Question 1

I have a scratch on my bumper will i be able to just do the area with all the products or will i have to do the entire bumper to get it to blend!?

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You should not have to paint the entire bumper.  First, prep the area where the scratch is. Clean the entire bumper, then depending on the depth of the scratch, you may want to lightly sand and area surrounding the scratch until all is smooth. Then wipe lightly with laquer thinner.  Mask off the bumper to isolate it from the car. Get Dupli-color primer and apply a few light coats. Let them dry well before applying more.  This will build up the area around the scratch that you had sanded.  Let the primer dry overnight. Next, get some 400 and 600 grit sandpaper (wet type) and with a wet piece of 400, sand lightly the entire primed area. Keep dipping the paper in water and don't use fingertips! Clean area with wet cloth and repeat process with 600grit wet paper and you can then sand some of the areas surrounding the primer (scuff the painted surfaces around the repair)  Clean it up with damp clothes and let dry.  Apply the paint in light coats in a side to side motion. Don't try to cover the primer too fast. Light coats work best and allow dry time in between coats.  Eventually the primer will be covered and some of the new paint will then overlap the original paint on bumper (this is part of the blending process)   Once all is covered and you cannot see the primer under the paint, let it dry overnight.Next day, get some 1000 grit wet paper and  sand the entire repair area lightly. This will help smooth out the new paint. Dont sand too hard so as to make the primer exposed. Sand beyond the new paint so as to scuff up the old untouched paint on the bumper. You are getting the surrounding area ready for the clear cloat blend.Wipe with clean wet cloth and when thoroughly dry you can apply the dupli color clear coat using the same light coat, overlap method.  Now you will want to go beyond the repair area bringing the clear coat into the original painted surfaces by a few inches all around. Let the clear coat dry in between coats.  Once clear is applyed, let it dry overnight.  Next day you can wet sand the entire repair area with 1000 wet paper. Remember, no finger tips. Use your palm or get a sanding block but go lightly.  Once you have finished sanding, wipe clean with wet cloth and then polish with Light polishing compound. You can do this by hand if you dont have a buffer.  It may sound complicated, but that's a process that will give you the best results outside of going to a body shop.  Another consideration, if the scratch is small, get a bottle of duplicolor touch up. It has the brush built in and you can possibly just carefully use the brush and paint to fill in the scratch. I hope this helps!

Question 2

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I ordered 3 cans of paint, two of them were so old that no matter how long you shook them, the paint came out in globs & they were useless. I tried to RMA the paint, but Amazon told me that I couldn't ship them back because they're flamable, but I couldn't have a refund unless I returned the product. I've had good success with dupli-color before when buying it from the Auto Parts store, but I would recommend getting it locally rather than on Amazon.

Question 3

How do you select the paint color to match your vehicle?

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Honda accord 2003 Paint # is type B R522P

Question 4

Will this paint match a 1999 civic hatchback oem silver?

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The only way to be 100% sure is look up the paint code on the driver's side door jamb, as in: http://www.automotivetouchup.com/paint-codes/honda.htm

Manufacturer	Dupli-Color
Brand	Dupli-Color
Model	BTY1566-6 PK
Package Dimensions	21.08 x 18.03 x 14.48 cm; 2.06 kg
Item model number	EBTY15667-6pk
Exterior	Metallic
Manufacturer part number	BTY1566-6 PK
Special Features	Fast-Drying
Item Weight	2.06 kg

Dupli-Color (BTY1566-6 PK) Black Metallic Toyota Exact-Match Automotive Paint - 8 oz. Aerosol, (Case of 6)

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