touch up spray paint
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touch up spray paint
hey guys,
I am taking on a project where i am painting my rim inserts to my aftermarket 20 inch rims body color so i ordered a few cans of the touch up spray paint from the Chevrolet dealer.(all i gave them was my vin). So I got the cans in today and i noticed that the lid is a darker red than the body paint of my imp ss...The paint code in the trunk is BC CC 946L and on the touch up paint cans it states "946L Cobalt red". Are the caps on these spray cans generally off in color or did the people at the warehouse send me burgandy GM paint?
I called the parts desk back and the guy working wasn't very friendly and stated that "if you provided your vin then it is correct paint"..I really don't want to start using the paint and find out that it is wrong especially since they are almost $14 a can.
So here are the best pics i have of my car and one of the spray cans....Any advice or help would be appreciated....
thanks
I am taking on a project where i am painting my rim inserts to my aftermarket 20 inch rims body color so i ordered a few cans of the touch up spray paint from the Chevrolet dealer.(all i gave them was my vin). So I got the cans in today and i noticed that the lid is a darker red than the body paint of my imp ss...The paint code in the trunk is BC CC 946L and on the touch up paint cans it states "946L Cobalt red". Are the caps on these spray cans generally off in color or did the people at the warehouse send me burgandy GM paint?
I called the parts desk back and the guy working wasn't very friendly and stated that "if you provided your vin then it is correct paint"..I really don't want to start using the paint and find out that it is wrong especially since they are almost $14 a can.
So here are the best pics i have of my car and one of the spray cans....Any advice or help would be appreciated....
thanks
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Teching In
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I am sure it is the correct color and personally never go by the actual color of the can top because I am sure it is not exact, why dont you spray a little on something like cardboard and hold it up to the car. I am sure you could still return it if you only sprayed a little.
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BC CC means your car is a base coat clear coat. That color will have no shine unless you clear coat it. The red might not match 100% unless its clear coated as well. As for the plastic cap, its only good at identifying the contents of the can as some form of red and nothing more.
I personally like DupliColor touch up cans the best. They are cheap, color match is great and the spray nozzel is miles ahead of any other spray can I've ever used.
I personally like DupliColor touch up cans the best. They are cheap, color match is great and the spray nozzel is miles ahead of any other spray can I've ever used.