1sickpony

I was wondering if anyone has painted just their hood Tungsten gray when changing hood styles and did it match the existing paint? Or did they have to blend the fenders to get it to match? Im wanting to install a shaker hood and have the scoop now so the existing hood is no good and was thinking about trading someone with the same color hood or just finding one somewhere around town.

Thanks in advance!

Blacksmoke

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Just give the painter the paint code that's on the door panel of a Tungsten Mustang if you want something painted and are worried about matching the color.
Easy cheesy telekinesy

1sickpony

Yes I know all about the vin number and color code but since its the metallis tungsten grey I keep getting different opinions! I would prefer to just put another tungston grey hood on it and be done with it. That is why I was hoping someone on this forum has done just that swap hoods with same color and could tell me their experience with the color matching in the light at different angles.

phatcat

I had my tungsten hood painted and they had to blend the fenders. They tried without the blending the the contrast was off, they had to do it all over again.

JohnnyGMachine

I have a 2006 Mustang GT in Tungsten. I bought a GT500 rear spoiler from Ford and handed it to my painter. You'd think - oh yeah get the paint code. For some reason 2 codes for Tungsten Gray came up in the computer when he went to buy it. He sprayed the wing the first time. Said it wasn't quite right. repainted it with the other shade of tungsten and it matched nice. I wasn't there when he ordered the paint so I'm not really sure how that happened. Anyways, just double check your info. Also best to blend it into the fenders that way it has a better chance to blend in. Let the paint shop tell you the best way and if it costs a couple bucks extra - pay it to do it right the first time.

CAR-15

I have a Satin Silver 2006 Mustang GT and I have had a local body shop paint a new (GT/CS) bumper cover and a new factory ford rocker panel for me and they matched PERFECTLY! Took the paint code which is TL off the door plate and hit the nail on the head. Talk to a reputable shop and ask them what they think is the best approach.

pascal

Tungsten is simply a PITA...
I never was able to match this color even on a brand new car.
There is a purple effect in that color that no brand of paint that I know of, is able to match.
Diamont is the closest but not close enough still.

aquajr

When I had my front bumper replaced the shop just painted the bumper. If I look closely at different angles then I can catch a difference but generally there's no difference.

Blending is probably the best way to get a perfect match. It probably also depends on how the paint on your car has faded over the years.