My car got hit by a taxi when I was parked for the night at a street here in Stockholm, nothing big but the car got some scratches and a small dent on the front left side.
Both the bumper and the fender need a new paintjob and some repairs.
Anyway, my question is: I just got a call from the body shop and they told me that they couldn’t get the new paint to match the old, they have the code for Milano Red and they’ve been trying to blend the color to match.

The problem is that they can’t get it dark enough. Seems a bit strange since the old paint (from the factory) is three and a half years old now and should have faded some compared to the new…

Does anyone (perhaps some Aussies since you guys also have the Milano Red ITR, or some other Milano Red Honda owners) have a clue why it’s so hard to match?

(The body shop is very respected and they paint both Ferraris and Porsches and other exotic cars there, so I really can't blame them for being unexperienced)

And for those who cares: Another taxi driver saw what the driver did and left me a note, thanks to that I don’t have to pay anything for this, the dumb *** taxi drivers insurance company will pay. (And hopefully he will lose his license since he just took off!!)

Any comments you got on the paint job problem would be greatly appreciated!
/Tom

 

my entire car was repainted, and there is a noticable difference between my shade of red and another car of the same color parked next to me.... they had a hard time also....

 

see if you can get the whole car repainted. i've heard from people that red is pretty hard to match. my friend bought a salvaged red civic and had the whole car repainted because he was afraid it wouldn't match, although only the front end actually needed repainting. when his car was being repainted he painted a spoiler for a friend with a red civic and the spoiler was lighter than the friend's civic.