Matching Bayside Blue Paint

[gtr13]

Anyone tried to match the R34 GTR colour bayside blue TV2 and had dramas i have just got a set of ganador mirrors and top secret side skirts back for my 34gtr and the colour is several shades darker, when it is in sun light it does get a little closer to the colour but still not an exact match, it looks like it has not got enough metallic through it when comparing them with the standard mirrors. Ive also seen other cars 32gtr etc been painted in apparantly bayside blue and they never seem to look right and get that real vibrant blue or get an exact match is it a real hard paint to match or what?

[R31Nismoid]

I dont think its that hard to paint.

Ive seen a couple 32R's here in Melb done perfectly, look identical to the 34R colour.

It could well be a combination of the paint quality/mix, and the person doing the work

[RB30-POWER]

My brother had his rocker covers, coil cover and cam gear cover done in bayside blue.

He said he was suprised, that when it was mixed by the painter it has so many pearls and metallic additives in it.

Ended up costing a bit to because of that reason.

So i suppose its going to be possible to not follow the required amounts exactly and get differing results.

[Pashka]

bayside blue is 3 layer colour so it is not easy to match

u have to match ground colour first and then when u got it right u match pearls over the top and amount of pearl layers

so yeah its not easy but for good spray painter shouldnt be big dramma

[Sambo33]

depends on the paint system used too, for some reason ive seen both 3 layer variants and normal COB (clear over base) for TV2. some paint brands will match straight off the machine but others will be much different.

[Gts-t]

Having painted my car this color and many other parts id say its most likely

a) not mixed 100%

b) your paint is faded etc and does not match the new stuff for that reason.