Have you ever needed to get your car painted at a body shop, whether to repair damage from an accident or just to freshen up the paint job? One common question car owners have is whether the new paint can be perfectly matched to the existing color. Here at McGovern Collision Center in Shrewsbury, MA, we have the expertise to answer this question and provide high-quality auto body painting services, including a large truck paint booth for commercial and municipal customers.
How McGovern Collision Center Color Matches
The short answer is that in most cases, yes, modern automotive paint can be matched nearly perfectly to your car's original color. Auto paint matching has come a long way thanks to computerized color-matching systems. Body shops in Shrewsbury, MA and the surrounding Worcester County area use sophisticated paint scanners and software to analyze your car's current paint color and formula, even if the paint has faded over time.
This allows the shop to mix a custom batch of paint that will seamlessly blend with your vehicle's existing paint job. Professional auto painting facilities in towns like Northborough, MA, Westborough, MA, Marlborough, MA and Worcester, MA employ skilled paint technicians who can properly apply the color-matched paint for invisible repairs.
However, there are some cases where an absolutely perfect paint match may not be possible. Let's say you need to paint an individual auto body panel rather than the whole car. If the rest of the vehicle's paint has significantly faded or oxidized due to age and exposure to the elements, even a perfect paint color match on the repaired panel may stand out against the duller, faded paint on the rest of the car.
In this scenario, the body shop may recommend painting the adjacent panels as well for a better overall color match. In other cases for older vehicles, they may not be able to finely match certain discontinued paint colors, but they can mix a custom color that will be an extremely close match. Slight variation may only be noticeable under certain lighting.
We’re Here with the Latest Color Matching Technology
At McGovern Collision Center, our experienced auto body team uses the latest color matching technology and techniques to return your vehicle to like-new condition after an accident or paint repair. We serve Shrewsbury and the entire Worcester County region. If you have any questions about our painting process or would like to schedule an appointment, don't hesitate to give us a call.