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[460Fred]

I won’t take that the wrong way, my skin is thicker than that even though I paint for a living. Plenty of times I’ve had to consult with those master painters at body shops that guide me on tints. Some are so gifted it just blows me away.
That’s why I changed my mind in post #12. ;-)

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[Cobra Jet]

The color variance is definitley very obvious in the pics where the hood is much, much brighter than the surrounding body panels..

Either the shop used the wrong paint code, or it’s possible the base (primer) used is much lighter than the factory primer.

That would bug the shit outta me if I saw that when going to pick it up after the repair. I would have immediately denied taking delivery of it from the shop and told them to fix it again.

A good body shop or painter would not have to blend the hood, especially with a solid color like white... the only concern with blending is, what if your fenders now turn out lighter than the doors, or rear of the car... it can happen.