Hey, I'm having my car restoratively repainted as we post these replies. I have been involved throughout the entire process, from taking the car apart and cleaning each part for reassembly to doing some of the wet sanding. This is a 1982 911SC we are talking about in Pacific Blue. I just got back from the shop from my weekly (7th week) to inspect the parts in the booth that have now been color applied and clear coated. They are a extremely close match to the original color in the jamb and inside surfaces. A good painter can if you ask them to adjust the paint color to match up with a faded panel, commonly done for spot repairs.
Colors especially with red and yellow bases will oxidize and fade over time as well as metallic color paints. I noticed that you might be from a sunny climate like California. The sun's UV rays as well as the UV rays from fluorescent bulbs in your garage will cause your paint to fade. AS an architect, we always specify paints to be applied onto a neutral backed piece of cardboard for approval prior to any application and we always source extra paint for touch-up and repair as we all know paint and all like products will always have a slight variation in properties.
If you are happy with the overall quality of the paint work, and you can live with the color, just get out and enjoy driving the car. If not, well you'll be certainly be spending a lot more time inside and a lot more money in litigation. Rosewood Metallic 474 is a correct code for 1981. Glasurit could have had formulation changes for their paints, maybe you should have made more trips to your shop especially when they shot the smaller parts.
Good Luck!

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Hi Jason,

You mentioned that your car had previously been repaired (minor) and repainted with perfect matching paint - the paint you wanted. I seriously doubt that a paint shop could go to a computer, punch in a code and paint your car a perfect match? Bodyshops use a technique to match "existing" colors that take into account for fading/ aging. When you had your car repaired, they matched perfectly because they went by the actual color on the car and not just a code#.

For $3200, you probably got the whole car painted (looks like it from your photos too?), so no matching was necessary and the shop just painted the color code you requested - no adjustments for matching???

I deeply feel for you that you don't have the color you want... that would kill me too. But what is worse than a customer who "Knows" exactly what they want - but don't communicate it to the tradesman? If I know what I want - I constantly communicate, sketch, fax, samples, email, etc., etc., so there can be no mistake.

As you point your finger to the shop (1 finger), there are 3 fingers that point back to you. You knew what you wanted but never requested a sample; you've been there before; the paint code is really not straight forward - 911/928, 81 or 82?

Unless the shop drastically screwed up the color code, I personally would pay the bill and be on my way. Lesson learned.

This being a great thread; ALWAYS get and approve a sample for any kind of color selections, keep a copy of the color approved for your files. In my business (development/building) we have the Architect/client sign off the colors or provide an exact color schedule - always and forever.

Good Luck, Jason

i paid the bill and picked up the car of course. i was starting to think maybe ill just let it go and the more i inspect the more bull i find.
when is enough, ENOUGH. there has to be a point where its NOT ok.
i think im about at that point