[powerrodsmike]

Is it possible to get a good color match when powdercoating some parts and painting others the same color? I had some chassis parts powdercoated and then took a sample of the color, (I had the powdercoater do a 3"X6" panel with the batch of parts so it is the same color), to the auto paint store. They mixed some paint (omni MTK, Single stage urethane) I sprayed the other parts and the color does not match very well. (at least both colors are yellow) Is this a paint shop mixing error or is it just impossible to get a good match between paint and powdercoat? Are there any suppliers that make both powder and paint that will match? I'm not going to redo anything at this point but I would like to know how to avoid this problem next time. Thanks for reading this.

[302 Z28]

My experience with the Phrophet paint match system that my PPG jobber uses is that it is close but not right on. It takes a really experienced paint mixer to get it to really match. Then the final color depends on how wet you lay it down, or how dry you lay it down. Especially with metallics.

Vince

[powerrodsmike]

Thanks Vince, that is what I suspected. The paint is basic non metallic buttercup yellow. I had to put 3 full wet coats to get it to cover fully. I am glad that this is on some mix-n-match chassis parts and it shouldn't be a big issue on this car.

[nissan]

I work in a powder coat factory a color match is a major problem because if you have the oven temp. to high or run the line to slow the color will change. we do desk an file cabinets so the drawer fronts have to match. the auto shop mixes spray cans for us but that only matches the sample we take to them.

[powerrodsmike]

Thanks nissan, I think that the paint shop would have gotten the match a little better if they had a color matching system just a bit more sophisticated than the TLAR system they currently use. (TLAR=That Looks About Right.) This one gets run as-is.