Touch up paint
Created by: gypsy
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Number One Auto Body did the paint match for me. Honda GL1500 Gold Wing and Tiny Mite camper. I'm not sure what brand they used. Painter told me of the process they used and as he painted he would hold up a side cover from the Wing up beside the trailer until they matched. He said the actual paint colour is important but the application process where he checked the match after each coat, made the difference. He used 5 coats of white and four coats of grey.
If it's not Scottish....it's crap! (Cry of the Mini Tartan Owners' Clan)
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Originally Posted by Minerva
Body shops here use a camera to take pictures of various panels, then use the results to "average" the pain to it blends better. The colour also changes the more coats you apply so a good painter stops and checks after each one. Had a camper trailer colour matched to a motorcycle and the paint was identical.
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Body shops here use a camera to take pictures of various panels, then use the results to "average" the pain to it blends better. The colour also changes the more coats you apply so a good painter stops and checks after each one. Had a camper trailer colour matched to a motorcycle and the paint was identical.
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Nordic Blue? Any auto paint specialty store should be able to cross match that paint code and mix you up some touch up paint. Bear in mind that the color will have faded over the years, so you would probably want to have them match the actual color on the car rather than go by the code.
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If you have the original paint on your classic mini how do you go about getting touch up paint for it. I do have the original paint code for it. Its JQV. Thanks.