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    Posted: 16-May-2014 at 10:24AM
My brother is changing the front corner pieces on his car and the new pieces need to be matched to the car. The car is a metallic paint job, base/clear. The body shop is saying that with the new water based paints they won't be able to match the paint?

Is this true? I had my rear valance repainted this winter with water based paint and it looks pretty bang on to the old single stage enamel? Maybe metallics are different?
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not sure, matching paint should be basically the same process for any type i would think, i don't use water base paint (well except for house paint) not a fan! but a good automotive paint supply store should be able to match it close, plus a little tinting to allow for fade
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