I'd like to paint a few items to match my car such as the ignition switch paddle and the key sides, etc. but don't know how i feel paying $30 for a small spray can of touch up paint. Is there a krylon color that is close, etc?
How to get Miami Blue (or close) spray paint?
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This is one of life's true lessons. Quality is always satisfying, while cheap is not.
I'm talking about quality, reputable paint like Krylon, Rustoleum, etc. I'm not looking to paint a car with that, but some plastic accessories, etc. around the garage and was asking if anyone knew if they had a color similar to Miami Blue.
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https://www.krylon.com/color-center/colors/blue/ It will take a bit of trial and error to find the closest match.
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You're seriously comparing spray paint with top-quality automotive paint (most of which, last I heard, was manufactured for Porsche by BASF)?
You have a Porsche. Don't cheap out. Just, don't.
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I'm going to share an anecdote with you, OP:
My college car was a 1974 VW Beetle. I bought it in 1989 with a weeks-old re-paint using PPG paint (If you don't know what PPG is, please research. You'll learn about what makes automotive paint different from other paints in the process) -- incidentally in a shade of light blue not too far removed from Miami Blue.
Eventually I wanted to do just what you want to do: spray some parts body color. I learned very quickly that with most colors with even the slightest bit of vibrance -- especially blues, greens, and reds -- the only proper way to do it was to use the same exact paint by the same exact manufacturer.
You know how much a pint of automotive PPG paint cost back in 1989? About $65, IIRC -- and it was only that price because it wasn't metallic. Those were, at a minimum, 150 percent more expensive.
Sure, these days computerized color matching can get you close. But top-grade automotive paint like PPG -- or BASF, or any one of a number of other makers -- has chemical characteristics such as elastomers and polymers that no spray paint on the planet uses. Those make a huge difference if, say, you don't want your paint to fade after a year, or don't want it to stain if you happen to spill anything on it, or don't want it to chip if you bang something into it, or don't want it to start flaking off after road salt, tar, or other detritus hits it for the first time ...
Don't cheap out. For all that is sacred, don't do it.
My college car was a 1974 VW Beetle. I bought it in 1989 with a weeks-old re-paint using PPG paint (If you don't know what PPG is, please research. You'll learn about what makes automotive paint different from other paints in the process) -- incidentally in a shade of light blue not too far removed from Miami Blue.
Eventually I wanted to do just what you want to do: spray some parts body color. I learned very quickly that with most colors with even the slightest bit of vibrance -- especially blues, greens, and reds -- the only proper way to do it was to use the same exact paint by the same exact manufacturer.
You know how much a pint of automotive PPG paint cost back in 1989? About $65, IIRC -- and it was only that price because it wasn't metallic. Those were, at a minimum, 150 percent more expensive.
Sure, these days computerized color matching can get you close. But top-grade automotive paint like PPG -- or BASF, or any one of a number of other makers -- has chemical characteristics such as elastomers and polymers that no spray paint on the planet uses. Those make a huge difference if, say, you don't want your paint to fade after a year, or don't want it to stain if you happen to spill anything on it, or don't want it to chip if you bang something into it, or don't want it to start flaking off after road salt, tar, or other detritus hits it for the first time ...
Don't cheap out. For all that is sacred, don't do it.
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It will cost more. But even worse, it will not match, and it will not last. Not from a freaking spray can.
My last experiment with this involved my VFR motorcycle back in 2003 or so. The dash panel was unpainted ABS; the rest of the bike was that glorious Honda racing red. I wanted the dash panel that red.
I had off-the-shelf automotive paint color matched and used an airbrush to apply it. Five coats, then two coats of clear, then two applications of Zymol polymer wax before reinstallation. Despite a not-quite-perfect matching (typical with reds), it looked sensational new ...
... then it became apparent that the paint didn't have enough elastomer or UV inhibitors for the application: malleable plastic, similar to a car bumper but even thinner. It started chipping around the control buttons within a few months, and had faded noticeably within a year. I touched it up a few months before I sold the bike ... but I'm tellin' you, unless the OP has extensive experience with paint application, he will be best served getting the real stuff and applying it properly.
I have enter and drive and planning on getting the yellow and black ignition puck from Suncoast. I already have painted key fobs. I have yellow gauges and sport chrono. But the dash and console trim id carbon fiber. I don't want to look cheap . I hear Suncoast is good. Every thing on a Porsche is expensive. So is customizing. So I agree do skimp out Suncoast has what your looking for
guys, i'm not painting anything on the car. and it will not be exposed to the sun. and obviously i'm not going to buy several to trial and error, hence the question I asked.
All I wanted to know was if any of you knew of a spray that has a color similar to Miami Blue.
All I wanted to know was if any of you knew of a spray that has a color similar to Miami Blue.
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....question seemed obvious to me....
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