Thread: WARNING SIDE SKIRTS "BUYER BEWARE" - AMG SLK STYLE Side Skirts for the crossfire
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Old May 10, 2009 | 02:53 AM
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Default Re: AMG SLK STYLE Side Skirts for the crossfire
Originally Posted by MAYAman
I already have a shop that matches paint perfectly, they did all my startech stuff and it matches perfectly
It took me some time and practice to get the technique down. But I had a spare fender to work on and the temps here are always 75*F with no humidity. (ahhh paradise) Plus with 25 acres of avocados behind me (wind direction) not too many folks that get upset.

If you keep the paint & body on your Crossfire well maintained, color matching should be no problem. But if your paint has faded after being exposed to sun and weather, Dupont doesn't offer a shade lighter paint for the Crossfire to use for touch-up and blending. The trick then becomes one of mixing a special 50/50 mixture "basemaker" to add 50/50 with the leftover paint when ready to extend the cover blending areas beyond the spot requiring the initial paint.

Perhaps the other paint manufactures offer lighter shades for the crossfire.