@#%& - Honda touch-up paint doesnt match the car?

watewate · 08-15-2002

I ended up with some scratches and 'peels' on my front bumper..

So I went to Honda dealer and bought a touch up paint, I told them I drive 2k2 Civic Eternal Blue Pearl, and he gave me a bottle with CHb96P label...

later I checked the paint code on my door, it said, B96P...

so B96P is same as CHB96P?

they dont seem to match, though...

does anyone sell this touch up paint in spray can form?

this is so frustrating... an excuse for a bodykit ? lol

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2Hottie · 08-15-2002

As far as I know, the EBP color code inside the door jamb is correct, and if you want the exact match, you need to get the B96P. As for that other one, I am unsure of it, never heard of it. I don't even think they sell the stuff in a spraycan, thats what sucks for bodykits, need a body shop to do em!!!

2Hottie

vino · 08-16-2002

you can get spray paint factory matched at nmbpaint.com...the color matches really well and i have titanium metallic civic...you should look into that if you want spray paint

VNlilMAN · 08-16-2002

ya my nbp touch up paint from honda dont match either...

01civicboi · 08-18-2002

there are many different shades of Tafetta White so i guess there are multiple shades of NBP as well [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif[/IMG]

Jochij · 08-19-2002

could it be that the paint on ur car has been on for a while now in the sun and stuff. while the new paint ur puttin on is new and maybe not exactly the same. i have silver car and the touch pain is a bit darker than the original but its better than having black scraches on my car.

VNlilMAN · 08-19-2002

eh.. i have a black car and i rather have the black part of the bumper then the touch up paint... the touch up paint isn't a pearl, its just black.

watewate · 08-19-2002

nah, my car is barely 2 weeks old... and the touch up paint is lighter than the paint on the body...

I called the dealer, and the guy said as long as the numer is the same, it's okay [96], which I think is a bulls***...

I'm going to get the whole bumper sanded down and painted anew... heh.

there goes the $$ for CAI...

amhtown01 · 05-07-2003

what i did was i took the color code and went down to NAPA and gave it to them. they even put it in a SPRAY CAN for me!! i bought 4 cans to paint my body kit (octane front and sides) and it matched up well. no problems here. the paint is still good, not chipping or n e thing. had it for almost 4months and its going as planned.

VNlilMAN · 05-07-2003

amhtown01, you painted your kit yourself with spray cans? damn i gotta see that..

FALKEN · 05-08-2003

touch-up paint never matches...this is such a scam by the manufacturers

CivicBR900EX · 05-08-2003

Falken is right. You go to paintshop, they'd tell you, don't even bother with those touch-up paints, worthless. Look more tacky afterwards than before you touched up.