Colour Matching Automotive Paint

[@signsofthetimes886]

This is the exact color my bumper needs to be painted! Awesome to see how it's done

[@michelvegter2834]

I actually used to do this every day, and I can see you know how to do it. Now I have the upgraded version of the color dialog, it's called the phoenix I think. I polish the car, shoot the pic, mix the collor and don't even check! Works 99% of the time. I do 50 cars a week, so that means I have to repaint 1 car every two weeks for collor problems. All in all saves me a lot of time checking 50 collors a week.

[@donovanolds]

Color

[@AM-jg1nx]

@@donovanolds lmfao that was making me cringe too 😂

[@alifhaidar3340]

could u share stuff please?

[@rkan2]

50 different colored cars per week every week?

[@metalmonster34]

Great video! Had to refinish a jasmine green Subaru this week after my coworker wouldn't listen to me about how bad his color match came out and advised him it needed to go a little blue. Hardheaded guy just decided to spray it out and leaving the boss upset and me having to fix it all today. Stubborn guys rushing the job and wanting to leave while making the rest of us pay for it.

[@TheGunmanChannel]

That just sounds lazy. I mean we all make mistakes sometimes though.

[@metalmonster34]

@@TheGunmanChannel yeah, and he knew it was off on the spray cards but decided to just wack it and hoping it wasn't noticeable.

[@黄吉日]

意思是需要重新配色喷涂

[@jinbe-san]

I’ve always wondered how this process worked. Very cool!

[@clist9406]

Been watching you for a while , 1. Never cover up the girly pictures 2. When you Auzzies spray down under , do you have to hold your SATA upside down Mate. Must be an Auzzie spray gun model the have an inverter in the nozzle. Great work mate. Oh the joy of finding the hidden paint codes. Found them behind bumpers , which is convenient when spraying a door. Or hidden in the spare tire tub of VW so you have remove the jack , tire , ect

[@sinformant]

This is how its done! Years ago my father wrecked his truck and the shop simply pulled the paint code, mixed up paint and sprayed the new Hood, fender and grill trim. The truck was well.over 13 years old. The front pieces they painted were better than factory finish and about 50 shades lighter than the old paint LOL. A color blind person could see that it didn't match!

[@TheGunmanChannel]

That's it. This is exactly why every step of the process is important.

[@sinformant]

@@TheGunmanChannel yeah they didn't even try to blend it LOL. Years before that the same body shop.messed up my car. I had hit a coyote and insurance towed it there.they had it for a couple weeks and called me up to get my car. I walked out to my car and they had replaced the Ac condenser and radiator and stuff but put the old bumper cover back on that was broken and cracked.I went in and the guy came out and scratched his head and said they had ordered a new one and he had no idea what happened. A week later they called me up to bring my car back in to get the new bumper put on, I was on my way early in the morning and a truck illegally turned in front of me as I was coming through a green light and my car was completely totalled.....I called up the shop and told them I wouldn't make it in and why.a week later I called back to come get the bumper as I had paid for it(figured I could sell it) and they wouldn't let me have it.....it really sucks when your insurance company only uses one body shop.....

[@benwyckelsma9805]

I've always mixed my base coat with 50/50 paint and thinners. Never has any problems

[@nickjoiner450]

The cost comment wasn't directed at you Gunny your a professional, people like me who just do bits and pieces building your own makes sense. If you get chance do a video stripping the air valve on a gti pro lite cheers.

[@jrmathes6567]

Love your work man, I learned something today I didn't know, I enjoyed it...Thanks for it.

[@TheGunmanChannel]

Thanks for watching, I'm glad you got something out of it.

[@kentowers2802]

Hi there - Would ceramic coat need to be polished off to get a good reading? Or could a door jamb or untreated area be used to photograph? Would a new car (solid colour) still need to be colour matched with the machine or should it be as per the colour code?

[@steveguest8028]

Paint matching is a nightmare, I do a bit of painting at home and I sprayed my gf candy blue fiesta rear bumper(3 stage), despite really taking the time with the prep work and applying the products as specified on the data sheets the colour match was an absolute mile out ☹️

[@jmg4208]

My Outback factory color says cherry red. But it always looked blacked with a red pearlescent.. Now that I'm finally doing rust repair, I noticed it's been patches in many areas. My guess, it's been repainted in a shop with a different color. I really like this darker color. Any advice find a match ? Keep in mind the current state of the paint is faded with hips of swirls marks.. Thx

[@jhh243]

wow, My eyes are definitely not as sensitive to color as yours are! Great video!

