I'm having the black rally stripes removed from the hood and trunk of my 69 SS 396. The color is lemans blue and has been repainted. Having a hard time matching the paint on the rest of the car. Any hints?
Thanks,
Fred

Light to medium blue metallics are the worst colors under the sun to match. You will have to get it close then blend into the next panel.

Hi Dave,
Thanks for the encouraging tip. LOL My paint guy has been spraying numerous test panels and I believe he even had one of those spectro anaylizers for paint. He will be blending but is not satisfied with what he's coming up with. Thought maybe someone else ran into this problem and came up with a workable solution. I suppose I could repaint the whole car. LOL.
Thanks,
Fred

If you are using a modern day baseclear system and trying to match an older lacquer or enamel paint you are gonna play hell to get it to match.
Paint manufactors simply dont use the same tints they did back then, also the metallics have changed. Not only has the shape changed but what flake they is made out of.

Ive never seen a color matching gun get a dead on match. The color it provides is close but probably needs to be tinted. Tinting your color and blending are the only cures.

That is a hard color even to get a "blendable match" Like sevt said nothing comes out a dead on match. Even black these days needs to be tinted or blended. Or your last option....paint the whole car like you said.

At least your painter is on the right track with sprayouts and a spectro. "Let down" panels can be done too but time consuming!