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So I know that paint can fade a little over time, but the car is a 2000, and was generally garage kept. And the clear is in pretty good shape, so I'd have to believe the color is pretty true still.
I'm in the process of painting the engine bay, still have some filling/smoothing to do there, but with no clear, the BC looks extremely dark when compared to the fender. Kind of like the metallic isn't being allowed to show through, but even then it seems too dark. How much of a difference will CC make? I want to make sure the base is right before laying the CC down. Just want some opinions.
When light is not directly on the panel, it "sort of" looks like it could match... but not under the light. Maybe metallic paints are hard to judge?
There probably a couple different variants in color. It does look a tad dark but clear will put a shine and it may bring it closer.
Looking at your pictures they're at different viewing angles the first picture looks more blue and then your second picture looks like the color is black. It's hard to say looking at pictures but I'd shoot the clear.
Clear with the metal flake makes it appear a few shades lighter just because it is more reflective than the dull paint
FYI through engine bay was never clear coated and has always looked a darker color on nearly every darker colored fbody or car with a metallic in the clear
FYI through engine bay was never clear coated and has always looked a darker color on nearly every darker colored fbody or car with a metallic in the clear
Is this the reason underhood looks flat or matte finish....just no glossy CC?
Clear with the metal flake makes it appear a few shades lighter just because it is more reflective than the dull paint
FYI through engine bay was never clear coated and has always looked a darker color on nearly every darker colored fbody or car with a metallic in the clear
The red in my engine bay is a tad darker also, it's never been repainted either.
I've seen a couple posts about metallic clear coated fbodys lately. I think what you mean to say is a tri coat, and no fbody ever came in a tri coat. Period. They are all bc/cc.
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NBM not matching? 
