Body shop in Hampshire good with RS Liquid Yellow
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No I cant recommend anywhere as I'm Midlands based, but I am a painter, so happy to help with what you should be looking for. What do you mean by 'no blending'?
Renault Liquid Yellow is a three stage paint and yellow is always a difficult colour regardless as its so transparent, it will have to be blended, it would look worse going edge to edge, assuming its the rear wing/quarter as you state, or do you mean rear wing as in spoiler? Have you got a photo, I'm not sure I understand what you mean by 'no blending'?
You need somewhere that you can look at some examples of previous work, and somewhere that offers to do some sprayout cards to make sure they can get a good match. A lot of paints are three stage nowadays so its fairly standard for most bodyshops, its just where the damage is on a panel as to how best to get the best result.
Renault Liquid Yellow is a three stage paint and yellow is always a difficult colour regardless as its so transparent, it will have to be blended, it would look worse going edge to edge, assuming its the rear wing/quarter as you state, or do you mean rear wing as in spoiler? Have you got a photo, I'm not sure I understand what you mean by 'no blending'?
You need somewhere that you can look at some examples of previous work, and somewhere that offers to do some sprayout cards to make sure they can get a good match. A lot of paints are three stage nowadays so its fairly standard for most bodyshops, its just where the damage is on a panel as to how best to get the best result.
Edited by DaveF-SkinnysAutos on Monday 5th January 16:36
DaveF-SkinnysAutos said:
No I cant recommend anywhere as I'm Midlands based, but I am a painter, so happy to help with what you should be looking for. What do you mean by 'no blending'?
Renault Liquid Yellow is a three stage paint and yellow is always a difficult colour regardless as its so transparent, it will have to be blended, it would look worse going edge to edge, assuming its the rear wing/quarter as you state, or do you mean rear wing as in spoiler? Have you got a photo, I'm not sure I understand what you mean by 'no blending'?
Thanks for your reply. It’s a Clio 220 Trophy and the potential painting would be of a stand alone rear cup wing ( spoiler ). So no blending as in no painting of the roof or surrounding area. I’ll only go ahead if I can find a body shop that reckon they can get a perfect colour match.
You need somewhere that you can look at some examples of previous work, and somewhere that offers to do some sprayout cards to make sure they can get a good match. A lot of paints are three stage nowadays so its fairly standard for most bodyshops, its just where the damage is on a panel as to how best to get the best result.
Renault Liquid Yellow is a three stage paint and yellow is always a difficult colour regardless as its so transparent, it will have to be blended, it would look worse going edge to edge, assuming its the rear wing/quarter as you state, or do you mean rear wing as in spoiler? Have you got a photo, I'm not sure I understand what you mean by 'no blending'?
Thanks for your reply. It’s a Clio 220 Trophy and the potential painting would be of a stand alone rear cup wing ( spoiler ). So no blending as in no painting of the roof or surrounding area. I’ll only go ahead if I can find a body shop that reckon they can get a perfect colour match.
You need somewhere that you can look at some examples of previous work, and somewhere that offers to do some sprayout cards to make sure they can get a good match. A lot of paints are three stage nowadays so its fairly standard for most bodyshops, its just where the damage is on a panel as to how best to get the best result.
Edited by DaveF-SkinnysAutos on Monday 5th January 16:36
Gotcha, sorry, I took rear wing to mean rear quarter panel.
A rear spoiler is easier as the surface area 'edge to edge' is minimal being high up, but I assume its plastic or some similar composite, so paint can look slightly different when against a steel panel, you see that on lots of front and rear bumpers where they join the wings.
As long as they follow the colour code formula when mixing the paint it will be a good match as a starter, then being basically a candy, being so translucent it just comes down to how many coats to match the car, but that's just done by spraying out some sprayout cards, it requires a bit more care than some colours but its not rocket science and a decent bodyshop shouldn't have any problems. I might match it on the first spray out, sometimes its takes several to get the match, but no paint is going on the spoiler until the sprayout card matches.
