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Old Mar 11, 2004 | 11:21 AM
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help w/ paint

my car has a scratch down the side where the prev. owners son hit it with a bike handle i was wanting to use the new dupi color paints 2 fix it but i dont know the codes 4 my paint any advice?
Old Mar 11, 2004 | 07:17 PM
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Dupli color...sounds like a spray paint?? You will never match it with spray paint. Take it to a body shop. They can match it, and paint it. Its prolly not too expensive under $100.
Old Mar 11, 2004 | 09:24 PM
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its not a spray paint is a factory matchin paint
Old Mar 11, 2004 | 09:26 PM
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What color is your car? Some are harder to match then others...depending on how important the match must be....because it's very hard to get a PERFECT match with some colors.
Old Mar 12, 2004 | 01:38 PM
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Originally posted by mechanicZ
its not a spray paint is a factory matchin paint
oops, sorry. Due too your cars age the paint is most likely faded and will have to be matched by a professional. Good painters can match the color exactly even if its faded.
Old Mar 12, 2004 | 02:45 PM
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Originally posted by mechanicZ
its not a spray paint is a factory matchin paint
You can get this in spray ,or brush form,however Stealth Elephant is correct about fade. After this many years you won't get anything close to a match with Dupicolor. Go to a body shop and get it done right you'll be happier,and it shoudn't be to hard on the pocket book either.
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