And neither is the spectrophotometers paint shops use for color matching. He might have better luck than I had having a shop match it for hime since the SJ uses a solid color instead of a metallic. My painter sprayed some parts for me to match the deep purplish blue metallic fairings on my GPR, & when next to the OEM painted parts in sunlight there was a slight difference. He told me the metallic flake sometimes throws it off a little. I ended up having it redone with colorrite paint. Maybe saying guaranteed was going a little far, but the results I've had from their products on two projects now have been a dead nuts match.Colorrite isn't a guaranteed match.
No, you're right. Look how horribly the glovebox lid & seat done with colorrite matches the fairings that were factory painted 3 years earlier. Must've come from the same 2000 gal batch.You're right... I think they they mix about 2000 gallons of paint at the same time and store it in a separate building, that way they all match.
I'm not trying to be a dick either, or trying to be a cheerleader for colorright...just saying I've had good results with their products. Also, it's not that I don't know any better, but the fact is I spent good money trying out 2 different local shops that did halfass work before I was referred to the painter I use now, who does paint & body work for a lot of the racers in the area. One did some plastic parts for me & they came back with pinholes in the finish because they weren't properly prepped. The second place tried to give me parts back with sags. When I complained he gave it to his guy & had him sand & rebuff it, & then handed it back to me with primer showing through in one spot. At that point I didn't say a word & just walked out. Bottom line is I agree with you...a good shop is likely a good(& cheaper) bet when it comes to getting a good match, BUT in my experience, finding that shop can be more of a crapshoot than mail order paint.Hard to tell from a pic.... If he wants to go down the same road you did and pay twice as much for something he "hopes" matches... and be stuck with it when it doesn't, then by all means let him. After all, its people like you that don't know any better on a simple solid color that keep colorrite in business.:spank:
I have been in the paint busniess for a long time and one thing I have learned is that I will NEVER use Colorrite unless I have no other choice. Not trying to argue with you bro, just trying to help someone get what they asked for a little faster and a hell of alot cheaper... and for that I am sorry. My bad.
Yeah, I'm very happy with the guy I use now. He aint cheap, but everything he's done for me has come out great. On the bright side, my bad experience with those shops ended up with me aquiring a new skill. After some research, some trial & error, a bit of practice & a few mistakes, I ended up redoing those parts myself...and got better results in the back yard under a tree with a can, lol. Ended up buying myself a small HVLP gun & a polisher/sander & am now proficient enough to do little touch-up projects myself.I feel ya, tons of half-arsed painters out there. I'm just not a fan of colorrape cause they bought the rights to the formulas of most of the factory colors on bikes and skis (very smart on their part) and then hiked the price of the paint through the roof. They use the same toners as everyone else (PPG if I remember correctly) and charge twice as much if not more... as if paint isn't expensive enough already. BS if you ask me.
Sorry the painters you've delt with left a bad taste in your mouth but at least you found someone who can take care of your needs now. Anything that leaves my shop has to go through me first and I am my own biggest critic. My advice to briank would be to take it and have it matched BUT check it and make sure it matches before you leave. If it doesn't, make them do it again or DO NOT PAY FOR IT!!! Remember, you are paying for a service and if that service is not up to parr you are NOT obligated to pay for it! Hell, if you only knew how much paint I have recieved from my suppliers for free over the years because they were mismatches you would laugh.
Good luck with it Brian. Post up some pics after you git 'er done.Thanks man, I'm gonna try to get my ski to a shop this week and see what they can come up with. I'll keep ya posted. Thanks guys