y5mgisi
1 ton status
I need the original color of paint for my trucks at some point. Where can i get it? I mean can i just call PPG or similar companys and say my paint code and they will just have it in stock? Or do i have to get it custom mixed?
CK5
Register an account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members.
Where/ how can I get original paint?
- Thread starter y5mgisi
- Start date
four_by_ken
1/2 ton status
Any good shop should be able to mix it up for you on the spot off of the code.
yes, but you need to take into account the elements and sunlight the trucks have been exposed to over the years. that paint code mixed paint from the shop will look nothing like the paint on a truck that has been parked outside for over a decade.
a true color match will have to be custom mixed from a reputable paint or auto body shop.
a true color match will have to be custom mixed from a reputable paint or auto body shop.
y5mgisi
1 ton status
True. I guess i might end up needing like a quart of each type. How much paint do you think it would take to paint a suburban?!?
I just polished a spot and had them use their little camera to snap a pic and hook it up to their machine and it matched it exactly.
y5mgisi
1 ton status
Who was that? Was it a chain or a local shop?
blazin_blazer
1/2 ton status
yep-yep
while i was working on my k5, & it wasn't movable and i was waiting on some parts, and i had a fender to replace, i buffed my gas filler door and took it off & carried it in to my local paint store, they put it under that spectrum camera and mixed me up a qt. and then put it in spray cans for me.
i painted the inside of the fender & then the outside w/the spray cans,, before putting the fender on, once i was done working on it, we rolled it out of the shop and my fender looked like a shiny penny, i thought I'd never get it to match b/c rest of the rig was dingy, but after washing & buffing the whole truck, it matched,..everything but the hood!
i wound up getting another qt mixed and put in cans(for future reference, i kept the color code card they gave me in my truck receipt folder in my file cabinet) and i sanded all the nicks & chips out of the leading edge of the hood & primed it there, then painted the whole hood, & the cowl piece, it all matches now, i had enough left over, i even painted the horizontal colored piece in the middle of the grill where the bowtie mounts in the middle between the headlight buckets b/c it was all nicked & chipped, the hood edge & the colored stip being smoothed out & fresh painted made a noticable difference in the look of the truck and you can't tell i used spray cans at all!
any good local paint store should be able to mix your original color w/your codes, but like was mentioned, if your not painting the whole thing, the colors won't match due to fading, so if your doing just part of it, you need to find a paint supply or body shop that has 1 of those color spectrum cameras....a body shop may be more likely to have 1 b/c they get cars in that are 3, 4, or 5 yrs old and they are already fading and they have to match the faded color.
I just polished a spot and had them use their little camera to snap a pic and hook it up to their machine and it matched it exactly.
while i was working on my k5, & it wasn't movable and i was waiting on some parts, and i had a fender to replace, i buffed my gas filler door and took it off & carried it in to my local paint store, they put it under that spectrum camera and mixed me up a qt. and then put it in spray cans for me.
i painted the inside of the fender & then the outside w/the spray cans,, before putting the fender on, once i was done working on it, we rolled it out of the shop and my fender looked like a shiny penny, i thought I'd never get it to match b/c rest of the rig was dingy, but after washing & buffing the whole truck, it matched,..everything but the hood!
i wound up getting another qt mixed and put in cans(for future reference, i kept the color code card they gave me in my truck receipt folder in my file cabinet) and i sanded all the nicks & chips out of the leading edge of the hood & primed it there, then painted the whole hood, & the cowl piece, it all matches now, i had enough left over, i even painted the horizontal colored piece in the middle of the grill where the bowtie mounts in the middle between the headlight buckets b/c it was all nicked & chipped, the hood edge & the colored stip being smoothed out & fresh painted made a noticable difference in the look of the truck and you can't tell i used spray cans at all!
any good local paint store should be able to mix your original color w/your codes, but like was mentioned, if your not painting the whole thing, the colors won't match due to fading, so if your doing just part of it, you need to find a paint supply or body shop that has 1 of those color spectrum cameras....a body shop may be more likely to have 1 b/c they get cars in that are 3, 4, or 5 yrs old and they are already fading and they have to match the faded color.
four_by_ken
1/2 ton status
Very good point. I assumed he was painting the whole truck.
that depends on the type of paint, what all you are painting, and how thick you want it. a basecoat/clearcoat job will require less paint, but will cost more. single stage paint will be cheaper, but you'll use more paint.
i just painted my m1009, single stage paint, inside the cab, hardtop, door jambs, dash, under the hood, and the exterior. i think i did 4 coats, but the task went well into the wee hours of the morning, so i really don't remember. I wanted to lay down a lot of paint so i could wetsand the truck, and when i scratch it on the trail, there is plenty of paint to buff out.
i think i used almost 3 gallons, but like i said, i really laid down a lot of paint.
