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Paint mixed to your car’s own colour code and blended into the panels around the repair, so the repair blends in with the paint around it.
What it covers
Why paint does not always match
Two cars with the same paint code are not always exactly the same shade, and paint on a car that has spent years in the sun has changed since it left the factory. Spray one panel in fresh paint and stop at its edge, and it can sit a shade off the panels next to it. That is the patchy look people notice on cheap repairs.
So we mix the colour to your car’s own code, then blend it out into the neighbouring panels so the eye has no hard edge to catch. Clear coat goes over the top, and it is flatted and polished until the new paint reads the same as the old. It is the finishing step behind every accident repair, dent repair and panel respray we do.
Mixed to your code
Paint mixed to your vehicle’s own colour code, not picked off a chart by eye.
Blended into neighbours
New colour faded out into the surrounding panels, so there is no hard line.
Solid, metallic and pearl colours
From flat solid colours to metallics like the blue in our work, plus pearl and three-stage (tri-coat) colours.
Bumpers and loose parts
Sprayed off the car alongside the body, so they match the panels they sit next to.
Lacquered and polished
Clear coat on top, flatted and polished until the reflection runs straight.
The part most shops get wrong
Colour matching, blending and finishing is the part most shops get wrong, and it is the part we are known for.
How it is done
From paint code to finished blend
The colour is mixed to your car’s code, then blended out until you cannot see where the repair starts.
Mixing and checking the colour: Nissan GT-R
Paint mixed to your code
The colour is mixed to the code on your car, then sprayed onto a test card, not matched by eye.
Spray-out card against the panel
The test card is held against the car to check the colour will match.
Checked before painting
The colour is checked on the car itself before any of it goes on the repair.
Where new paint meets old
Audi rear quarter
New paint blended into the panel next to the repair.
VW Golf R: blending the wing
The wing had been painted elsewhere and did not match, so the colour was blended around it.
VW Golf R: finished
An accurate colour match across the front, with small dings in the front and rear doors taken out too.
No price list — and that is deliberate
Two cars with the same scratch can be an hour apart in work. Send a photo of the damage and you get a real figure, not a guess dressed up as a starting price.
Why choose us
Why drivers trust us with their paint
An independent shop where the person who quotes the job is the person who sprays it.
Matched to your paint code
Colour is mixed to the vehicle’s own code and blended out, so the repair does not sit as a patch.
Dents pulled, not buried
The panel is drawn back to its original shape before filler or paint is considered, so nothing shows through.
Quick where it can be quick
Efficiency is one of the things customers name on Google. Small jobs are not held for a week to fill a diary.
We take on the awkward ones
Prestige cars and the jobs other shops turn away — if it can be done properly, we will quote it.
Our workshop
Inside the workshop on Leopold Street
The workshop
Where cars are stripped, repaired and prepped for paint.
The spray booth
Where the colour and lacquer go on.
The team at work
The person who quotes the job is the person who sprays it.
Questions
Colour matching questions
Where do I find my car’s paint code?
It is usually on a sticker or plate inside a door shut, under the bonnet or in the boot, depending on the make. You do not need it to get a quote: just send photos of the car and the damage.
Will the new paint match my old paint?
That is the aim of every repair. The paint is mixed to your car’s own code and blended into the surrounding panels, so there is no hard edge for the eye to catch.
Why paint panels that were not damaged?
Blending the new colour a little way into the panels next to the repair hides any small difference in shade. Stopping dead at the edge of the repaired panel is what makes a repair look patchy.
Can you match metallic paint?
Yes. Metallic colours are mixed to the code and blended in the same way as solid colours.
Do you repair pearl and three-stage colours?
Yes. Pearl and three-stage (tri-coat) colours are repaired too, as well as solid and metallic paint. Like every colour, they are mixed to your car’s own code and blended into the panels around the repair.
How much does colour matching cost?
It depends on the size of the repair and how far the colour needs blending. Send a photo through the quote form or on WhatsApp for a free quote.
Free photo quote
Paint not matching? Send us a photo
Take a photo of the damage, send it over, and you get a real price back. Open Mon–Fri 10:00–18:00 and Sat 12:00–18:00 at 12 Leopold Street, B12 0UX.
Other services
More from the workshop
Accident repair
Front and rear end damage, panel replacement and bumpers, put back to the original line.
Accident repair →Resprays
Complete colour changes and whole-car refinishing, masked and prepped panel by panel.
Resprays →Dents & panel repair
Dents drawn out with a stud welder and panels reshaped back to their original line.
Dents & panel repair →