[@jhenson5168]

I have a 8foot 5 rack mixer. How much would it cost to get the essentials so I can actually use it?

[@nickjoiner450]

I don't know about the standox torch but a 3m sun gun in the UK is over £500 that's $1000+ Aussie. If you go to your electrical wholesaler or Toolstation / Screwfix in the UK the components are less than £50 or $100 Aussie so go build your own.

[@TheGunmanChannel]

The Standox light is worth the money if you ask me. But yeah, you know I'm a tight ass 😂

[@kr2513]

Thanks for following up with this video as you said you would a few years ago. We all appreciate your time you invest and knowledge you share. Maybe it's time to revisit the orange peel subject?? If I'm remembering correctly your camera died or something last time. It's where you broke up that hood in different sections and indicated what you did differently.

[@TheGunmanChannel]

That's a good idea. I am pretty busy these days so I can't promise anything in the near future but in 3-5 years I'm planning on getting a small hobby shop and I'll have lots of time to spend making these style vids. Stick with me mate, big things to come from this channel but currently I am focusing on getting ahead in life and paying my home off.

[@sharonkirven9570]

Very good video! Question?? Where would you purchase the color match from? Meaning is there a auto store that has this machine and can scan ur car then make the color? Thanks for sharing💙

[@kentowers2802]

Hi there - could the fuel cap be used to get a good reading from the photo machine? I don’t want to polish the body as it’s ceramic coated but fuel filler flap would be easy to recoat Thanks

[@TheGunmanChannel]

As long as it's a close match, some have a slight variation.

[@nootube8090]

Hi gunman. Any advise on blending direct gloss? Same principle as blending clear?

[@HAMEED...]

A nice video showing how many efforts you put on for colour matching. .Waiting for your upcoming videos. .

[@chriscole3423]

Next vid should be.....Uncovering the girly pix...

[@Mr.Saephan503]

I thought the first one was good. Then he does another one and I Thought that one was great but then the last one was on the spot.

[@TheGunmanChannel]

I would have blended the first one in a heartbeat.

[@justmac4097]

Hey gunman i havent got much money and i need a primer gun but i cant find any of the guns in ur top 8 primer guns like the flg5 or slg for anywhere near the price u said just wondering where i could get a good primer gun for 100- 200 bucks

[@TheGunmanRAW]

Spraygunsdirect.co.uk still have them under $200 AUD shipping may get it a touch above. Actually I have some demo guns I could sell cheap. Email me [e-mail] and we'll see what we can do

[@ronaldoquintos1675]

I ended up buying two quarts of paint because I had to get another door panel. The bumper and the left fender tuned out good but when I got the paint for the door it was too dark.

[@rudeboyrudje96]

What is the best type of flash(light) to use when colour matching?

[@sriramkarthik5491]

Nice job..which colour you used and colour code please..

[@Ammar-ku4yx]

Hello friend I need to get some parts of my car painted but I’m worried if the paint shop give me wrong color, what should I do to get right color for my car. Thanks

[@JaimeRodriguez-pg3zs]

Live the color Matching videos keep Doing more

[@nuge363]

I was just searching for a video like this and was watching one of your old videos 😆👍🏼

[@TheGunmanChannel]

Well I hope they were helpful

[@nhaldsky]

Come to watch my videos I do that color manually without using a machine.

[@shakilpathan6969]

Which course do you do brother. Let me know. I want to do this course, kindly reply sir

[@muckman5509]

Might be a stupid question but what exactly are you matching? Is it because the original colour code has faded being in the sun? If so would that mean that the new panel you paint will fade differently to the rest of the car?

[@Munky332]

Interesting. I had an idea, instead of painting a whole panel, lets say you just wanted to super basic spot paint using an airbrush, how feasible would that be? fill with putty, primer if necessary, basecoat and clearcoat with airbrush, blend spot out? Might not be perfect, but probably still a helluva lot better than those stupid paint pens they have at the stealership?

