Best spray-can match for celi? Options

[NYp8tBaller07]

So I was wondering what the best spray paint would best match my celi (Baltic Blue Metallic). Also if anyone has pictures of how it matched up to their factory paint.

I figure this may be a good time for everyone to post what spray paint they have used to match their celi as well.

[cheela]

look on the inside of your door panel, go to a paint shop, tell them the code, and spray away. that's what i did.

turned out pretty darn close too. I painted my lip and side skirts with it. my color is 6p3 green. if you don't know, there's a color guide somewhere on here too.

[NYp8tBaller07]

I saw the color guide but I wasn't sure if spray paint matched up to it

[cheela]

this was right after I painted it. i didn't wet sand or buff it out yet so it may look off at first but gotta shine it up

[NYp8tBaller07]

Came out great; Thing is I can't really get to a paint shop so I was thinking more advanced auto =p

[cheela]

advanced auto only has basic paint, they're not car/color specific. if it's blue, it's just gonna be blue, not cobalt blue or metallic blue. just look around town, I'm sure there's a local paint shop somewhere.

[PolliS_5S-FE]

spray can is cheap bt yeah you'll definatly have to go to an autopaint shop for it. I have the same color as you, NYp8 i sprayed my skirts. You just HAVE to laquer it when you're done or it will look a little of a different colour

[NYp8tBaller07]

So what did you do to paint them?

[BonzaiCelica]

http://www.automotivetouchup.com/choosecol...mp;model=Celica

I bought a can and the color came out good. Just input your year and you'll get all the colors for your year.

[95CelicaST]

http://www.paintscratch.com

enter in your car info and pick your paint.


You can also enter the paint code and get it that way.

This post has been edited by 95CelicaST: Jul 19, 2011 - 1:23 PM

[cheela]

first time painting is alwasy fun because it takes twice as long. hahahaah

i didn't know what I was doing so I took it nice and slow. both the skirt and lip was painted white so i started out by sanding and sanding and then some more sanding.
then primered a few coats and sanded after that as well. let it dry and then sprayed the color on like crazy. I did drip a little becuase I sprayed too much but it's not noticable. just be sure to use light coats each time. first coat will look like nothing. then more sanding, then clear coat a few coats as well. you do have to wetsand the clear coat and buff it out to make it shine I used very fine sand paper 2000 and above I believe. just look up online on how-to paint. This was just my way of doing it.

[NYp8tBaller07]

first time painting is alwasy fun because it takes twice as long. hahahaah

i didn't know what I was doing so I took it nice and slow. both the skirt and lip was painted white so i started out by sanding and sanding and then some more sanding.
then primered a few coats and sanded after that as well. let it dry and then sprayed the color on like crazy. I did drip a little becuase I sprayed too much but it's not noticable. just be sure to use light coats each time. first coat will look like nothing. then more sanding, then clear coat a few coats as well. you do have to wetsand the clear coat and buff it out to make it shine I used very fine sand paper 2000 and above I believe. just look up online on how-to paint. This was just my way of doing it.

I know how to apply the coats but its the prep before applying the actual paint that I need to learn again (been years). sand, primer, sand, paint (2-3 coats?), clear, sand, Then Im not sure what to use...I have Meguiars ultimate compound, will that work?

[jcbass7]

I used automotive touch up for both my Corvette and Celica. I painted my hood, front bumper, side skirts, front lip and riser blocks with their spray cans... here is how it came out.

http://www.automotivetouchup.com/choosecol...mp;model=Celica




This post has been edited by jcbass7: Jul 24, 2011 - 10:58 AM