I Am The Worst Paint Matcher In The World - MINI R53 Damage Repair

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[@morstyrannis1951]

You’re too hard on yourself, Memphis. Matching paint requires a lot of specialized equipment and experience. Some things can’t be done in a home garage. Your skills are admirable. In the immortal words of Dirty Harry, “ A good man knows his limitations.”

[@nigelbond4056]

That supercharger whine is so addictive. Really love your persistence, determination and ever growing skill set. Your humour’s pretty special too 👍

[@ACDC1998Zippo]

I know the struggle if mismatched paint. IMHO the dark primer made your color too dark in both cases. I had a similar problem while painting my mk1 octavia bumper. I used a grey primer instead of a beige one like Skoda used back in the day and my panel turned out too dark. Another thing to consider with metallic paint, is to back off the pressure on the spray gun for the last color coat. This enables the metallic particles to sit on top of the color pigments instead of drowning in the color pigments. Don't be so hard on yourself, practice makes perfect;)

[@aldohattonduran5227]

LoL 😂 broooo that scene where you said "fuuuuuu....!" LoL was ICONIC 😂

[@mareks26]

2020 was bmw door video? Jeeez, time flies. Still one of my favorites moments, still makes me smile :D

[@BlahBleeBlahBlah]

I have an R53 and I love it, it has so much character. Don’t be hard on yourself, many manufacturers have trouble matching paint from the factory. I still see a lot of new cars where the difference between the steel panels and plastic bumpers is obvious.

[@CROMAT30]

thats why mercedes back in the 80s and 90s was famous for their colour matching...especially hard to do on white cars. Nowdays as you stated, you can tell even on new cars that its just not the same color :P

[@paulpateman6723]

Don’t beat yourself up Memphis at least you tried and you will get better the more you do love your videos keep up the good work 🇬🇧👍🇬🇧👍👍

[@KnightHunterStudios]

A fantastic revival of an epic car Memphis! The sound of that supercharger is intoxicating, and seeing how nippy and agile it is makes me miss my Mini! Keep up the awesome content! Cannot wait to see work continue on the classics.

[@matthewbell1968]

You're doing a great job Memphis, don't worry about the paint mismatch, these things happen and you'll learn 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@paultaylor9652]

Yet another inspiring quality video from this young man. I only wish I'd had the products available to achieve such great results when I was young.

[@undercover8990]

Entertaining and educational as always Memphis, l love your reaction to the E28 colour mismatch - it's so authentic and you humour is really endearing. You have winning ways as we say in UK. Surprised you binned the O.E. Xenons but as usual you had a good Plan B. Paint matching is an art form so don't fret that it eludes you for now; all pro painters can have off days too! Meantime keep at it and whatever you do don't change, you're absolutely great at what you do.

[@AndrewKNI]

Great to see the Cooper all coming together. Brilliant job. 🙂 For info my car bumper has never been painted and yet I think there is a tiny miss match in colour compared to the bonnet and wings. Very common these days with plastic bumpers.

[@Furree_68]

I think the cost for the garage you and your father built has paid off with the repairs you have done on your fathers BMW. Also, there seamed to be some render issue with the video. When you did the test drive it was all blurry over the speedometer. 😁

[@Ammerstol]

Loved the video Memphis. Little mishap with the paints, lot's of entertainment for us. You're doing great man!

[@deglimgarage]

Wederom een hele leuke video Memphis! Voor het polijsten van je motorkap kan ik een Rupes blue woolpad in combinatie met Sonax E4-O6 van harte aanbevelen. Vóórdat je de Cancoat aanbrengt is het erg belangrijk om eerst het oppervlak goed te ontvetten met Gyeon Prep, ik hoop dat de standtijd niet stukken minder wordt nu. Keep up the good work!

[@simondoesthings]

I'm at the garage rn but can't wait to watch your vid later. Never missed one, been with you since you had about 300subs. It's a joy everytime you upload!

[@michaelsimms76]

Had the same problem on a mazda mx5 used correct code but was totally wrong shade tried from two different paint suppliers in the end took petrol filler cap off and matched to that perfect match couldnt tell any difference , keep going dont be to hard on yourself doing a great job.

[@alexbara123456789]

You did it again!! Always putting a smile on my face while watching your videos. Keep up the good work and enjoy your Mini. weeeeee :))

[@andyjrichie6709]

All turned out great at the end, looks and sounds great, great videos

[@svartsas]

Great work as always. You're quite a pro in this amateur own garage thing. I Love it. One thing that is a bit of a no go for me is installing LED's into reflector lights. The light source is huge in those and the oncoming traffic may be a little bit blinded or annoyed from the huge light source even if the lights are adjusted. It's just the way reflector lights work. Different story for projector headlamps (those are perfect).

