i just wanted to know how well the rustoleum metallic black matches our thunder gray color. coz im getting the rrm fiberglass grill and eyelids and dont wanna bring it to a body shop to just color match it when i could paint it myself. i've heard people talking about a 'perfect' match, but anyone have pics of something painted to prove it?

 

supprisingly well. I posted a thread on this about 5 months ago and it is really close. It is not perfect but it is damn close.

painted my eyelids with it

 

oh yea.. i remember your thread too, but i didnt see many other people doing it and posting pics. but do you think if i painted the grill and eyelids with it, it wouldnt be noticeable that its sorta 'off' color?

 

it will be close. here is my complaint. I painted my grill (stock grill) with that paint and it looked awsome perfect match. however it wasnt as shiny as my paint so I figured clear coat is the answer. well yes it was the answer and made it shiny and nice however it made it a tad bit darker. So it turned out to be just a shade off. Now you couldnt tell unless you walked right up on it and looked but i did that every day so it bothered me a tad.

On the other hand I didnt clear coat my RRM eyelids and they were dull as well but too light. had I clear coated them I think they would have been perfect. I believe that is due to the difference in the way the paint looks on metal (plastic) versus fiberglass.

I say give it a shot, worse out come is you dont like it and are out the $6 bux the can costs.

 

try paintscratch.com
you can get color perfect paint in a spray can. Not super cheap, but it will look nicer.

 

thanks guru and uranium.. i'll try out guru's method first, but if that doesnt work i'll try out paintscratch.com. but does this metallic black come in a matte finish or a glossy one? if so, which did you buy?