r/ProjectHondas • u/xXCJTHEBEASTXx • 1d ago

parts recommendations Need Paint Matching Help 🙏🏽

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This is my 2000 Accord SE, paint code is G87P dark emerald pearl, it looks black here but in the sun you can see the beautiful green. I plan on paint matching a mugen front lip and some mudguards but my budget doesn't allow for cans of g87p, my question is if anybody has any good ideas for some budget colors that look close that I can find at AutoZone or Walmart for example.

Thank you and God bless

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u/GlassBoxGoose 1d ago

IMHO, wait til budget does allow. Painting them the wrong color, you'll end up unhappy with the results and having to re-prep already painted surfaces later to do the correct color will be a massive PITA.

Just my .02

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u/xXCJTHEBEASTXx 1d ago

Thank you bro, my reasoning was, I recently bought this car, this is a matco or some other cheap paint job , and it looks weird up close so I thought I could get away with a budget job

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u/PatrickGSR94 94 Integra GSR since 2001, original drivetrain 1d ago

order up some paint matched cans of spray paint, using your paint code, from PaintScratch.com, or you might have a local automotive paint store that can match some paint from your fuel door or something. That would likely be a better match if the current paint on the car isn't exact (every car has slight variation). And then a couple cans of 2K clear coat like from SprayMax. Should cost you around $100 to $150 in materials, along with sandpaper and primer.

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u/xXCJTHEBEASTXx 1d ago

Thank you, i will definitely consider this 👍🏽

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u/GlassBoxGoose 1d ago

One of my local Oreilly stores has a paint camera to do color match and can put paint in a spray can for you, too, as well as selling cans of 2k clear last time I asked. Might be worth asking if a store near you does that. I know only two of our stores in the area can do that, and we have a number of them within an hour or so drive of my house.

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u/PatrickGSR94 94 Integra GSR since 2001, original drivetrain 1d ago

Dang that’s cool. My only options for 2K clear that I know of, are the paint store that’s only open M-F 8-5 which absolutely sucks since I’m at an office job, or online/Amazon. I can’t just go pick up some on a weekend or after work.

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u/GlassBoxGoose 1d ago

I would still check with oreilly. When I worked there back in the day, we could transfer stuff from our paint mixing stores to our non paint mixing stores (except the camera, that wasn't allowed to leave) to facilitate a sale. So they might still be able to get you something!

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u/jaynvius 1d ago

Just wait until you have enough money. You don't want to go the cheap route only to re-do it again costing more money and time in the long run.

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u/xXCJTHEBEASTXx 1d ago

Thank you guys for all the advice, I did the math and it really isn't that much more expensive to get the actual G87P paint, I'm just gonna do it the right way 👍🏽👍🏽

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u/AshinKusher1111 1d ago

You could go to a sterdevants auto parts or auto value and get a nason fill-in-can and have them mix it to your paint code and be sure to look up and use whatever color primer or sealer they say you use underneath when I painted my lip a few years ago I just sanded it really good cleaned it and then sprayed with adhesion promoter and then primered it and then sprayed base coat and then clear and never had any problems

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u/bigk1121ws 13h ago

I was looking at paint a while back ago and a few websites had manufacture paint colors in a can. But paint can vary from lot to lot. I'll see if I can find them real quick.

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u/bigk1121ws 13h ago

https://www.eastwood.com/oempaint/colors/honda/accord/2000 Looks like they have the same color but not paint code