Looking for an online source for custom mix rattle can paint. None of the automotive local paint stores offer this service.
Looking for your favorite go to source for this, vs a random store from a google search..
As the retired bodyshop owner, let me throw a small wrench in your thought process when I ask the following two part question:
"Do you want it to match, if so, how closely do you want it to match"
I say this as anything produced in the last 20 years will have not only "alternate mixes" to the color code shown, but will also have "aged paint" factored in to the potential mix. If you are painting a truck cap, and just want the color to come close, then a spray can could be the easy way out. If you plan to drive your 2020 Mercedes SUV to your office every day, and don't want the repair to stand out like a sore thumb, then a spray can just won't do. Then there are some colors that you just can't get in a spray can, usually those that are tri stage (base coat of color, then a mid coat of color, then clearcoat, all with 8-22 alternate mixes from the base and mid coats), or have a lot of mica or metallic involved. Solid colors (red, black, green, blue, white, orange, etc), piece of cake, spray can away......
Now, to answer your question, as others have alluded to above, you might be better off finding your local automotive grade paint shop, let them take an electronic sample with their equipment (called a "color eye"), and custom mix paint to match what you plan to paint. They can also guide you as to the best bang for your buck in most cases. Finally, don't get wrapped up with one brand or another, PPG, Dupont, Sherwin Williams automotive, House of Colors, etc........Why, simple, there are only 6 major automotive paint manufacturers (20 that make additional products such as mica or liquid metallics for mixing certain color combinations) making the base products around the world, they all sell product to one another, then wrap a label around them, sometimes theirs, sometimes others, but they all come from the same places....I'll leave it at that.
Bill S.
