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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 04:39 PM
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Is there a place to buy paint online?

I need a pint of flame red metallic.
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 05:20 PM
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Re: Is there a place to buy paint online?

http://www.paintforcars.com/

They sell paint. I don't know if you'll get an exact match to your color though. I have used them to paint a few off-road rigs. Did the job just fine.
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 06:10 PM
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Re: Is there a place to buy paint online?

wow that's really cheap!
witch would you think would be closer to flame red?
Burgundy Metallic Urethane
Or
Candy Apple Red Metallic ??

I also like black but im no professional.
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 10:31 PM
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Re: Is there a place to buy paint online?

If you read the testimonials, about 3/4 the way down there is a Corvette painted with the Candy Apple Red. Guy said it came out more as a Torch Red. Just bellow that one is a Jaguar painted with the Burgandy Metallic...much darker.
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Old Aug 24, 2009 | 01:02 PM
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Re: Is there a place to buy paint online?

Napa sells pints and rattle cans of your colorchoice, mixed to order. UYour local NAPA might not have the facilities to do it, but theres a Napa paint store in the area. The cheaper Finish-1 brand (used to be crossfire) is usually close...but the more expensive tec-base brand is spot on...depending on how faded your red is. If youre doing an all over paint job; Id reccomend the Tecbase since it mixes 1:1 you need half the paint...and RED paint if its cheap, takes a LOT of coats to cover well anyway.

Oh, if you do go to Napa, use the 15420 clearcoat...its awesome and 90 bucks a gallon
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 01:35 PM
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Re: Is there a place to buy paint online?

http://www.paintwithpearl.com/ Lots of different varieties here.
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 03:32 AM
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Re: Is there a place to buy paint online?

If you need an exact match...go to NAPA, PPG or Dupont with a piece of trim from your car. Have them use a color deck or a spectrum gun...to analyze and match your paint. Every color has 3 or 4 variations...due to humidity, colorfade etc etc...just because its mixed by weight as firemist orange...and your car is firemist orange...doesnt mean its going to be an exact match. Also; dont expect the cheap stuff to have good batch control, especially with a RED and a METALLIC. buy the more expensive stuff AND youre going to need to shoot a test panel...to make sure you can get the metallic to lay down like the rest of your finish....yeah its a bit of a pain...but you want it done right
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