[paint guy]

As the OP mentioned, the entire car was sealed in white, except the nose, which was SPI epoxy (a shade of grey). I would guess that if the car and the nose were painted in exactly the same manner (tips, pressure, spray technique, reduction, etc) but the nose wasn't sprayed to full hiding so you could "see" the SPI epoxy thru it, I would think that it would look darker than the rest of the car, not lighter in color.Likewise for the rest of the car over white sealer: not sprayed to full hide would make it look lighter in color than the nose. Thats why I think its either mismatched different batches of paint, or more likely, differences in application. A good chance it can be fixed by scuffing/sanding the bumper, spraying on a wetter coat of base from the same can of paint the rest of the car was sprayed with, and re-clearing. But I woud spray some test panels first.

[notime]

Nose was probably laid flat when painted therefore the paint layed on the panel differently. This car has omni on it. it was the only brand that came close to matching the original 67-68 verdoro green. It turned out flawless!

[3goats]

Originally Posted by paint guy

As the OP mentioned, the entire car was sealed in white, except the nose, which was SPI epoxy (a shade of grey). I would guess that if the car and the nose were painted in exactly the same manner (tips, pressure, spray technique, reduction, etc) but the nose wasn't sprayed to full hiding so you could "see" the SPI epoxy thru it, I would think that it would look darker than the rest of the car, not lighter in color.Likewise for the rest of the car over white sealer: not sprayed to full hide would make it look lighter in color than the nose. Thats why I think its either mismatched different batches of paint, or more likely, differences in application. A good chance it can be fixed by scuffing/sanding the bumper, spraying on a wetter coat of base from the same can of paint the rest of the car was sprayed with, and re-clearing. But I woud spray some test panels first.

I totally agree with the fact painter didn't go enough to hide. The nose was painted up right on a stand but not on the same day. We used the same mixed paint and I still have a quart left. I'm thinking the car turned out darker than the oem color and the nose is closer to oem.
Maybe we should not of used the omni but I've always used ppg in the past.