If no one on PH recommends anyone local to you then it will come down to you visiting a few local places and getting a feel for them. You don't need to look for a modern swanky bodyshop with a top of the range spray booth, instead you want confidence that the painter understands the brief and can adapt. Modern bodyshops rely on the technical data sheets and follow the manufacturer steps which provide fantastic results, but equally you get custom painters like me who don't own the latest gear but understand the materials and use technique and knowledge to get the same results but in a different way. Horses for courses!
A rear spoiler is easier as the surface area 'edge to edge' is minimal being high up, but I assume its plastic or some similar composite, so paint can look slightly different when against a steel panel, you see that on lots of front and rear bumpers where they join the wings.
As long as they follow the colour code formula when mixing the paint it will be a good match as a starter, then being basically a candy, being so translucent it just comes down to how many coats to match the car, but that's just done by spraying out some sprayout cards, it requires a bit more care than some colours but its not rocket science and a decent bodyshop shouldn't have any problems. I might match it on the first spray out, sometimes its takes several to get the match, but no paint is going on the spoiler until the sprayout card matches.
If no one on PH recommends anyone local to you then it will come down to you visiting a few local places and getting a feel for them. You don't need to look for a modern swanky bodyshop with a top of the range spray booth, instead you want confidence that the painter understands the brief and can adapt. Modern bodyshops rely on the technical data sheets and follow the manufacturer steps which provide fantastic results, but equally you get custom painters like me who don't own the latest gear but understand the materials and use technique and knowledge to get the same results but in a different way. Horses for courses!
DaveF-SkinnysAutos said:
Gotcha, sorry, I took rear wing to mean rear quarter panel.
A rear spoiler is easier as the surface area 'edge to edge' is minimal being high up, but I assume its plastic or some similar composite, so paint can look slightly different when against a steel panel, you see that on lots of front and rear bumpers where they join the wings.
As long as they follow the colour code formula when mixing the paint it will be a good match as a starter, then being basically a candy, being so translucent it just comes down to how many coats to match the car, but that's just done by spraying out some sprayout cards, it requires a bit more care than some colours but its not rocket science and a decent bodyshop shouldn't have any problems. I might match it on the first spray out, sometimes its takes several to get the match, but no paint is going on the spoiler until the sprayout card matches.
If no one on PH recommends anyone local to you then it will come down to you visiting a few local places and getting a feel for them. You don't need to look for a modern swanky bodyshop with a top of the range spray booth, instead you want confidence that the painter understands the brief and can adapt. Modern bodyshops rely on the technical data sheets and follow the manufacturer steps which provide fantastic results, but equally you get custom painters like me who don't own the latest gear but understand the materials and use technique and knowledge to get the same results but in a different way. Horses for courses!
Thanks DaveA rear spoiler is easier as the surface area 'edge to edge' is minimal being high up, but I assume its plastic or some similar composite, so paint can look slightly different when against a steel panel, you see that on lots of front and rear bumpers where they join the wings.
As long as they follow the colour code formula when mixing the paint it will be a good match as a starter, then being basically a candy, being so translucent it just comes down to how many coats to match the car, but that's just done by spraying out some sprayout cards, it requires a bit more care than some colours but its not rocket science and a decent bodyshop shouldn't have any problems. I might match it on the first spray out, sometimes its takes several to get the match, but no paint is going on the spoiler until the sprayout card matches.
If no one on PH recommends anyone local to you then it will come down to you visiting a few local places and getting a feel for them. You don't need to look for a modern swanky bodyshop with a top of the range spray booth, instead you want confidence that the painter understands the brief and can adapt. Modern bodyshops rely on the technical data sheets and follow the manufacturer steps which provide fantastic results, but equally you get custom painters like me who don't own the latest gear but understand the materials and use technique and knowledge to get the same results but in a different way. Horses for courses!
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