Spectrophotometer Matching
Your actual finish is measured, not just looked up by code, then verified on a test card before any paint reaches the vehicle.
Paint & Refinishing
Frontline Automotive refinishes and repaints vehicles in Brooklyn, matching your factory color exactly so a repaired panel is indistinguishable from the rest of the car. Spectrophotometer color matching, downdraft booth application and proper panel blending. Deep scratches, scuffs, paint mismatch, peeling clear coat and faded finishes corrected so the repair disappears into the rest of the car.
Paint is where a body repair is judged. Panel work can be flawless and the job still fails if the color is a shade off, the metallic flake lays differently, or the edge between new and old paint is visible in daylight. Getting it right is a measurement problem before it is a spraying problem.
We read your car's actual finish with a spectrophotometer, because a ten-year-old red in Brooklyn sun no longer matches the factory formula for that code. The reading drives the mix, we spray and check a test card, then apply in a downdraft booth where filtered airflow keeps dust and dry spray out of the finish. Metallics and pearls are blended into the adjacent panels so no hard edge exists anywhere.
Beyond collision refinishing we correct the paint problems that come with age and city life: deep scratches and key marks, scuffed panels from tight parking, peeling clear coat on roofs and hoods, faded and oxidized finishes, and mismatched panels from a previous repair someone else rushed.
Your actual finish is measured, not just looked up by code, then verified on a test card before any paint reaches the vehicle.
Filtered, heated airflow pulls overspray away from the panel and cures the finish evenly for a factory-smooth surface.
New color is blended into adjacent panels so metallics and pearls transition invisibly instead of stopping at a hard edge.
Clear-coat scratches are machine polished; deeper scratches through to primer or metal are filled, primed and refinished.
Failed clear coat and oxidized paint are stripped, resealed and refinished — the only repair that actually lasts on a peeling panel.
Seam sealer, cavity wax and primer systems are restored during refinishing so the panel is protected underneath, not just pretty on top.
We assess the panels and take a spectrophotometer reading of your existing finish during the estimate.
Dents, dings and defects are corrected first — paint magnifies whatever is underneath it.
Bare areas are primed and the panel sealed so the color lays consistently across old and new surfaces.
Base coat is applied in the booth and blended into adjacent panels, then clear coat is applied over the blend area.
The finish is baked in the booth to full hardness rather than air-dried in the shop.
The panel is de-nibbed and polished, then inspected under multiple light sources with you before delivery.
When the paint is intact, PDR keeps the factory finish.
Bumper covers refinished and blended to match.
See real color matches completed in our booth.
Rust, peeling, mismatch and scratch symptoms explained.
Clear coat, blending, spectrophotometer — in plain English.
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Frontline Automotive at 1903 Broadway in Brooklyn measures, mixes, sprays and blends in-house. Send photos for a free refinishing estimate.