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I found some frame/swingarm color matching paint (2011)

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#1 ·
Having just picked up a crashed 2011 S3 for my latest project, I was in search of some colored paint that matches the frame and swingarm. It's a matte looking gray black with some silvery flake in it.

I had a piece of the broken subframe, same color, and took it to O'Reilly. There I compared it to many of the various automotive rattle can colors until I found something that looked very close. It was the VHT High Temperature ENGINE METALLIC paint. The color code is SP405 BLACK PEARL. Tomorrow I'll post a pic of the piece of the subframe that I painted to show how close it matches up. I'm pretty excited to find a near match so I can touch up a scratch on the swingarm and frame.
 
#5 ·
I paid $9 for a can! Unfortunately I need some gas tank touchup and am not so sure it'll be as easy to match something from the auto store, as there aren't color caps to try to match with, they only have the bottle colored the same as the paint color.

So if anyone knows a paint that matches the 2011 S3, let me know. I think it's called Phantom Black.
 
#6 ·
Your local dealer should have some pens or a small rattle can. They aren't much more expensive than you would get at the store and hey, they might give it to you or give you a discount. Mine did.

Frame paint is different since it's powder coated. Dealers don't carry that apparently...
 
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