Don't know **** about body work in general.

I'm getting rid of my GSR real soon and I am going to start fixing the imperfections I dealt with.. First on the list is my front bumper, really chipped/rocks, etc - broke the clips on it, doesnt line up perfect.. long story short - I'm buying a brand new OEM primered bumper from Acura..

Onto paint matching!

I have been told by a bodyshop that if I blend the fenders/hood that the human eye cannot distinguish the small difference in color, true or false? I don't want to spend 500 dollars for this procedure and then go and notice a difference.

 

why would you need to do that? aren't you using the same paint color, or is your paint faded or something?

I'm sure it depends on difference between the two paint colors, but I really don't understand why you wouldn't just use factory paint.

 

My car is a 99 so I wouldn't say the paint is faded - But multiple people I have spoken with say no paint will match perfectly unless blended.. Unfortunately, my car is Tafetta White which makes it even tougher.

 

I have a 98 SSBP GS-R. I put a Type-R wing and front lip on, both freshly painted and you cant notice a difference at all. Color looks spot on and no color matching or blending was done. Could be because of the 'pearl' and some colors (Milano Red) fade much more than others. Maybe you can have them test paint a piece (small)? Then hold it up and see how much of a difference there is. Let us know how it works out, whatever you do.

 

if you go to a reputable shop... they should have a achine that can mix the paint to match exactly to your paint now.. they take a little chip of your paintand it gives precise details on how to mix that exact color.. so that will take care of your fading problem...very very little blending is needed with this procedure... also .. yes the human eye connot distinguish the small change in color IF the car is blended right