Interior Exterior
Q:
My car is in the shop getting worked on (fixing the rear ender) and the darn paint code is not even correct. I guess my car came with a metalic orange paint code. Also, what is up with the Magnetic Blue B100 paint which is the color of my car but when the shop started the painting it didn't even match. They said that it was a little on the purple side. Has anyone had the same problem with Magnetic Blue? So now they are going to mix their own to atleast try to match it.
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Ask them to try the DuPont Paint Code
Magnetic Blue -
Paint Colour Code = B100
Manufacturer and Code No. = X0473
Don't know if it will help but remember another thread on this. With todays technology with the paint matching guns they should be fine.
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I've always thought that Mag blue was a little purple,maybe your car has a slight variation in color from the factory,or they changed the spec without telling anyone?
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Well, the shop is going to try and match up the color as best as they can with what they got. They're a pretty good shop. They've done exotics as well. We'll see what comes out of it end of the week.
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Someone else on EliseTalk had a mag blue car that had to be partially repainted and had the same problem (I think the car's in Florida, if that helps you search for this). It DOES have some purple in it, but really only from certain angles. It's sounding to me like this may be a difficult color to match because of this, so I'd suggest standing firm and insisting it matches well, don't settle for less.
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Someone else on EliseTalk had a mag blue car that had to be partially repainted and had the same problem (I think the car's in Florida, if that helps you search for this). It DOES have some purple in it, but really only from certain angles. It's sounding to me like this may be a difficult color to match because of this, so I'd suggest standing firm and insisting it matches well, don't settle for less.
Thanks for the tidbit, I'll search for the post. Yep, I expect nothing but perfect for my Elise baby.
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If you have a hardtop, you might lend it to the shop for a few days while they work on the paint refinement.
They can also call the paint system manufacturer to get assistance. My body shop had to do this for me with the Chrome Orange.
Some colors are easier/more possible to match with certain paint systems than with others.
Good luck.
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If you have a hardtop, you might lend it to the shop for a few days while they work on the paint refinement.
They can also call the paint system manufacturer to get assistance. My body shop had to do this for me with the Chrome Orange.
Some colors are easier/more possible to match with certain paint systems than with others.
Good luck.
Thanks, they actually have the whole car. I talked to them earlier today and looks like they working with Lotus Of Portland to get the right color mixed. I'm crossing my fingers.
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looks like they working with Lotus Of Portland to get the right color mixed.
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I'm the guy (or at least one of them who has a Mag Blue car) that was partially repainted. They redid the rear end from the doors on back.
The original color has a definite purple shade to it. The repaint (due to accident) does not have the purple hue to it. Personally, I prefer the repaint color. It's a beautiful metallic blue, with lots of sparkle.
I am currently "negotiating", AKA "fighting the insurance a**holes", to get the whole car repainted so it matches the repair color.
The repair shop, which does a lot of high end cars, swears he used the correct factory color code and I believe him.
Buddies of mine can't see the difference, so I guess it is in the eye of the beholder...
Wayne
Someone else on EliseTalk had a mag blue car that had to be partially repainted and had the same problem (I think the car's in Florida, if that helps you search for this). It DOES have some purple in it, but really only from certain angles. It's sounding to me like this may be a difficult color to match because of this, so I'd suggest standing firm and insisting it matches well, don't settle for less.
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I'm the guy (or at least one of them who has a Mag Blue car) that was partially repainted. They redid the rear end from the doors on back.
The original color has a definite purple shade to it. The repaint (due to accident) does not have the purple hue to it. Personally, I prefer the repaint color. It's a beautiful metallic blue, with lots of sparkle.
I am currently "negotiating", AKA "fighting the insurance a**holes", to get the whole car repainted so it matches the repair color.
The repair shop, which does a lot of high end cars, swears he used the correct factory color code and I believe him.
Buddies of mine can't see the difference, so I guess it is in the eye of the beholder...
Wayne
Oh man, I can only cross my fingers.
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Someone else on EliseTalk had a mag blue car that had to be partially repainted and had the same problem (I think the car's in Florida, if that helps you search for this). It DOES have some purple in it, but really only from certain angles. It's sounding to me like this may be a difficult color to match because of this, so I'd suggest standing firm and insisting it matches well, don't settle for less.
It was me. Their B100 code is purple despite their insistence that it is a perfect match . I ended up having to meet with the DuPont rep and he wanted to mix a special batch with no violet in it so I could decide the proper color (meaning that it is my fault if it doesn't match). Instead, I insisted that they take readings with their 'color camera' from the back of my car, which hadn't been repainted, and mix the paint to match. Lo and behold, perfect match! Go this route and you should be fine. Good luck!
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I'm the guy (or at least one of them who has a Mag Blue car) that was partially repainted. They redid the rear end from the doors on back.
The original color has a definite purple shade to it. The repaint (due to accident) does not have the purple hue to it. Personally, I prefer the repaint color. It's a beautiful metallic blue, with lots of sparkle.
I am currently "negotiating", AKA "fighting the insurance a**holes", to get the whole car repainted so it matches the repair color.
The repair shop, which does a lot of high end cars, swears he used the correct factory color code and I believe him.
Buddies of mine can't see the difference, so I guess it is in the eye of the beholder...
Wayne
Wayne,
You shouldn't be fighting the insurer, you should be fighting the dealer/paint manufacturer. They tried that one on me. Being just slightly involved in the insurance biz for the past nine years, I knew that was BS and explained that the insurer is not responsible as they hired the body shop to paint my car magnetic blue and, thus, the body shop is responsible for the match as it is their duty to ensure that the job is completed as directed. There's a coverage under their GL policy called Products and Completed Operations under which this falls.
What it boils down to is that the body shop doesn't want to have to eat the cost of repainting the car. Once they knew that I was on to them, that's when we arranged to meet with the DuPont rep. I suspect that was so he could either convince me that the color was right or to try to beat me into submission. I was way too fast for the body shop manager, the advisor, and him, though, and made them look like total idiots.
Hope this bit of info helps you!
Kris
Edit: Magic 1000th post!
Oh, and the link to the thread on my paint issue is:
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It was me. Their B100 code is purple despite their insistence that it is a perfect match . I ended up having to meet with the DuPont rep and he wanted to mix a special batch with no violet in it so I could decide the proper color (meaning that it is my fault if it doesn't match). Instead, I insisted that they take readings with their 'color camera' from the back of my car, which hadn't been repainted, and mix the paint to match. Lo and behold, perfect match! Go this route and you should be fine. Good luck!
Color camera, I didn't even know of a such, cool. I'll mention this info to my body shop and see if it'll help them, thanks Icedog.
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You're welcome! The 'color camera' is what he called it. It is a spectrophotometer and their brand name is ChromaVision. Here's some more information about it.
http://www.performancecoatings.dupon...rod_guide.html
Fortunately, I knew about it going into the meeting and that's how we got on the topic of the 'color camera' in the first place. Again, good luck!
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Learn something new everyday, thanks buddy.