Apex1.0

I am repainting my front lip and I am having hard time finding a good match for Silverstone. My car is an 00' with 20k miles and is in very good shape. So far I have tried:

Napa... Close but a very slight gold tint compared to OEM.
Express Paint... They sent me two cans but both were very dark compared to OEM.

Does anyone know where I can get a good spray can match to Silverstone? Looking for base coat.

bgoetz

I have been actually wondering the same thing. I have 2 small rust spots that I want to DIY and then spray myself. Any thoughts on if the Honda touch up paint could be used in an airbrush?

snwbrderphat540

Unicorn...
Unfortunately there will always be several variants of this paint code go to a napa paint store they have 6 different variants under this code and a vw code that's close. But no paint is ever the same different nozzles different spray patterns different psi different metallic flake lay down it's all different it will never match you can try and try and find a can that has the right colors and shades but the amount of coats you put down will effect the tone and you'll need to blend which in my opinion is art work so good luck but honestly if you want a match you need to go to a paint shop or learn to paint for real which is tough. Took me painting 2 bikes and 2 cars multiple times to even consider myself mediocre. Not to be a Debbie downer but just trying to be honest and maybe save you more headache. P.s. I worked at napa used to hang out in the paint store a lot back in the day.

Oats

I got a can from paintscratch.com to paint my front lip and it is a little dark. It was also very difficult to get it to even look uniform because of the metal flake. It still isn't great but I didn't want to buy another can. If I could go back in time I would have just taken it to a pro.

bgoetz

Not trying to jack the thread, but any thoughts on OEM touch up in an airbrush?

lude92_si

http://www.automotivetouchup.com/


I think I'm going to try there spray can paint. Have there touch up and its close.

mmoore9700

I bought a rattle can from these guys to paint my lip on my 01 silverstone when I had. I thought the color match was very good, I'll try and find a pic.

Nibreezy

Having the same issue with my rear bumper and my oem lip with ORIGINAL paint. It seems like its darker than the rest of the car.

Need help!

Chuck S

What help are you expecting? Body is steel, bumper covers are plastic. Gonna look ever so slightly different even if sprayed in the same booth on the same day with the same lot number thru the same nozzle by the same guy or robot. Just how it is. And how they came new. Paint also ages differently on different bases.

-- Chuck

Pinky

These guys. It's a damn good match! I have been looking into re-painting some areas of the car. I bought just 1 can and I must say it was a damn good match. I still may go big and do HVLP base & clear vs. cans. Though the convenience of cans makes it a huge advantage. Just worried about volume necessary to cover the area/work. The rear soft top seal has me worried!