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M20_Fever
10-08-2008, 07:05 PM
I read somewhere on here that there is a website that can match your paint from a chip you mail in and put it in a rattle can, but I can't remember the name. Does anyone know the name, or a link to their site?

on a side thought, can most body shops/paint stores do this also?
White325is
10-08-2008, 07:12 PM
www.paintscratch.com
M20_Fever
10-09-2008, 08:53 AM
thank you sir!

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1sgxj
10-09-2008, 09:27 AM
Most real autobody/paint supply places should be able to. I've had it done locally.
Matt-B
10-09-2008, 02:36 PM
usually 20$ for a can of matched paint. most paint stores can. my homedepot does it.
M20_Fever
10-09-2008, 03:45 PM
usually 20$ for a can of matched paint. most paint stores can. my homedepot does it.

Home Depot carries automotive paint?
justin_l_
10-09-2008, 07:52 PM
Napa did it for me.
Digital_Cowboy
10-09-2008, 10:55 PM
Milwaukee Paint does it for me. Just under $20 a can, with really nice nozzles.
Matt-B
10-10-2008, 01:33 AM
Home Depot carries automotive paint?

mine does?
M20_Fever
10-10-2008, 08:16 AM
huh, I'll have to check our Napa and HD, be nice to not have to pay shipping. This in not for the e30 BTW ;).
Court M3
10-10-2008, 01:07 PM
check out Waukegan Color Supply. think they do it there.
M20_Fever
10-10-2008, 03:08 PM
Thats the one on Greenbay just south of Washington, right?
Matt-B
10-10-2008, 06:12 PM
I guess my homedepot has a business inside of it, thats why they had auto paint, they get a portion of sales.
Court M3
10-11-2008, 09:36 AM
Thats the one on Greenbay just south of Washington, right?

yep
///m42 sport
10-11-2008, 06:58 PM
I got some at the eurodepot. They do exact bmw colors. I used to paint my is spoiler and it came out pretty good.
Rock Lawson
11-16-2008, 04:45 PM
Dupli-color sells factory paint code colors. Like 6 bucks a can at pep boys.

You'll never get the results you want from a spray can though. I'd only use it on a very small area and more than likely you'll have a fog where you try to blend in the color and the clear coats.
DJB
11-25-2008, 02:00 PM
Duplicolor has very few BMW colors. They list close colors, but they aren't very good matches. For my Alpine White 146 they used to list a "antique white" that was far too beige, while a closer match was one of their GM colors (and even that wasn't close enough for touch-up work, just good enough for e.g. mirrors with no side-by-side surface comparison).

If you have a NAPA with in-store paint mixing, that's the least expensive approach. But only a small fraction of the NAPA stores do this.