Touch Up Paint for Matte Grey G70

[JKatch]

I suddenly noticed the tiniest chips on both front doors and have no idea where they could have come from give there are no dents or scratches. Genesis apparently doesn't have the launch edition color in a pen so wondering if anyone knows how to get some of this paint by chance?

 

[Predator-Fan]

Ich habe plötzlich die kleinsten Chips an beiden Vordertüren bemerkt und habe keine Ahnung, woher sie kommen könnten, da es keine Dellen oder Kratzer gibt. Genesis hat nicht die Farbe der Launch Edition in einem Stift gesehen, also frage ich mich, ob jemand weiß, wie man zufällig etwas von dieser Farbe bekommt?

Genesis Melbourne Gray ST7 Touch Up Paint & Scratch Repair Kit – Paint2Fix Touch Up Paint

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[Jpatel227]

Following up on this: I have a Melbourne gray genesis gv70 and wanted to know how accurately this color matches.

 

[XamnosiddA]

Try this place. I got touch-up paint for my Mallorca Blue and it matches perfectly. They say to "contact us" if you don't see your color listed. They probably can do custom mixes.

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[jaxsully]

Genesis Melbourne Gray ST7 Touch Up Paint & Scratch Repair Kit – Paint2Fix Touch Up Paint

Genesis Melbourne Gray (ST7) touch up paint kit. Perfect color match, easy scratch repair, and durable glossy finish by Paint2Fix.

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This is Metallic Gray.

 

[jaxsully]

So I have the Matte Gray Launch Edition and had something flop up on me on the interstate. It required the hood, front bumper and passenger quarter panel to be fixed and repainted. I took it to the Genesis body shop and was advised that when they ordered the paint from PPG it did not match and they had to custom match the color and the matte finish. They had to run 11 test runs to get it 98% but there is still a slight more 'shine' than matte. I like to think the original matte is more satin rather than matte.

The point is Genesis does not have touch up paint for the matte, and while cool and I love it - it does not look like Genesis with its paint partners are able to properly support the color and finish long term.

They did advise the White Matte is much easier to match. There was a white one in the shop with mine and the repair looked perfect.

 

[Volfy]

So I have the Matte Gray Launch Edition and had something flop up on me on the interstate. It required the hood, front bumper and passenger quarter panel to be fixed and repainted. I took it to the Genesis body shop and was advised that when they ordered the paint from PPG it did not match and they had to custom match the color and the matte finish. They had to run 11 test runs to get it 98% but there is still a slight more 'shine' than matte. I like to think the original matte is more satin rather than matte.

The point is Genesis does not have touch up paint for the matte, and while cool and I love it - it does not look like Genesis with its paint partners are able to properly support the color and finish long term.

They did advise the White Matte is much easier to match. There was a white one in the shop with mine and the repair looked perfect.

Difficulty with refinishing is one major drawback with matte finishes in general. There is zero possibility of spot repairs, because blending is impossible without wheel buffing, and you cannot do that with matte finish. So, even the most minor paint refinish is a panel job. Even then, tint matching is tough. What you were told is not at all an exaggeration.

BTW, the OEM paint process is miles apart from the typical automotive refinishing done in job shops. In process and in materials. All automotive refinish mfrs can do is try to come up with formulas that best approximate OEM finishes. Each mfr (PPG, DuPont, Sherwin, etc.) typically have several different lines, and one might produce a closer match than another, but most are still just approximations. Not only can production batches coming out of OEM production lines yield slight variations in the color hues, automotive paint ages with exposure to the sun and the elements. A 3yr old car can - and often does - have slightly different color than the same car just rolling off the assembly line. And it will again be different in 5, 8, 10 yrs.

Tint matching is almost a must with some colors. Job shop will quite often bring in the gas cap for the paint vendor to tint match. If it gets tough enough, a panel job turns into an overall refinish of the whole car.

I've played with automotive refinishing plenty and have gotten pretty decent at it, but I wouldn't attempt a matte finish job if my life depended on it. Some things are just not worth the certain aggravations.