Silver is a popular color (top 3 year after year among new car sales) for good reasons: it looks sophisticated, stays clean, and stays cool in the sun. But there’s one major drawback: it’s difficult to repaint. Here’s three things you should know about refinishing your silver car:
- Color matching is difficult. There are thousands of shades of silver. Even worse, the silver flakes that create the “metallic” effect come in many sizes (fine, coarse, very coarse, and more). This means that the silver is extremely sensitive to the variations in a paint formula. It takes a lot of experimentation to get a “just right” match, and even then, blending is required (see #2 below).
- Repairs must be “large” to blend in. It’s nearly impossible to get an exact match, so repairs usually have to be made much larger (blended) to fool the eye.
- Repairs can be 10 – 20% more expensive. A lot of labor and paint goes into testing formulas, spray guns, and air pressure to get the right match. Don’t be surprised if your repair bill is higher than, say, a black car.
We’ve painted 100s of silver cars. We get it right.
We’ve got computerized formula matching, many different spray guns just for metallic paint jobs, and we even check your color match in natural sunlight. Free loaners, deductible assistance, and we don’t miss deadlines or estimates.