[@vanepico]

Is there anything you can say to a paint-shop person to say you want the extra mile like you did here, without offending them? I'm pretty OCD about stuff being as good as possible, and need to get a bonnet and wings matched but can't really be bothered to argue over paint being badly matched!

[@Rick-fs9wc]

That home compressor vid will be great to see. Nice job gunny.

[@TheGunmanChannel]

I'm looking forward to seeing how I manage too. I've got a few custom jobs I want to do too.

[@hecdaze1]

Awesome. Thank you

[@nilugajjar182]

Good job

[@davidhamilton9902]

I hate paint blending as a a body man I use to spend the extra few hours and paint the whole cars exterior panels a little extra Sanding but my cars always matched so they don't fade out different I hate years down the road and the cars look different may look good in the beginning but I look at long term!

[@roydelport]

Great work, im a color matcher myself, if i may ask , what is in that spray bottle you use when you check the sprayout on the car? Is it water?

[@5043579]

Usually you’d use panel wipe/degreaser. Or at least that’s what I’d use

[@MixmasterMegz767]

Hey gunman, I know this is an older video but I would like to know a bit more about the paint system, computer based program.. Maybe you could do a video about the different paint systems and which one u rather. Thanks

[@stephengopaul8090]

Question! What is in the bottle that you are spraying when you are holding the spray out card up to the panels? Water or 1K clear coat?

[@TheGunmanChannel]

It's actually wax and grease remover/ prepsol

[@stephengopaul8090]

@@TheGunmanChannel thank you Gunny.

[@markvietti]

Back in the day we would have to scratch match it. No blends single stage red.

[@TheGunmanChannel]

Yep, life's made a lot easier with the new technology

[@mitchellferre1652]

Nice color match !!! 👍

[@TheGunmanChannel]

Thanks mate. I was very happy.

[@yuhaz]

thx

[@jimmalnar3816]

When "Good Enough" just wont do. Great work!

[@손정민-v8k]

Outstanding job awesome thanks

[@jasonco994]

i know its a year late of a question, what solution did you spray the color matching card while checking it with the car... thx

[@fish8196]

is it possible to match a candy paint from an old motorcycle?? or would the paint scanner not know how to pick that up? Maybe I will have to try and match the candy to simply a pearl or metallic paint to mimic it?

[@TheGunmanChannel]

I'd imagine the camera would get pretty close as long as the colour is close to a current factory colour, otherwise you'd be out of luck and as you say best trying to match yourself

[@aidanthestuntmanrogers4727]

Hey, what's the microwave doing in the paint room 🤣

[@yashgajjar0028]

What type of (Material) gloves u r wearing....???

[@TheGunmanChannel]

spraygunsdirect.co.uk/product/colad-disposable-nitrile-gloves/

[@brianhart5612]

I’ll just be happy when i get my customers to quit doing the dab method when trying to see if paint matches...i tell em if your not gonna do a spray out atleast wet stick it next to a panel to check

[@heres2ya]

awesome vid. like Frizzle said, he wouldn't fuck around with it to much lol.... looks good, paint some shit

[@nilugajjar182]

Please tell me were are you can you give me training i am living in canada 🇨🇦 Alberta

[@jimnz17]

how about a colour match vid without the spectro? we cant all afford one or work in a shop. recently i mixed off the car code, did a spray out, looked perfect. did a panel to panel and it was off. (ill never do a panel to panel silver again)

[@greghammond7956]

Good shit Gunny, love it!👍

[@TheGunmanChannel]

Thanks mate 👊

[@Bladerunner4511]

Top job mate have a good one

[@TheGunmanChannel]

Thanks mate 👊

[@Mrtrc33]

Great match chap .who ever gave it a thumps .wtf 👍

[@xray364]

Best advice work with opposites colours

[@Frdad1982]

Oh you still have standox basislack 👍 awesome paint,forbidden here in europe unfortunatly

[@TheGunmanChannel]

😳

[@Frdad1982]

The Gunman it’s cause of VOC regulations gunny,in france we only can use standoblue and other waterborne paints for the basecoat,same for clears,MS clears are banned only HS/UHS.

