Off-the-shelf spray paint for re-painting fascias?

[Gregadeth]

I'm looking for suggestions on a good can of spray paint that I can buy from a store like Home Depot and use to re-paint my front and rear fascias. Something that's close to the original color. Just the grey portion, I will leave the black unpainted. My plan is to give it a good prep, spray it with a good grey/silver paint, and then top it off with a satin clearcoat. I plan on painting with the fascias still on the car, and covering the other parts of the car to avoid overspray. I know taking it to a professional paint shop is the way to go for perfection, but I'd like to give it a shot myself for at least satisfactory results. My fascias are faded out and pretty much anything would be an improvement. My main concern is finding a spray paint that's pretty close to the original color, not too light or too dark. If anybody has done this with pretty good results, please let me know. Thanks

[Totally 80s]

They make spray paint for bumpers. It has flex agents in it so when the car is moving down the road and flexes under stress it won't crack the paint. A regular spray paint won't do this. I did my facias about 5 years ago and they still look really good. Especially for the $50 investment in rattle cans.

I'm looking for suggestions on a good can of spray paint that I can buy from a store like Home Depot and use to re-paint my front and rear fascias. Something that's close to the original color. Just the grey portion, I will leave the black unpainted. My plan is to give it a good prep, spray it with a good grey/silver paint, and then top it off with a satin clearcoat. I plan on painting with the fascias still on the car, and covering the other parts of the car to avoid overspray. I know taking it to a professional paint shop is the way to go for perfection, but I'd like to give it a shot myself for at least satisfactory results. My fascias are faded out and pretty much anything would be an improvement. My main concern is finding a spray paint that's pretty close to the original color, not too light or too dark. If anybody has done this with pretty good results, please let me know. Thanks

[Rich_NYS]

I followed Rob DePew's (lwanmtr) lead and was very happy with the results.

Here's Rob's post where I learned about the color choice: http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?12...l=1#post203762

His fascia:

http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?12...l=1#post204695

Some pics of my car where you can see both fascia's for comparison. The front is factory, the rear is repainted with SEM:

http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?15...l=1#post219410

[David T]

To do a good paint job requires a couple of things:

A good prep job to have a proper surface

A clean controlled environment to control the dirt, temperature and humidity

Quality materials.

Some experience with the materials.
It is possible to do a passable job with "rattle cans" but it won't come out as well and won't last as long as a professional job. With that being said talk to the place where you are buying the stuff (I hope it is an auto body supply shop and not Home Depot) and they can set you up with whatever you need and explain to you how to use it all but it isn't cheap.

[Lwanmtr]

Ive found the SEM products be very good and durable..my front fascia has been off the car and moved around alot and havent seen any cracks or anything like coming on from the flexing.

[Flicky]

I got my paint from http://www.automotivetouchup.com

I used the 2011 Lamborghini Aventador's Grigio Antares Metallic (Code 004. Spraying metallic is a little tricky since you can't sand it out if you mess it up. You have to redo it. I'll say it is better to have more paint than you think you need. I used 4 cans on each along with 4 cans of clear on each. They have all the things to prep and mask the car there too.

Adhesion Promoter:
https://www.automotivetouchup.com/sp...-promoter.aspx

I recommend getting this too. Much easier to hold:
https://www.automotivetouchup.com/st...l_trigger.aspx