Paint question

[Carl R.]

paint question carl rose dear sirs i would like to have a paint shop mix touch up paint for my sunfire yellow car the car was last painted in with the correct color in i believe lacquer type paint unfortunately my paint can apparently was insufficiently well sealed and has dried what would be you reccomendations on mixing a small amount of paint for touch up small nicks only for my car any home suggestions should the paint store mix not prove to be an exact match i do not have access to spray equipment or any mixing apparatus thank you in advance carl

[Brandon K.]

Re: Paint question

re paint question brandon korman carl i suggest that you have the paint store mix up a batch as close as possible using the color code and have them eye match it also this means that you'll have to bring them a small piece off the car which has been painted ie gas cap or vent grille and have them physically match the color by adding pigment as needed its the only way i know of to get a decent match good luck brandon

[Joe L.]

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re paint question joe lucia touch up paint for the small nick type situations is available in all corvette colors from ecklers and other suppliers will it exactly match your existing paint i doubt it but it will match as well as anything you will otherwise be able to obtain quite frankly even if you still had the can of left over paint from your paint job i doubt that it would match exactly the paint that is on the car inevitably fades and or discolors slightly

[Carl R.]

Re: Paint question

re paint question carl rose thanks for your help guys bringing a small piece of the car why do i wince when thinking that is a good idea however do lacquer paints require a paint system of reducers etc to be functional i e will i be able to purchase a directly useable paint that i can apply to touch up from a paint store or will i also need to play chemist with a batch of other malodorous chemicals thanks yallall from texas will try the ecklers route should all else fail carl

[Brandon K.]

Re: Paint question

re paint question brandon korman as long as you are only touching up small nicks and scratches with a paint brush then you wont need to use any reducer you only need to thin the paint reduce it if you are going to spray it

[Carl R.]

Re: Paint question

re paint question carl rose i just wanted to thank everyone for their advice i found a sherwin williams store here in austin with a friendly gentleman who is going to mix up single stage lacquer and match my gas door next week i should have done this years ago thanks i learned a lot from the responses carl