[grannyknot]

I'm also considered "difficult" because mostly I do all my own paint, I was forced into learning to do it myself after being ripped off one too many times by lying paint shops.
However this fall I had to fix a couple of rust blisters in the bird bath trough on the hatch of the Z4MC.

Black metallic paint is the true test of a good painter and I wasn't sure if I was up for that test just yet so I fixed rust and prepped the hatch for paint and took it down to my local collision shop with paint codes for Black Sapphire metallic.
After they quoted, $500 I mange to spend 10min with the painter talking prep, techniques and equipment, he assured me everything was cool and I would be happy.
He was right, a young guy who took pride in his work and he did outstanding work.

They used a digital paint colour reader for the shade and the paint code for reference.