Painting
At Bailey’s Auto Body in Fargo, North Dakota, automotive painting is about more than applying a new coat of paint. Achieving a professional finish requires careful surface preparation, precise color matching, specialized equipment, and experienced technicians.
Whether your vehicle needs refinishing following a collision, replacement panels painted to match, or a custom painting project, our team works to achieve a consistent, durable finish that closely matches your vehicle’s existing appearance.
Modern automotive finishes are increasingly complex, with thousands of factory colors and a wide variety of paint technologies. Our paint department uses Sherwin-Williams automotive refinishing products, computerized color matching, and professional application techniques to meet these challenges.
Automotive Paint Colors & Finishes
Modern vehicles are available in an enormous variety of colors and finishes. Even colors that appear identical at first glance can contain different pigments, metallic particles, or special-effect materials that change their appearance under different lighting conditions.
Automotive paint colors may include:
Solid Colors
Traditional automotive colors that produce a consistent appearance without metallic or pearl effects. Even solid colors require precise formulation and application to match existing panels.
Metallic Finishes
Metallic paints contain reflective particles that create sparkle and depth. Matching these finishes requires attention to color formulation, particle orientation, and application technique.
Pearl Finishes
Pearlescent pigments create depth and subtle color changes as light reflects from different angles. These finishes can be especially challenging to match accurately.
Tri-Coat & Multi-Stage Finishes
Tri-coat and more complex multi-stage finishes use additional color or effect layers to create distinctive appearances. Certain specialized finishes use four or more stages and require careful application to reproduce the intended color and depth.
Advanced Automotive Paint Color Matching
Matching an existing automotive finish involves more than simply looking up a paint code. Factory paint can vary between production batches, and environmental exposure, aging, and previous repairs may affect the appearance of a vehicle’s finish.
Our paint department uses a specialized digital paint color-matching camera, also known as a spectrophotometer, to help identify the color and characteristics of the existing paint.
The camera measures reflected light from the vehicle’s finish. The collected information is compared with digital paint color data to help our technicians identify an appropriate color formula.
From there, our painters can evaluate the match, make adjustments when necessary, and use professional refinishing techniques to help the repaired area blend with the surrounding panels.
This technology is particularly valuable when working with metallic, pearl, tri-coat, and other complex automotive finishes.
Experience With Complex Colors: Lexus Structural Blue
Some automotive colors are especially challenging to reproduce. One example is Lexus Structural Blue, an exceptionally distinctive finish developed to create an intense blue appearance through sophisticated optical effects.
Bailey’s Auto Body has experience painting Lexus Structural Blue, demonstrating the precision and attention to detail required when working with specialized automotive finishes.
Unlike conventional blue paint colors, the original Lexus Structural Blue finish uses an advanced multilayer optical design that produces its distinctive appearance through the interaction of light with microscopic structures.
Matching a finish of this complexity requires careful color evaluation, specialized refinishing materials, and precise application techniques.
Lexus Structural Blue: An example of the specialized color-matching and refinishing work performed at Bailey’s Auto Body.
Why We Use Sherwin-Williams Automotive Paint
At Bailey’s Auto Body, we use Sherwin-Williams automotive refinishing products because achieving consistent color matches, durable finishes, and professional results requires quality materials supported by modern refinishing technology.
Sherwin-Williams provides automotive refinish coatings, color information, and mixing technology designed to support professional collision repair facilities.
Combined with our technicians’ experience and attention to detail, these products help us deliver quality refinishing results on everything from common factory colors to more complicated specialty finishes.
Learn More About Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes
See how Sherwin-Williams automotive refinishing technology supports professional paint shops and modern collision repair.
Precision Paint Mixing & Preparation
Behind every quality paint job is a carefully prepared color formula. Our paint mixing area allows technicians to measure and combine automotive refinishing materials according to the selected color formulation.
Using computerized paint information and professional mixing equipment, our team prepares the materials needed for each refinishing job.
Accurate mixing, proper surface preparation, and controlled application techniques all contribute to achieving a consistent, professional finish.
See Our Automotive Painting Process
Take a behind-the-scenes look at automotive refinishing at Bailey’s Auto Body. From surface preparation and color matching to paint application and final inspection, our technicians work to deliver professional results.
Professional Automotive Painting in Fargo, ND
Whether your vehicle needs paintwork following a collision, refinishing of a replacement body panel, or a specialized color-matching project, Bailey’s Auto Body has the experience and equipment to help.
Our team combines professional refinishing products, modern color-matching technology, and skilled workmanship to restore your vehicle’s appearance.
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