[@theprinceofkashmir9627]

I want to know what gadget(lighting gun like) r used to check color plz give me proper name so I can buy

[@Jopakilo]

To be honest, I wish I am in Perth. I had a terrible experience of car accident and my car was sent to repair covered by insurance. Eventually my car was fix and the colour was mismatch which looks red and orange under the sun only(Red is original). The technician said the paint cannot be 100% match. I must go to gunman if I am in Perth!!!!

[@TheGunmanChannel]

I'm yet to cross a colour that can't be matched at least 90-95% then blended. I think the technician was being lazy/tight and didn't want to go through the process of rectifications.

[@Driftmonkey]

@@TheGunmanChannel Agree, its all only just paint at the end, no special "mercedes" paint, or "nissan" paint. Just add/remove what you need to get desired effect.. He could have easily removed the orange from the color LOL

[@danzk]

Sounds like a case of metamerism. Basically the colour match depends on the type lighting. So two colours could match under indoor lighting but be totally different under sunlight. That's why it's important to colour match under the sun or a light source that's as close to the sun as possible. Metamerism usually happens when there's a colour match mixing different pigments. For example an orange colour mixing yellow and red would be more prone to metamerism compared to using an orange pigment.

[@pvgtn1234]

What is the paper you use for testing?

[@alexg8460]

Sorry guys just a question i constantly have problems with spray colors i work for my self and these paint stores almost never give me a good color with the vin number and all info needed. Do i need to always check the color and do a spray card go back to store and show them if its to dark or to light? Its a pain becuase even when i blend you can still see the difference sometimes what can i do if you depend on another store making the colors for you?

[@RustyZipper]

Yes, I have a ‘12 GMC, blueish with a touch of Grey to it . A guy backed into me a few years back. My body guy says there are 13 shades of my color code and pulls out the cards, I count 13, none of which matched 100% so he had to adjust it and it’s bang on!

[@RustyZipper]

Second story, Last year I bought a used ‘16 Corvette. Sight unseen, photos were good, clean CarFax. I arrive later and a quick chat on the lot and I’m off. I get home 4 days later, wash the car and see yellow overspray on some black rubber under the hood. Sure enough the front bumper has been resprayed, Rock Chips I assume. Point is: the shade of yellow is 1-2 parts too dark. Now every time I see the front bumper I think why didn’t the spray guy take an extra 5 minutes to color match, it’s not a 2006 Chevy Cruze for Pete’s sake. Anyhow, it’s covered in Vinyl Wrap now so no one knows but you 🤫

[@splash5974]

Same problems man! Just did a job the other night... body work turned out flawless, bought a pint of base from my jobber after he did a camera shot of the colour, and it is solid white, had to butt match one section and blend another...cleared the job, and unmasked it, and just total disappointment! I mean, its pretty bad when you have to work to try and blend white...and camera shots are supposed to be good! Im at the point i dont even want to purchase the basecoat anymore...

[@alexg8460]

splash man i feel you when its ah 1 man show its tuff, the only way is to learn how to mix this dam paint or buy expensive ppg top of the line but sometimes you cant because theres small margin for profit when its cash. Idk work in progressi guess.

[@splash5974]

@@alexg8460 Yes sir... id love to buy top line stuff too, but thats the difference of making a couple bucks, or losing the job... It sucks! Ya,wish i could mix the stuff myself aswell

[@SenPhina]

Please make a video about color matching of seaside pearl 8s2 (the color of Toyota Prius 2gen) Thanks you

[@lozzaellis272]

fuck mate thats franko sabatini , i worked next to him at ottos car craft 20 fkn years ago,top bloke top painter!!!!!!!!

[@edwardthor7763]

I don't comprehend why once you took the pictures you should have to do any of that chasing adding more in.

[@blueghost8057]

Where can I buy the color matching light you are using and how much does it cost?

[@TheGunmanChannel]

Best matching light I've ever used www.spraygunsdirect.co.uk/index.php/standolux-iq-colour-check-light.html#sthash.UnetBgkE.dpbs

[@ruslamputra8250]

What's the name of your app and the camera to find a colour? *i'm sorry for my bad english😂

[@hossamabdelazez3069]

Does this spectrophotometer adjust the dull color in any proportion?

