Purchased ebay "oem" spoiler painted ivory pearl from 3 different sellers, they all guaranteed paint to match, however it does not. The paint is noticeably lighter then the color of my car

after talking to some people, i hear ivory pearl is the worst color to color match

i had planned on taking the spoiler to a shop to repaint for $200 but some say its not worth doing because it will still look off. I was even told by someone to just install the way it is and after a while of being exposed to sun, it will come closer to matching...

anybody have some thoughts on this? or know of any auto body shops you've had experience with painting ivory pearl in the Socal area?

 

Hi Peyman, Hmmm... I'd try AHAB (Anaheim Hills Auto Body) or Holmes Auto Body in Corona. I think the right paint guy can do it. Check their work. They may have a ivory pearl in the shop. These guys match front doors to front fenders. (!) IMHO, spoilers, lips etc. don't need to be as exact to look good.

 

Hey maybe it's the color of your car

 

In my experience, The only way to get a perfect color match on IP is to go to a certified infiniti bodyshop.

 

promax motorsports owner is a good friend of mine. i had my seibon ts hood painted from one of the shops he sends the products to. try asking him. im currently getting my ait bumper painted right now. here's one pic of the color match of my hood.

 

all that money that you have spend and are about to spend should have gone to an oem spoiler, then you wouldn't have any issues .

 

lol no way im spending $500 on a oem spoiler
( i was able to return all the spoilers so i didnt take any loss, just the hassle )

 

thats a pretty damn nice matchh

 

The Infiniti dealer, the KIA dealer and chop shop down the street all have access to the same Infiniti Pearl White. These shops all have 3rd party paint mixing machines in which they go to the computer, pull up the paint code and all get the same exact mixing mixing formula. The only difference is one shop might use PPG, one might use SPIES and one might use BASF. Of course the formula will look different on paper between brands but the end result/color is the same.

Pearl White is a tri-coat which in laymens terms which means instead of applying a single basecoat color then clear, 2 different types of base coat are applied then the car is cleared. Apply one coat too many of either base coat and it can throw the whole color match off. Tr-coats/pearl paint jobs can be a cluster to match/blend.

Remember, its not just straight on color match we're concerned with. You're also concerned with how the car/panel looks from multiple angles (and under fluorescent lighting) and how the color/metallic and pearl flop looks from those different angles vs the paint that's already on the car.

 

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Good info ^