New Door painted different shade of Yellow ?!!
Most good paint shops will do a spray out on a test card before painting the part. Its a 10" x 8" card with a 1" hole in the center. The card is coated on one side to prevent absorption. The shop should spray the test card with the new (color coded) paint. Then the card is held against the paint on the car. If the new paint is a perfect match, you shouldn't be able to see the hole.
If you are getting a door, or bumper, etc, painted, you should insist that the shop does a test card before painting your part(s). You should insist that you see the test card before any paint is applied to your car, or part(s). If you car isn't at the shop, take them the gas cap door. (in my case, I was having a bumper painted, and the car was at home). If your car is more than a couple of years old, or less if it sits in the sun light, your paint most likely no longer matches the factory color code.
You should check the test card yourself. Its OK to ask the painter for his opinion, but you don't have to agree with it. You should check the match in the sun light, and in the shade. You should also check it under strong florescent lighting if you can do so. Nothing shows up a paint mis-match like florescent lights.
If you are not satisfied, take the paint back to the supplier. Its not their fault, but they can fix it. In my case, they asked me to bring the paint, the test card, and my gas cap door. Took them about two hours, but they gave me a perfect match, and no charge!
If you are getting a door, or bumper, etc, painted, you should insist that the shop does a test card before painting your part(s). You should insist that you see the test card before any paint is applied to your car, or part(s). If you car isn't at the shop, take them the gas cap door. (in my case, I was having a bumper painted, and the car was at home). If your car is more than a couple of years old, or less if it sits in the sun light, your paint most likely no longer matches the factory color code.
You should check the test card yourself. Its OK to ask the painter for his opinion, but you don't have to agree with it. You should check the match in the sun light, and in the shade. You should also check it under strong florescent lighting if you can do so. Nothing shows up a paint mis-match like florescent lights.
If you are not satisfied, take the paint back to the supplier. Its not their fault, but they can fix it. In my case, they asked me to bring the paint, the test card, and my gas cap door. Took them about two hours, but they gave me a perfect match, and no charge!
Most good paint shops will do a spray out on a test card before painting the part. Its a 10" x 8" card with a 1" hole in the center. The card is coated on one side to prevent absorption. The shop should spray the test card with the new (color coded) paint. Then the card is held against the paint on the car. If the new paint is a perfect match, you shouldn't be able to see the hole.
If you are getting a door, or bumper, etc, painted, you should insist that the shop does a test card before painting your part(s). You should insist that you see the test card before any paint is applied to your car, or part(s). If you car isn't at the shop, take them the gas cap door. (in my case, I was having a bumper painted, and the car was at home). If your car is more than a couple of years old, or less if it sits in the sun light, your paint most likely no longer matches the factory color code.
You should check the test card yourself. Its OK to ask the painter for his opinion, but you don't have to agree with it. You should check the match in the sun light, and in the shade. You should also check it under strong florescent lighting if you can do so. Nothing shows up a paint mis-match like florescent lights.
If you are not satisfied, take the paint back to the supplier. Its not their fault, but they can fix it. In my case, they asked me to bring the paint, the test card, and my gas cap door. Took them about two hours, but they gave me a perfect match, and no charge!
If you are getting a door, or bumper, etc, painted, you should insist that the shop does a test card before painting your part(s). You should insist that you see the test card before any paint is applied to your car, or part(s). If you car isn't at the shop, take them the gas cap door. (in my case, I was having a bumper painted, and the car was at home). If your car is more than a couple of years old, or less if it sits in the sun light, your paint most likely no longer matches the factory color code.
You should check the test card yourself. Its OK to ask the painter for his opinion, but you don't have to agree with it. You should check the match in the sun light, and in the shade. You should also check it under strong florescent lighting if you can do so. Nothing shows up a paint mis-match like florescent lights.
If you are not satisfied, take the paint back to the supplier. Its not their fault, but they can fix it. In my case, they asked me to bring the paint, the test card, and my gas cap door. Took them about two hours, but they gave me a perfect match, and no charge!
Side effect of paint-by-number. Evos have shiat paint that fades badly, there is no way it would have matched doing it that way, so it is clear that's what went down.
Your only options are to respray, and either blend it (not very easy on solid colors, better for metallics) or have them photo match the paint. Any body shop that has an automatic mixer should have the capability to photo graph the paint and have it match it. That is really the best route to take on solid colors that fade like evos do.
Unfortunately, signing off on it holds you responsible for correcting it though.
Your only options are to respray, and either blend it (not very easy on solid colors, better for metallics) or have them photo match the paint. Any body shop that has an automatic mixer should have the capability to photo graph the paint and have it match it. That is really the best route to take on solid colors that fade like evos do.
Unfortunately, signing off on it holds you responsible for correcting it though.
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