GrimmSpeed "Rally Blue" WRB paint match - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

GrimmSpeed · 2010-09-22, 11:50 AM

Finally an answer to all of the World Rally Blue owners out there. We came up with a perfect paint match to (WRB) World Rally Blue in a convenient can! So you can piant match your side-skirts, hood scoops, bumpers, mirrors, you name it!

We painted this JDM hood scoop with the production batch of this paint and it matches perfectly!!!

http://www.grimmspeed.com/catalog/pr...roducts_id=207

$14.99 a can

cody · 2010-09-22, 11:57 AM

Is Sonic Yellow next on your list?

GrimmSpeed · 2010-09-22, 11:58 AM

It definitely could be on the list, however most likely white and silver will be next!!

Will

cody · 2010-09-22, 11:58 AM

Oh sure, pick the more common colors first.

sperry · 2010-09-22, 12:41 PM

Hrm... How many cans you think to paint a fender?

khail19 · 2010-09-22, 05:40 PM

I'd get some PSM silver if you end up doing it, I need to repaint a few parts.

khail19 · 2010-09-22, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by cody

Is Sonic Yellow next on your list?

Can't you just wipe some nacho cheese on your car to cover stuff up?

GusGus91 · 2010-09-22, 11:57 PM

I might have to order a couple cans of this for my side skirts instead of paying a shop to do it...

knucklesplitter · 2010-09-23, 07:49 AM

I assume this needs a clear coat to match and look right? Which one do you recommend?

cody · 2010-09-23, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by khail19

Can't you just wipe some nacho cheese on your car to cover stuff up?

Between April of 2004 and March of 2006, probably, but yellow is impossible to match and it's always fading. It's astonishing to compare the OEM paint in the engine bay to the fenders that have been resprayed. It's like two (or more) completely different yellows.

knucklesplitter · 2010-09-23, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by cody

Is Sonic Yellow next on your list?

You can get quality matching paint from http://www.paintworldinc.com/, but it is $9 more than GrimmSpeed's price. I have used their WRB, PSM, CGM, and AW.

cody · 2010-09-23, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by knucklesplitter

You can get quality matching paint from http://www.paintworldinc.com/, but it is $9 more than GrimmSpeed's price. I have used their WRB, PSM, CGM, and AW.

See my post above yours. My car is never the same color for long. When I use OEM touchup paint, it looks like I did use nacho cheese.

sperry · 2010-09-23, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by cody

Between April of 2004 and March of 2006, probably, but yellow is impossible to match and it's always fading. It's astonishing to compare the OEM paint in the engine bay to the fenders that have been resprayed. It's like two (or more) completely different yellows.

You do know that the color in the interior *is* different than the color of the exterior, right? At least on my WRB WRX, "Ford Blue" krylon was a close match for the engine bay/trunk paint and is significantly darker than the WRB body paint.

cody · 2010-09-23, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by sperry

You do know that the color in the interior *is* different than the color of the exterior, right? At least on my WRB WRX, "Ford Blue" krylon was a close match for the engine bay/trunk paint and is significantly darker than the WRB body paint.

Huh, never noticed it until after my first trip to the bodyshop.

Kevin M · 2010-09-23, 11:45 AM

Yeah, Subaru used a two-stage paint process or something. They also painted the non-outer parts of WRB WRXs in Blue Ridge Pearl for some weird reason.

100_Percent_Juice · 2010-09-25, 04:34 PM

Come back when you have PSM in a gallon for $35.

knucklesplitter · 2010-09-26, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevin M

Yeah, Subaru used a two-stage paint process or something. They also painted the non-outer parts of WRB WRXs in Blue Ridge Pearl for some weird reason.

Normally it is just the exterior gets clear coat and the rest does not. Clear coat makes a big difference in appearance, especially on colors like WRB.

knucklesplitter · 2010-09-26, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by GrimmSpeed

Finally an answer to all of the World Rally Blue owners out there. We came up with a perfect paint match to (WRB) World Rally Blue in a convenient can! So you can piant match your side-skirts, hood scoops, bumpers, mirrors, you name it!

We painted this JDM hood scoop with the production batch of this paint and it matches perfectly!!!

http://www.grimmspeed.com/catalog/pr...roducts_id=207

$14.99 a can

What clear coat do you recommend for this? When do you recommend it be applied after the WRB base? Are you going to offer the clear at that good price point too?

2010-09-22, 11:50 AM	#1
GrimmSpeed EJ22 Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 244	GrimmSpeed "Rally Blue" WRB paint match Finally an answer to all of the World Rally Blue owners out there. We came up with a perfect paint match to (WRB) World Rally Blue in a convenient can! So you can piant match your side-skirts, hood scoops, bumpers, mirrors, you name it! We painted this JDM hood scoop with the production batch of this paint and it matches perfectly!!! http://www.grimmspeed.com/catalog/pr...roducts_id=207 $14.99 a can

2010-09-22, 11:57 AM	#2
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	Is Sonic Yellow next on your list? __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2010-09-22, 11:58 AM	#4
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	Oh sure, pick the more common colors first. __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2010-09-22, 12:41 PM	#5
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	Hrm... How many cans you think to paint a fender? __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2010-09-22, 11:57 PM	#8
GusGus91 EJ205 Real Name: Austin Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South Reno, NV Posts: 1,406 Car: 2006 WRB WRX TR, 2008 LR STI Class: Too classy Dont sweat the petty... Pet the sweaty.	I might have to order a couple cans of this for my side skirts instead of paying a shop to do it... __________________ "Like" me on facebook!http://www.facebook.com/pages/AP-Cre...2196449?v=wall _______________ 06 WRX w/ 6MT UNDER CONSTRUCTION 09 chicane yellow 370z

2010-09-22, 05:40 PM	#6
khail19 EJ205 Real Name: Khail Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,769 Car: 2016 VW GTI Meets? We have meets?	I'd get some PSM silver if you end up doing it, I need to repaint a few parts.

2010-09-23, 07:49 AM	#9
knucklesplitter EJ205 Real Name: Matt Taylor Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cousin-Fck, Carolina Posts: 1,475 Wish in one hand and sht in the other...	I assume this needs a clear coat to match and look right? Which one do you recommend?

2010-09-23, 11:45 AM	#15
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	Yeah, Subaru used a two-stage paint process or something. They also painted the non-outer parts of WRB WRXs in Blue Ridge Pearl for some weird reason. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2010-09-25, 04:34 PM	#16
100_Percent_Juice (40 percent vodka) Real Name: Joel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 4,446 Car: 2004WRX Class: Baby-Hauler/GroceryGetter	Come back when you have PSM in a gallon for $35. __________________ "A power nap is when you sleep on someone who is weaker than you." - Dimitri Martin

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