[@konstantintomilin1826]

Nice job! Still lights ahead of my first attempt in painting a car! I haven't watched the video yet, but these colors go pretty well together. I'd probably resprayed the rear bumper and black plastic into that color as well, pretending that it was always supposed to be like this. Cheers!

[@doodles113]

I´m sorry about your accident and the damage resulted. But, when you showed the bumper with the mismatched color i remember the BMW episode,and lo and behold seconds after the black and white cut from that episode appears on the screen....i can´t resist, burst into laughing....

[@32Kimmich32]

Love how you covered the speedometer haha. Smart guy! Greetings bro

[@SaycoPworrell]

Awesome that you always want to keep learning to perfect your skills. Keep on the learning!

[@fcknhellmate]

Paint mismatch this severe is fault of company that prepared the paint. They either made the paint wrong or failed to explain you correct process to apply it. I also always tried it on the piece of sacrificial acrylic before painting the actual piece. This "transmission cooler" I think is just "high speed"/"hot climate" (these are the options names) auxiliary water cooler.

[@SamTheSum]

So happy to see your new video. Happy that the cat is fine!

[@michaeltutty1540]

Doing a great job, Memphis. The best headlamps, bar none, were Hella NightVision lamps, the North American DOT version, and fitted with PIIA Ultra White H3s. Those bulbs were everything you want in a bulb. Clear, bright, and even illumination. Miles better than anything I have seen, and that included BMW Xenon headlamps. Then again, I am also used to doing 2, 3, or even 4 hour drives on country highways and backroads with maybe one street light at an intersection, but pitch dark the rest of the drive. Drives like that are why I will never own a car with an idiotic screen in the middle of the dash.

[@michaelhynds8035]

Fantastic work. Well done.

[@grayfool]

Painting cars is a bit of a black art to me. I could never get it right. The tyres should make an enormous difference. Good job.

[@organiccold]

Hi Menphis,nice result in the Mini..the new lights look nice and glad the Mini won't throw a error code because you removed the Xenon. One thing, and the headlights washer?? You disabled the hoses?! Otherwise they will squirt water all over the engine bay when you wash the windscreen with the lights on. Glad to know your cat is ok

[@ladakhsail1]

The learning curve..🍻

[@ladakhsail1]

Another Mini adventure 😃

[@MCS4FUN]

Another interesting and entertaining video enjoyed by this R53 owner! BTW, greetings from Arizona USA!

[@Omri.Collects]

Funnels facilitate exact product disbursement. Disregarding precision when making automotive repairs or maintenance, is from lack or inability of impulse control; it could also be from ignorance 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@giorgosbebelekos7256]

You are doing perfect!!! Keep it on... Regards from Thessaloniki-Greece

[@tassietony1226]

Well done mate certainly looks the part metallic paint is very hard to match but you have it looking great

[@MrHuismeester]

Is weer een fantastisch mooie Mini geworden!! Je auto staat er weer helemaal toppie erbij en ja het is ook een mooie kleur voor een Mini. Je bumper ziet er weer piekfijn uit net als je nieuwe koplampen,. Die nieuwe Led Lampen vervangen dan je oude lampen zonder de fitting of iets dergelijks aan te passen en kan dat bij elke moderne auto? Je hebt waarschijnlijk veel meer en helder licht bij deze Led lampen. Leuk dat je de snelheidsmeter hebt geblurt tijdens je testrit, je weet maar nooit wie meekijkt ! Veel plezier met skieen, en als je al terug bent hopelijk niks gebroken ! Tot de volgende video !

[@sinzin]

to change the tyres from runflat to normal ones is a big step also in the comfort way. to replace the alloys with some from sparco or oz or ats superlight you never believe that it would be the same car already! try out.

[@adinchina1]

painting is easy. But to master it takes many years. One trick for rock chips is to mix a little bit of base coat with the clear coat and apply with fine brush or toothpick. For better result you can apply 2-3 times to build up a little dome and then sand it down and polish. Almost invisible. Normally if we had a car for repairs we would just go over and fill in all the chips on the bonnet and doors

[@LegoGuyGaming]

Here in Estonia you have to have the headlight washer for xenon bulbs in order to pass inspection, so I think it's good that you ditched the xenon conversion idea. Get some nightbreaker halogen bulbs so you can kind of have the xenon look back but with halogens

[@LegoGuyGaming]

Nevermind, you got LED conversion kits for 'em anyway :D

[@Ahmed____]

This is exactly the same issue I have. No problem doing the mechanical side, but bodywork really is an art form. Painting, dent filling/pulling require some serious practice and skill!

