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Old May 24, 2005 | 11:03 AM
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my truck is finally going to the shop to get my bedside replaced and painted. mine got cracked in a parkinglot. i already have the bedside in my garage. my dad is telling me that his paint guy will be able to match the paint without my truck being there....is that true?

my dads wanting to drop off the fender for him to paint and pick it up later and we can put it on but im afraid that the paint wouldnt match up. its 2001 charcoal grey.
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Old May 24, 2005 | 11:13 AM
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SOME colors you could get by (bright red, black) but not charcoal.
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Old May 24, 2005 | 09:49 PM
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Agree with Tech on this one,there is no way to panel paint with silvers or golds w/o blending into the next adjacent panel.I would take the truck to him and let him blend into the cab at least,if not the tailgate too.
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It will not match perfect. All metallic paint must be blended to match.
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If it's the pewter color, GM has 11 different shades. That's what Iwas told.
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