Approaches to matching bodywork colour ?

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Hi Good People,
As we are working through the important fettling of mechanics and electrics of our P6 2000TC, greek export, our minds are turning to bodywork.
Our white is Davos 7973. (according to the excellent post senator30e provided back in the day in May 8, 2012 !)

The question is what approach would you recommend to matching colour? Here's two options:
- we get Davos 7973 and spray parts (such as a new RHS door outer) the factory stock.
- we get the now 50 year old paintwork (greek sun, old age wrinkles, etc) colour matched by a colour matching service (like the Greek equivalent of www.martinbrownpaints.net)

The first approach is true to original, the second approach acknowledges "patina" and may look better.
Is the Davos white of Sept 1970 (manufacturing date) the same as available off the shelf now, or have things changed?? :oops:

Appreciate thoughts and any recommendations. Thanks in antici...pation.
 
I recently did a bit of both. My painter mixed up a small sample of Arden Green based on an internet data base and we then compared this with the underside of the boot lid. Was very close and because I am doing a full respray (inside and out) I have the luxury of choosing (I went with the ever so slightly darker colour from the data base)

In summary, if you are doing at least a full 'doors closed' respray you can do what I did. If you are only doing a 'touch up', I would recommend getting the paint matched. Also, the existing paint is acrylic. Check with your painter as they probably want to go 2K. This makes touching up a bit more of a problem.

Good luck
 
"Check with your painter as they probably want to go 2K."

If by that you mean base colour and clear, try to avoid that if you can. It looks too shiny for the car. If you just mean a modern, catalyzed, paint then carry on.

Yours
Vern
 
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