[@TheGunmanChannel]

Yes but that is a software thing not the camera

[@hossamabdelazez3069]

@@TheGunmanChannel thx dudeI hope in the following interviews that you will talk more about the role of the camera and whether it is necessary to install color pigments

[@reyjr3608]

is it true that you can't color match 100% the plastic bumper? coz its plastic

[@TheGunmanChannel]

Not really, you can sometimes see a colour difference but I think it's more that the bumpers sometimes sit at a slightly different angle to the panel, this will show the face of one panel and flip of the other giving the illusion that the colour is different. I've painted bumpers at the same time as panels but colour looks off and that's what I'd put it down to, I have also painted just bumpers and had them spot on.

[@reyjr3608]

The Gunman ah now I know why..thank u.yeah I got the same experience here too.sometimes when the customers ask,i just can't answer it straight like u did.my only answer is coz its plastic.. man, i need to learn more and work harder. I'm still learning..thank you gunman,thats really helpful.

[@stanleymoise3894]

I'd definitely feel confident to let you do a paint job for me. I like you passion.

[@bstevermer9293]

Hi, Have you ever done a video on the health effects of painting?

[@TheGunmanChannel]

Not a specific vid, although I always promote the proper health and safety equipment.

[@bstevermer9293]

I’ve been painting for 10 years. Just curious how much junk is in my body.

[@bstevermer9293]

Been painting for 10 yrs, Just curious of the long term effects. Have you personally noticed any health effects?

[@uzzle21]

im angry because my paint shop wont match this color like i want it .. i told them to do this process and it’s frustrating ass hell

[@robertbills4290]

You make it look easy mate how long did it take you to learn your trade? It's two jobs in one matching and spraying paint Cheers Rob

[@TheGunmanChannel]

Well my apprenticeship took 4 years but I'm still learning.

[@ronaldmendoza9402]

How to mix silver sky metallic?

[@eugenia_in_blue]

I have just bought Volvo v40 from volvo, and they have repainted front bumper... But colour is not a match... That "bursting blue" is much more purple on bumper... I just cant look at it... Makes me cringe 😭 Will be sending car back for bumper repaint...

[@TheGunmanChannel]

If you have a bit more of a look around car dealerships you'll notice that nearly all bumpers are different, even brand new from factory. Sorry to hear that though, and I hope the guy who paints it is good at matching.

[@cutekutchi5084]

Mem your from send me your car photo i

[@nhaldsky]

Nice dude I can match that color manually without using that machine. I'm here to watch your vid I think that color need little bet more reddies Lol.

[@jamesescorel8201]

Mixer🖐

[@wawankurniawansyah2280]

What name a light mate?

[@sirhaugen1025]

My guess is 3M Sun Gun =)

[@TheGunmanChannel]

It's this one. www.spraygunsdirect.co.uk/index.php/standolux-iq-colour-check-light.html#sthash.scgdNRcW.dpbs

[@snakeeyes8891]

Which part of Australia is he from?

[@TheGunmanChannel]

Melbourne but now living in Perth, Western Australia

[@snakeeyes8891]

@@TheGunmanChannel thank you

[@NAZRULIslam-iy3iv]

Im a colour mixer in Kuwait

[@meticulousdetail5140]

can i ask how much that camera costs sir

[@TheGunmanChannel]

For a decent sized shop they are free, paint company will supply them. But I hear you can pay from $2-10k for one

[@meticulousdetail5140]

The Gunman thanks! trying to step up my game , i have a small one man show

[@ImranAnsari-mc2xw]

A want working with you

[@sapaintmixingmatching7267]

Color code please

[@TheGunmanChannel]

3R3

[@rangmahelokara7275]

I like your videos and I interesting in your work, are you send me sunlight in Pakistan by courier?

[@samiOfficial4]

I.need job im auto painter repire

[@ahmetgarage5064]

🇹🇷👏👍

[@Rogerssantt]

Pena não saber inglês! ☹️☹️☹️

[@cutekutchi5084]

Hlw sir i am from india my work paint mixing

[@黄吉日]

你好，需要招聘配色的工作吗？

[@islamabadautopaintasadali7409]

Hi fraind me work car collor machining

[@crombie92]

The match suck. Big difference when you take the light away. The car looks okay during sunny days but bad at night.