Is alpine white just gloss white?

[Turf1600]

Or is it something that I'd have to have mixed for me?

Thanks.

[DarkWing6]

For an exact match you would need to have something mixed. It is a certain "shade" of gloss white. For example, you can notice a difference between Alpine White I and Alpine White II when they are right next to each other.

[Turf1600]

Say I'm just doing a plastic bumper swap for a girl?

My car is schwarz and has diamondschwarz bumpers. No one seems to notice.

I guess the question is how far off is it from gloss white?

[scabzzzz]

Its pretty far off. You cant just go to the parts store and grab gloss white and it match.
I tried it once when I was touching up some stuff on my car and it looked really really white compared to alpine.
Just go to paintscratch.com and order a can of Alpine1 single stage page and then buff it out.

[Turf1600]

Its pretty far off. You cant just go to the parts store and grab gloss white and it match.
I tried it once when I was touching up some stuff on my car and it looked really really white compared to alpine.
Just go to paintscratch.com and order a can of Alpine1 single stage page and then buff it out.

Good to know - thank you. I just got a spray gun so I'll probably just order a quart of alpine or something.

[Jand3rson]

I am SO glad I don't have a white car. White is the single hardest color to match properly in the car world.

[mach schnell]

Say I'm just doing a plastic bumper swap for a girl?

My car is schwarz and has diamondschwarz bumpers. No one seems to notice.

I guess the question is how far off is it from gloss white?

All factory Schwarz cars had Diamantschwarz bumpers, IIRC.

[CAOSyAMOR]

I am SO glad I don't have a white car. White is the single hardest color to match properly in the car world.

I thought it was silver.

[gearheadE30]

I think silver definitely tops it, especially light metallic shades.

[StereoInstaller1]

All factory Schwarz cars had Diamantschwarz bumpers, IIRC.

My '91 has schwarz bumpers. My '87 has hässlich bumpers. Both are schwarz cars.

[Jand3rson]

Your 91's bumpers were painted, then. Schwarz cars came with DS bumpers from the factory.

[matt40567]

ds bumpers ftw

[E30_Pare]

What was that one website that sold factory specific paint in spray cans? I would go there if I could recall the site.

[Jand3rson]

paintscratch.com

[E30_Pare]

thanks! I need to get some paint for touch up. :)