Which brand paint?

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Im painting my front facia on a 03 vert.Its red.Whats the best brand piant to use to get the best match? Also whats the brand they use for stock? Thanks.
 

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If you are doing it yourself, take the gas door or some other easy to remove small part to a good paint supplier and have the paint matched with a photospectrometer. Most paint stores will usually have a guy there that can match the paint even closer from there by eye, but make sure they are spraying out the color for the match, not just "dabbing" the paint. Sprayed color will look different.

I don't know what the OEM brand is, but any of the major brands; PPG, BASF, Dupont, are all quality paints. No matter what the factory finish is, reds always change over time so a custom match is required.
 
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I called jeff and he said DUPONT CHROMABASE matches the best.Anybody use this before or know where i can find it:dunno:
 

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I'm sure you have a Dupont supplier in your state. Check the yellow pages under body shop supplies. Whether the Dupont matches well or not, take a piece in for a custom match...reds are tricky and they always change color over time, regardless of how much sun they get.
 
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I'm sure you have a Dupont supplier in your state. Check the yellow pages under body shop supplies. Whether the Dupont matches well or not, take a piece in for a custom match...reds are tricky and they always change color over time, regardless of how much sun they get.

Good to know
 

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