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09-23-2010, 09:49 PM | #1 |
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Paint Code Help
I just had some stuff painted on my car and the color is ever so slightly lighter than the color on my car(alpine white). You can't tell in the sun too much, but in dimmer light it's all I notice. To my understand there are different variations of alpine white, and I know the newer ones have alpine white III. But are there variations of that?? Anyway to tell what the exact paint code of 2007 335i with build date 12/26/06?
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09-23-2010, 10:16 PM | #2 |
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Look under your hood - the bottom side of your hood near the release/catch - you will see likely 3 sticker. Look at the one on the drivers side of the three - it will list the paint color name "BMW - "Paint Color Name"" and on the bottome of that sticker you will see a 3 or 4 character code like A61/3 - this is your paint code.
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09-23-2010, 11:21 PM | #4 |
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Paint Variations
The correct paint code will not necessarily create a perfect match.
Many paint formulas have variations due to re-batching of the paint at the factory, or slight variations from different assembly plants. A quality body shop will have variation charts, which are paint strips of the color variations. Some whites have five or more variations. These strips will be placed against your existing body panels, and enable a color matching expert to provide the painter with the correct formula for your vehicle. The paint is usually mixed at the auto body shop. I am quite sure that this is the reason that your white does not match. Good Luck! |
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09-24-2010, 03:41 AM | #6 |
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Primer does affect final color - some mfg. (Porsche comes to mind) actually prime their cars in either black or grey depending on what color was ordered.
Plus, over almost 4 years, don't you think your factory paint has faded/weathered? In addition to all variable factors such as mentioned above, this will also help mismatch. The shop I use has some sort of spectrum analyzer gun thingy that they use to get readings from existing paint - and then it tells them how to alter the mix from paint code to match best. Gun sends readings back to the computer that is mixing the paint.
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