Blending paint on a bonnet

[blade7]

On an Alpine White bonnet like this is it viable to paint the centre of the bonnet and blend up to the swage lines ? A couple of bodyshops tell me the whole bonnet, front panel and maybe the top of the wings would need painting.

[blade7]

I understand about matching the adjoining panels but one bodyshop wanted £1400 for what is a barely visible shallow ding on the front edge of the bonnet,I had to point it out to the estimator. Aren't there paint matching cameras that take out the colour guesswork now ? As the pic shows there are swage lines to blend up to.

[blade7]

Years ago scumbags pulled the door lock out of my diamond white RS Cosworth trying to thieve it. The local Ford dealer repaired it and painted the door, the new paint didn't match so they said they'd blend new paint half way along the front and rear wings. I made them repaint the whole side of the car. I could see the mismatch by standing back a few feet, I'd have thought any slight mismatch wouldn't show up as much on a horizontal surface though ?

[blade7]

TBH it's barely visible unless you crouch down and look across the front edge of the bonnet, which is why despite having the car for 5 years I haven't had it done, but I know it's there . I asked a couple of body shops about it when I bought the car and it was those that said about repairing the ding and blending up to the swages, then clear coating the whole bonnet. I'm inclined just to fit another white bonnet now.

[blade7]

7even said:

I wouldn't attempt that repair without blending into the front panel as I know, there will 100% be a shade variation with the paint system I use.

Yes I expect the front panel and headlamp covers would need painting too, think I'd take them off for a better finish.