Hi guys , bought a used 2009 mazda5 in black ( color code A3F ) needed bumper and quarter panel bondo'd and painted.
using the code above from the door panel , I had to custom order the paint can from ebay and a Dupli-Color BMZ1109 Perfect Match Brillant Black ( website generates paint code PX, not a3f )
The ebay order first showed up more gray, they were nice enough to send me another one after I showed them images of the mismatch. But its still off, ( more towards the gray/brown side )
The duplicolor is closest, but still like a shade to off.
I'm not sure what to do from here. Do I keep blowing money trying to find the right color ? I understand the car is many yrs old and it will never be perfect, but I just burned over 100 bucks on supplies , and I can't even match the colors . Shop quoted me 200 to spray. not sure what to do from here.
using the code above from the door panel , I had to custom order the paint can from ebay and a Dupli-Color BMZ1109 Perfect Match Brillant Black ( website generates paint code PX, not a3f )
The ebay order first showed up more gray, they were nice enough to send me another one after I showed them images of the mismatch. But its still off, ( more towards the gray/brown side )
The duplicolor is closest, but still like a shade to off.
I'm not sure what to do from here. Do I keep blowing money trying to find the right color ? I understand the car is many yrs old and it will never be perfect, but I just burned over 100 bucks on supplies , and I can't even match the colors . Shop quoted me 200 to spray. not sure what to do from here.