Color matched spray paint?

"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel) 05/21/2018 at 09:15 • Filed to: None

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Please excuse the filthy car, it desperately needs a Svending

So the Mini has begun to develop a small bit of rust on the bottom of the drivers door. Nothing major but it bugs me none the less. I would like to sand it back and then paint it so that it looks good from a few feet back and isn’t going to spread further.

Fuzzy photo is fuzzy because it is kinda hard to take a photo of the bottom of a door while holding it open because it doesn’t hold itself open anymore, on a very sunny day.

The rust seems to have started on the inside lip of the door and then spread around to the outside.

Does anyone know a good place to get spray paint that is a decent match for my car so I can patch this up? Car is a 2004 MINI Cooper in Pure Silver Metallic. It doesn’t have to be perfect, just good from a few feet away.

shop-teacher > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 05/21/2018 at 09:17

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Find a body shop supply place. They’ll mix you a fresh can for you. I did it once, I think it was $20.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > shop-teacher 05/21/2018 at 09:20

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I hadn’t even thought of that, I will have to see who’s around me that might be able to do that.

random001 > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 05/21/2018 at 09:26

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All else fails, I’ve used these guys before with great results.

https://www.automotivetouchup.com/

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > random001 05/21/2018 at 09:28

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I saw them in my googling. They seem to be the only ones who have my color in a pre made can.

random001 > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 05/21/2018 at 09:29

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I found the same issue when looking for a green to match an Outback.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > random001 05/21/2018 at 09:44

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My green Outback just got a primer patch when the quarter panels started disintegrating.

E92M3 > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 05/21/2018 at 09:45

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Paintscratch.com

I’ve ordered 2 jars of touchup paint from them, and it matched perfectly both times. They sell touchup kits, spray cans, and pints of paint to your factory paint code.

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > random001 05/21/2018 at 10:42

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Second for automotive touch up site. The color match is spot on. And good stuff.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 05/21/2018 at 11:18

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I’ve done this several times. Any auto body/paint supply place will mix you up a spray can for around $20.