I just sent my car out to a body shop of mine to get the indent that the front nissan emblem filled in and get my front bumper re-sprayed..

I went to go pick it up yesterday and I saw that the bumper was off from the body. I know that even from factory the paint looks diffrent on the body (metal) and the bumper (Polyurathane) But it was to bright of a white and lacking the pearl effect in the Pike Peaks White.

I wish I could just order it straight from the nissan factory but according to Nissan USA thats impossible.

Anyone have any similar experiences/ suggestions?

 

https://my350z.com/forum/exterior-an...ppw-paint.html

Try some searching. This is a heavily discussed topic. It's a hard color to match, but not impossible.

 

From what Im told getting the three stage PPW color correct is a very difficult task. I had my eyelids for the headlights painted and theres a little to much yellow in the paint. but depending on the time of time you cant tell.

As for your car...the body shop either A. Should have told you it will be a b*tch to match so you could figure out if you wanted to take it somewhere else or B. They had your car...they shoulda done it until they got it right, thats what your paying them for.

 

also any white is really hard to match on a car

 

Yea it was a little TOO white.. I dont expect it to be perfect. I too am very **** when it comes to my car but I just want it so it is slighty noticeable..

The paint is a 3 stage paint the first mixture for Pikes Peak White is

Universal Mid Temp 48.0
Hi Hiding White 446.1
Black Toner 14.8
Yellow Oxide 12.1
Low Strength 6.3

The next is

Universal Mid Temp 38.8
Clear 338.6
Crystal White 33.7
Flop Control 14.9

 

I had to get 1/3 of my car resprayed and they did a pretty good job with it, but its not perfect. Oddly enough, the time when you notice it most is when its cloudy outside during the day.

 

I had my V3 bumper painted to match ppw and it took them 5 days and many many trys. I gave them the gas cap and they did it till it matched cuss thats what there job is. If they dont tell you it might be off before they start then it has to match or you dont have to pay.

 

Of course they will also strip it but at least you can find some one that knows what there doing and takes pride in there work.

 

I had similar issues with matching paints when i had my Acura.. Pearls are expensive and yes hard to match! Good luck