[@autosport3081]

This is the first time I see someone downgrade his car, instead of fitting Xenon to it, You remove it and install halogen bulbs instead,you know that there is LED bulbs now that can work on the xenon ballast,the front end now looks...I cant find the word to describe it.

[@iamyourfuture808]

even new cars the bumpers and body are often mismatched slightly.

[@gearoidp]

Looks great, hope your cat is OK.

[@carcrazyguysa4059]

I haven't watched your video yet, but I'm sure you hadn't done such a bad job. I painted two spots on my BMW 135i and I failed miserably on the blend attempt. I just dont have the money to paint the entire panel so tried to spot blend it came out so bad😅

[@john27609]

All you need is WD-40 and Duct Tape. If it moves but shouldn’t, apply Duct Tape. If it should move but doesn’t, squirt some WD-40.

[@pavettto]

Good stuff as usual!

[@MrSkoda105s]

Mooi geworden weer. Hoop dat alles goed is met je kat.

[@walterbutscher8438]

Your painting is good color matching needs work however silver/grey is one of hardest colors to match. Happy the cat is ok and the project came out great 👍

[@perfanta4214]

Great videos! How did you solve the high's adjustment? Usually the non xenon models have a control panel in the dashboard for in drive adjustments to be made for compensating different loads. The xenon models don’t have that bc they xenons are self levelling. Without the control and non xenon heads you might lose the certification for the car, don’t you?

[@Hound87]

Why didn’t we get to see that cat!? Glad the little feline is ok!

[@vancogocevski767]

Great job memphis :)

[@matthewviviano3653]

I actually kind of liked the slightly off paint color. It gave it a nice two tone look.

[@hywibowo8618]

Nicee job as usual broo, I hope your cat is ok😊, btw how is your e28 and golf? Recently we purcashed a nice vw t4 vr6 24v amv engine ( a rare van beast in Indonesia ), 204 hp stock, I wonder what if that kind of engine you put in your golf bro, must be very intoxicating to drive...😂

[@rickbailey9909]

Just need to de chrome it now great video

[@greg_x]

Nice video! Quick question - can you advise on where to buy the LED conversion kit? Also, do you plan on making a video on this conversion anytime soon? Thinking of doing this on my R53.

[@DJNeiloSF]

I see you have a Kostal box in your garage. I used to work for them 😃

[@madern7]

Cool car. Good job saving it!

[@sneaks01]

Your vids are awesome my friend! 😊❤

[@oswold100]

Cracking vid as ever👍👍👍👍👍

[@philleasthouse3791]

I sympathize with the crappy colour-match. Nothing worse than putting in the effort and it's horrible. Looking much better with the "pro" bumper paint-job.

[@PedroM125]

Amazing work as usual! The wiring was not an issue from the xenon to non-xenon headlights? That's a rare case of BMW simplicity!

[@memphis5220]

Yes no problem!

[@ProstoYurecst]

Мені як людині яка працювала на сервісі, дуже цікаво. До мене ні разу не заїхала така автівка.

[@bbbobnl]

Pilotsport 5, love it!

[@v8.ben.w]

I feel bad now, I commented on the last video “hope the paint turns out better than the e28 door👀”

[@memphis5220]

Lol

[@kjeldlarsen7457]

thank you

[@williamwales6619]

Re Paint Match. There are machines that cost thousand of Euros/Dollars/Pounds that do paint matches. It's all done through Paintcodes normally included in the vin somewhere. Don't know what they use to keep the roads ice free in good old Belgique but it's rock salt over here and i doesn't half screw up yer paint work. You will drive yerself nuts chasing paint chips. Keep up the good work.Until the next one🤣

[@bigbadboodah]

You might try a heat gun on the plastic trim. Be careful not to overheat the trim as you will melt it. Works very well. 🙂

[@CROMAT30]

it does get the oils back to the surface of the plastic, but that is a short term solution sadly, its better to treat the plastic with some quality plastic restorer, so the tired gray trim absorbs all the oils back and turns black again :)

[@christerlarsson5232]

If you want to make old black plastic strips look new, take and go over them c͟͟͟a͟͟͟r͟͟͟e͟͟͟f͟͟͟u͟͟͟l͟͟͟l͟͟͟y with a gas burner and heat them up, and they will be like new again. Do not do it! When they are sitting on the car. Take them off of course and let them lie on a flat heat resistant surface and then let them cool down properly. If you still want to do it, do it when they are on the car... then put the oven's aluminum over the car's paintwork and be careful, as protection.

[@michaelhynds8035]

Michelin Sport, fantastic tyres.

[@henrickhooghoed5850]

you need more merch!

[@imnota]

I think you need to get a different paint supplier, because I can't see how such a big difference is just how you did it.

