TLDR
Custom Color Matching for Newport Beach owners. Typical range $500 to $3,000 over 4 to 15 hours. Performed in shop with direct insurance billing.
About Custom Color Matching in Newport Beach
Custom color matching builds a paint formula from a reading of the vehicle rather than a factory code. Newport Beach vehicles with discontinued, repainted, or sun shifted finishes are matched by spray out and daylight verification.
Custom matching is what happens when there is no code to work from. Discontinued colors, previous repaints of unknown formula, faded multi stage finishes, and one off custom work all fall here. We build the formula from a reading of the actual surface, spray out, compare in daylight, and adjust until the card disappears against the panel. It is iterative work and there is no shortcut.
Problems We Solve
These are the situations Newport Beach owners bring us most often for this work. If yours is not listed, call and describe it. We would rather tell you it is outside our scope than take a job we are not the right shop for.
- Original paint code discontinued or unavailable
- Vehicle previously repainted in an unknown formula
- Multi stage or pearl finish that will not match from a code
- Custom color with no documentation at all
What Is Included
- Spectrophotometer reading and formula development
- Iterative spray out and daylight comparison
- Formula recorded on file for future repairs
Ballpark Pricing
Every job is quoted from the vehicle after inspection. The ranges below let you plan before you call. Body and paint labor is billed at $210 per hour, mechanical and electrical at $260 per hour, and diagnostics at $285 per hour with the diagnostic hour refunded as a credit against an authorized repair.
| Scope of Work | Ballpark Range | Typical Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Custom Color Matching | $500 to $3,000 | 4 to 15 hours |
Ranges are ballpark figures for planning. Your written estimate is built from the actual vehicle after inspection.
Collision estimates are provided at no charge and insurance walk ins are always welcome. RV systems estimates covering slides, awnings, water, electrical, and generators are $150, refunded as a credit against an authorized repair. See the full posted rates and terms.
Insurance Notes
Carriers often approve only the damaged panel. Adjacent panels almost always need blending for the repair to be invisible, and we document that requirement up front.
We bill direct with every major carrier and hold direct repair relationships with several. Read how the claim process works or the 25 things carriers do not tell you about RV and van claims.