Problem matching paint

[EHR]

A couple of weeks ago I took my Phantom White Rogue to have a paint job on the rear bumper. I've always used the same shop for car paint so I was confident he will do a good job, boy was I wrong. The color came out way "whiter" than the original color, so I had to take it back. After a week trying to get it right he tried some color blending with the side panels, so now I have a two tone Rogue. Has any one had problems matching that specific paint color? Next Monday I'm taking my Rogue back for a third time, maybe some pointer for the shop guy will be helpful...thanks!

[casperfun]

Back in the day on my pearl maxima, it cost around $1000 to paint bumper. So if it is the 3 time, getting expensive. Just paint the whole car, practically same cost soon,

[EHR]

Well they are still painting it under warranty, but yes, I guess I'll end up painting the whole thing up. It is really getting on my nerves

[Elton Noway]

A couple of weeks ago I took my Phantom White Rogue to have a paint job on the rear bumper. I've always used the same shop for car paint so I was confident he will do a good job, boy was I wrong. The color came out way "whiter" than the original color, so I had to take it back. After a week trying to get it right he tried some color blending with the side panels, so now I have a two tone Rogue. Has any one had problems matching that specific paint color? Next Monday I'm taking my Rogue back for a third time, maybe some pointers for the shop guy will be helpful...thanks!

That was my main concern when buying my white Rogue. I used to do custom paint jobs on cars and motorcycles. Applying pearlescent paint is a two step process (three if you count the clear coat). You have the base coat, followed by the pearl coat which is transparent but can be tinted. And the top clear coat. It is the second step that carries the metal flake. I can tell you from experience that it can be extremely difficult to do a repair and paint a small portion of a pearlescent color and not have it show. This is because (based on temperature, humidity and the viscosity of the paint) the metal particles suspended in the paint... can settle into the finish at different angles. How the light catches the particles can present a different hue.

The good news is the Rogues white is a a muted pearlescent. Some people can't even defect it. This makes it a little easier to match than the heavier pearlescent finishes. For example, I purchased body side molding from Sportwing.com, here in the US, who custom paint all their own moldings at the time of your order. I can tell you the molding they sent is a "Perfect" match to the paint finish that was applied to my Rogue during its assembly in Japan. I also purchased an aftermarket spoiler. The manufacturing dates of the Rogue and my spoiler are 10 months apart yet again the two paint finishes are a perfect match.

Also, helping to insure the paint is readily available as well as offering the possibility of a good color match is the fact that Phantom White, (Nissan Paint Color Code QX1) has been around and used on Nissan vehicles for a number of years:

2003 - 2007 / G35 / Ivory Pearl2007 - 2009 / G35 / G37 Sedan / Ivory Pearl2008 / G37 Coupe / Ivory Pearl2009 / GTR / Ivory Pearl2008 - 2010 / Rogue / Phantom White2009 - 2010 / Murano / Glacier Pearl2009 - 2010 / Cube / White Pearl

So... although tougher than some paint colors, it is possible for a body shop to paint QX1 and come up with a perfect match. I wouldn't settle on the claim until I was happy with the paint.

Sportwing Body Side Molding (i.e., Door ding prevention)
Modified by Elton Noway at 1:00 AM 2/6/2010

[ncsu]

Over the years I have owned 3 cars that were pearl colored - 2 Acuras and 1 Nissan. I have never seen the bumpers match the rest of the body perfectly.

someone else may know, but does it have something to do with the flex aditives they add to the paint for the bumpers?

[harryg]

yea ive noticed that too the bumpers dont match the rest of the vehicle...i think it may have something to do with the bumpers being a plastic material while the main body is made of metal

[ncsu]

yea ive noticed that too the bumpers dont match the rest of the vehicle...i think it may have something to do with the bumpers being a plastic material while the main body is made of metal

That was my theory too.