[@fluffstar_]

Never got a notification for this video again dude. Just saying. All notifications are redone again

[@EmreSnook]

What is the product you used for window cleaning?

[@maverick4177]

It’s as good a match as the beemer is 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Wijnamar]

Can you share a link to those H7 LED's, I'd link to find out if they'll fit my car.

[@TheNorthernmunky]

Brilliant

[@benjamindebacker8075]

Had je carrosserie soms geen beetje verf over waarmee je de puntjes op de kapo kon bijwerken 😊

[@itsmephil2255]

Why did you blur the Speedo Memphis 😂

[@lpsblacktouch7310]

Hallo, kunt u mij alstublieft zeggen van welk merk zijn uw H7 LED's . Eventueel fouten optreden in het dashboard ? Dankuwel !

[@danielhenrichs4562]

Are these Pilot Sport 5’s wider or taller than the old tires you used to have? Is the ride softer now?

[@memphis5220]

The same dimensions. Much quieter and softer yes

[@evilla7579]

Paint is liquid gold nowadays. Next time, go to a company that can scan the actual color of the car and let them mix up the proper color. They sell also small amounts, sometimes even in spraycans.

[@nathanpieterse6644]

Hi Memphis is that a bo6040 makita polisher? Car looks good.

[@memphis5220]

No its not made by makita. Dont know the brand

[@4erbuks]

Whats the name of the song at 11:45?

[@jaromirr7720]

Blij da alles in orde is met de kat 🥰

[@Thurrock91]

Was the conversion from Xenon to H7 lights plug and play?

[@memphis5220]

Yes

[@travel_like]

Красивая машина! Молодец, сделал конфетку. Хотел спросить, а резину Bridgestone рассматривал для установки?

[@memphis5220]

Not really

[@travel_like]

@@memphis5220 thanks for the answer. I drive myself on tires Bridgestone turanza t005.

[@billywhizz98]

Xenon headlights have to have washers under European law

[@anticalgary]

Did you ever end up repainting the BMW from before?

[@imnota]

Have you had good luck passing inspection in Belgium with LED conversion ? I've always been too scared and put the halogens back in right before. My car actually goes for inspection next week so it'd be useful to know if I should take them off again or not. Thanks

[@99domini99]

I've done LED and XENON conversions in different cars, even going as far as replacing entire projectors and always had good luck. As long as they make a clean beam pattern on the testing rack they usually get a pass!

[@svartsas]

Dunno how is it in Belgium, but in Lithuania, you cannot pass with LED's if the car is manufactured to be with Halogen since it has to be the way it came from the manufacturer in original form. + there have to be headlight washers. Changing from Xenon to LED will be okey tho.

[@imnota]

@@svartsas Well that's what I thought it was like in Belgium too but since he's also in Belgium and he works at a place that sells those things I figured he would know. But I guess I'll take them off again this year.

[@Comptonek]

Yep, I will be more than happy to install retrofit LEDs, but as far as I know, those are not legally permitted in Poland and whole EU as well. I heard that in Germany there are specific cars list matched with specific retrofits which are certified.

[@imnota]

@@Comptonek Yeah I actually took them off for inspection this year again, and good thing I did since I had other things wrong, even if inspector was lenient you can't have too many things at once. I actually forgot to put them back in, I need to find time for it.

[@gregpenismith1248]

Great work, but boy do I hate bright headlights.

[@Mr19paul77]

👍👍👍

[@kaihobbs1100]

Mini go heeeeeeee

[@jonscot8393]

2 tone it ya fool.

[@user-cz2zz2vh5l]

МОЛОДЕЦ БРАТИШКА

[@Oyvind88]

Great work and video, love a mini cooper s😀🔥 I use Autodoc my self🇳🇴

[@Vytccka]

now explain why there is audi in driveway 😁

[@memphis5220]

Borrowed grandads car

[@Vytccka]

@@memphis5220 oh not another project sadly 🙃

[@pp16115]

Your painting is not bad. Just the colormatch. And that’s not your fault. I guess if you paint an entire car it would look great. Silver/light grey is a shitty Color to match. Especially bumper to fender. Or door to door. Then you need to blend. But the Color looked way off. But that’s not your fault.

[@ohcrapwhatsnext]

Ok, you fixed your rig, now get out and enjoy your life with fun..

[@f0llower]

Why are you blaming yourself for paint match? That's paint supplier's fault, they mixed it badly. Did they scanned your car with spectrometer?

[@AlanGonzalez-om4rr]

Probably the fault was on the black primer. Usually the paint shops require a grey primer.

[@memphis5220]

They did

[@NANI-534]

Hhggggggghhhhhhhhhh