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I'm with @sandwedge, it's possible to match BBM exactly.
I bought a Getty duck, already painted and badged- it matches perfectly, in all varieties of light.
BBM is notorious for morphing into different shades depending on the ambient light.
A picture doesn't do it justice (they never do), but in person it's an excellent match of both color, sparkle and variable light reflection.
The pics are of the first time I unboxed it after purchasing it used. Set it on a towel atop my extended spoiler to see the color match in bright sunlight.
Sadly, still have not installed it...on the "to do" list, however.
Sorry to bring this back from the dead... But I've run into the same issue. The factory Basalt Black has a mostly purple/brown type of metallic hue, and the PPG code that was mixed for me has a mostly blue metallic hue. Way way different when compared side by side. Would you mind posting the paint code that you came up with that best matched your samples? It would be much appreciated!!!
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Here you go (see images below). Mine matched perfectly so my OCD is at piece. Could not be happier with the results.
I would recommend painting a sample card (just in case) and comparing it to the vehicle before you paint the parts.
I took pictures from all the sides, so you have all the paint mixing info.
I'm with @sandwedge, it's possible to match BBM exactly.
I bought a Getty duck, already painted and badged- it matches perfectly, in all varieties of light.
BBM is notorious for morphing into different shades depending on the ambient light.
A picture doesn't do it justice (they never do), but in person it's an excellent match of both color, sparkle and variable light reflection.
The pics are of the first time I unboxed it after purchasing it used. Set it on a towel atop my extended spoiler to see the color match in bright sunlight.
Sadly, still have not installed it...on the "to do" list, however.
Looks great to me in the picture. And if you say it matches perfectly in person that's all that matters. If the match is that good I have to think that whoever painted it used the original Porsche "Dupont Standox" paint. I don't know where else you would find a black paint with metallic ingredients that would be that good of a match.
Here you go (see images below). Mine matched perfectly so my OCD is at piece. Could not be happier with the results.
I would recommend painting a sample card (just in case) and comparing it to the vehicle before you paint the parts.
I took pictures from all the sides, so you have all the paint mixing info.
Thank you!!! I very much appreciate this!
I won't be using the water based paint, and I've heard people say the color matching is different vs the solvent based paint, so I'll report back to the group on my results when I get to painting these few parts (likely not for another month or so).
07-06-2023, 08:18 PM
