't go wrong for $5 a can.

 

But then you'd need a compressor and sprayer, which most people don't have access to or the knowledge to use.

Some sort of CLEAR COAT (stress CLEAR COAT) polishing/rubbing compound will bring out some of the color in yur old paint. Clay bar was mentioned as well. Mothers makes one that's easy to use if you follow the directions. Even better, compound then claybar.

I'm a semi-pro detailer and this stuff isn't rocket science. Just take your time and follow the directions.

If all else fails, paint the trunk piece black again.

Good luck.

 

Very true.

btw, its close enough.

 

cheap paint=cheap look

duplicolor is like a universal paint, even if there are 3 similar colors for a car, duplicolor will make 1 kind of paint.

 

They put it into a spray can. $5 a can. I used 2 cans for my sideskirts; I'm guessing that one will be plenty for that piece.

 

Dupilicolor??