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  1. Pro-Techt

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    #1 Pro-Techt, Jul 2, 2014
    Can anyone help me with sourcing Rosso Corsa colored house paint? Home Depot & Lowes were clueless. Some people say that Pure Red is pretty close? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
     
  2. ozziindaus

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    #2 ozziindaus, Jul 2, 2014
    Here are a few ideas:

    Take your gas tank lid and get it matched. If you don't have one, go to a Ferrari dealership or a renowned body shop and have them spray a chip and get that matched.
     
  3. Roupin

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    #3 Roupin, Jul 2, 2014
    Great advice.
    An alternative would be to pick up a load of swatches from either store, place them on the car and pick the closest one.

    Please tell me you're not really painting your house Rosso Corsa.
     
  4. Ingenere

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    #4 Ingenere, Jul 3, 2014
    Home Depot or Lowes will match anything. The gas lid is a great item to bring to match up.
     
  5. Arnie

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    #5 Arnie, Jul 3, 2014
    Exactly Home Depot uses a Spectrophotometer and their computer will match the paint within 99%.
     
  6. kverges

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    #6 kverges, Jul 3, 2014
    You must be the High Plains Drifter
     
  7. myronx19

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    #7 myronx19, Jul 3, 2014
    My first advice would be to not shop at Lowes or Home Depot for paint.

    I use and love Benjamin Moore, and I had my local store match a red that was on some melamine for my garage. The red is very close to Rosso Corsa, and I used BM's Aura paint to paint my garage. Re-coat in 1hr, and usually red is very difficult to hide what's underneath - typically requires three coats (or more!) The Aura in two coats worked perfectly.

    My BM store can match Rosso Corsa - no problem, but as mentioned previously - a fuel door or other painted surface you can bring with you would be ideal.
     
  8. ozziindaus

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  10. jpk

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    #10 jpk, Jul 9, 2014
    Whatever you are painting on your house, I second the suggestion you not get the hardware store paint brands. That stuff covers terrible and requires multiple coats to cover anything, meaning a lot more labor by you. Whomever is the reputable paint brand in your area, check them out (like Sherwin Williams or Dunn Edwards)
     

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