Eruption Green (FA) paint match issues with aftermarket accessories

[Mean Green BP]

I wonder if anyone else has experienced paint match issues on accessories that are supposed to be "Paint code matching"? I have some items from Tufskinz and a set of side moldings from Dawn but I don't like the paint match! Maybe I am a little Anal, I try not to be, and I know the EG almost color changes based on sunlight and position on the body. But these accessories looked a lot more Jade green in them than the EG. In some light they seem to match then in other light, NOT!

I was going to paint the set of Air design side moldings that I just got but now I'm afraid to do that with paint supplied from one of the paint match companies. I know they always tell you to paint a test item, but I don't know if that really works due to the paint being put on a different material for testing. Let me know!

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[oysterville]

I'd buy my paint from Ford personally. It's more expensive, but it's from the source and that can be worth the spared hassle.

 

[Maverick123]

Paints are getting a lot more tricky ... Colors with metallics and pearl can look way different depending how the flakes lay down as the paint dries

To save some money, a friend had the front of his "Milano red" Honda repainted with 2-stage (regular clearcoat over red) paint instead of the OEM 3-stage which was a purple-tinted clear over an almost orange base coat. In daylight it looked fine, but under streetlights it was 2 completely different colors

 

[scottjl]

Ford isn't even listing any available yet.

https://parts.ford.com/shop/en/us/fluids-chemicals-and-lubricants/chemicals

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