I bought a 1965 Mustang. Previous owner painted the car with Tractor Majic IH Red. I’m not ready financially to put a proper paint job to it. A cowl hood came with the car and I prepped and painted it this week. I used the same paint and I’m lighter with a lot more shine. I do know he buffed the heck out of it. What can I do to take the shine off my hood to match the car? Buff the heck out of it? Could buffing and taking the shine away darken the color a shade?
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Would the cowl hood look OK in a different color like flat black? That might be an easier temporary fix than trying to match faded paint. Some inexpensive spray can tractor paints can fade in strange ways, especially red.
Dumb question: Can auto paints be scanned and tinted to match any color in the same manner that house paints are scanned?
Dumb question: Can auto paints be scanned and tinted to match any color in the same manner that house paints are scanned?
steve_in_mo
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My local O'Reilly's does that. I did not think it was really precise but they can come close.
Oregon Tractor Jack
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Most automotive paints can be scanned for a starting color. The scanned color will not be 100%. The last time I had some scanned it took a couple of try?s to get it right. Unfortunately reds tend to be the most difficult color to match due to fading.
OTJ
OTJ
Goose
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A GOOD paint supplier should be able to.
When I had my body shop, I was called upon to do some repairs on a Studebaker Silver Hawk that had been damaged. It had a nice paint job, but not the original color. I took a small body part to a local paint supplier who handled several major brands of paint. They scanned it and the formula they came up with resulted in what is known in the industry as a "butt match". A butt match is a match where you can hold a freshly painted panel "butted" against an original panel and you can't tell the difference.
The flip side is a "blendable match" where the match isn't exact, but you blend the paint across a panel and the eye is deceived into thinking it's an exact match.
My automotive paint lesson for the day.
When I had my body shop, I was called upon to do some repairs on a Studebaker Silver Hawk that had been damaged. It had a nice paint job, but not the original color. I took a small body part to a local paint supplier who handled several major brands of paint. They scanned it and the formula they came up with resulted in what is known in the industry as a "butt match". A butt match is a match where you can hold a freshly painted panel "butted" against an original panel and you can't tell the difference.
The flip side is a "blendable match" where the match isn't exact, but you blend the paint across a panel and the eye is deceived into thinking it's an exact match.
My automotive paint lesson for the day.
rlp in Co.
Well-known Member
Would sanding it with fine sandpaper take the shine off?
Stephen Newell
Well-known Member
Shine is usually what you want. I would be inclined to buff the rest of the car to match the hood. To take the shine off very lightly rub the paint with a white scotchbrite pad. If you put any real pressure on the pad you will make it too dull.
I worked for a guy one time that painted a truck with the yellow paint the highway department uses on the center line. I did it with a brush too and it didn't look bad at all. You had to look real hard to see brush marks in it.
I worked for a guy one time that painted a truck with the yellow paint the highway department uses on the center line. I did it with a brush too and it didn't look bad at all. You had to look real hard to see brush marks in it.
kevinthefixer
Member
You can afford a '65 Pony but not a gallon of tractor paint? Fire the other barrel! Paint the rest of the car same as the hood, get the same color and gloss.
I never said I can't afford a gallon of paint. I don't know if I want to paint the entire car myself let alone right now. The cowl hood was a part that came separate from the car and I figured I would try my hand at doing the body work to it and getting it on. I understand the entire car needs painted but I'm not prepared to do it myself and the local shop estimated $4,000 just to paint it with no body work included in that cost and not doing door jambs and etc.
I did consider doing this but it really wasn't the look we were going for. My wife is also in this car with me and she doesn't like the flat black hood look. Of course, where we are now I'm not sure we will like a hood that doesn't match either. I suppose there may have to be some give somewhere.
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