Quote Originally Posted by George C View Post
Theres no gaurentee in matching when panel painting...Alot of shops buy the paint from suppliers based off your paint code...theres a variation based on paint codes..Example myb2002 truck, was repainted cause the paint code given didnt match the original paint..new paint was brighter...same paint code but different color

Silver is a very hard color to match
Quote Originally Posted by wick View Post
Even blending silver is almost impossible. With all the metallic, the edges will always show darker.
I also learned just the other day about certain brands of paint will have different metallic shapes even though it's the same color, i.e. round/square/diamond flake. Crazy.