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MatchPaint Service
 LLTEK Motorsports is proud to
offer its customers the exclusive MatchPaint Program. When you have reached a
decision to place an order with LLTEK about the "look and style" of
your car; it means LLTEK Motorsports will play an important role in providing
you with the best possible start. An important question an LLTEK representative
will ask is: "What arrangements, if any, have been made for completing the
look?" Our money-saving and quality-assured MatchPaint program is simply
another special service provided by LLTEK to help our customers complete their
projects. LLTEK has the expertise, resource and facilities in-house to support
its MatchPaint Program. Everything is contained within our facility.
Our MatchPaint Program is simple. Just give us the Audi paint code for your
vehicle, and we will paint your parts to match the code. Your code can be found
by following this link - Audi Paint Code
Identification Page. All that remains to be done is to have your parts
installed when you receive them. Many of our parts are do-it-yourself
installations, so our MatchPaint Program can be a real money-saver.
MatchPaint Products
 German-based Herberts-Standox is
known globally and is recognised for providing the highest standards in
automotive painting products. It should be no surprise that Herberts-Standox
paint is authorised by Audi for use on its products. Our thinking on this is
that if it is good enough for Audi; then it's certainly going to be good enough
for our customers and their LLTEK supplied products. We know the parts you have
purchased will fit; we work closely with talented designers and manufacturing
experts to ensure that your parts are compatible with the North American
version of your car. Wouldn't it be good to be assured that your parts will
share the identical color as your original paint?
MatchPaint Process
LLTEK carries a large and
diversified line of product from many European and domestic sources. Close
working relationships with these suppliers and familiarity with the many
different composite materials employed by each different manufacturer; make
LLTEK the ideal choice to paint your part(s). Additionally, LLTEK's MatchPaint
prices are generally well below the industry norm because our aim is to provide
you with extra customer services that our competition does not or cannot
provide. MatchPaint pricing codes are listed next to the part description
column under the heading PC (Paint Code).
Of course you may already have an established relationship with a paint shop
that also provides quality, service and value. However, ask your prospective
shop if all of the following steps will be done - because this is how LLTEK
does it.
| Step 1) Prefit & Quality
Control*1 |
All new parts are prefit to
ensure they will fit your vehicle correctly. All parts are checked for minor
defects and damage; and repaired if necessary. |
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| Step 2) Pre-Sanding
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Each part is pre-sanded to
remove any surface imperfections. |
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| Step 3) Full Surface Sanding
& Quality Control*2 |
Parts are then given a thorough
full surface sanding to smooth out their entire surface area. Once sanded,
parts receive a second quality control check. |
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| Step 4) Priming |
All parts are first sprayed
with an adhesive primer, and then sprayed again with a two-part catalyst primer
with hardener. (because different parts are made with different materials, this
process and the type of catalyst may vary). |
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| Step 5) Wet Sand & Quality
Control*3 |
All parts are then wet-sanded
to ensure a smooth and even surface on which the paint will be applied. Again,
each part receives a thorough quality control check to make sure the surface
area is without imperfection. |
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| Step 6) Painting & Quality
Control*4 |
All parts are painted using
Herberts-Standox paint. Once painted, all parts are again submitted for a
quality control check to ensure the paint quality meets or exceeds our high
in-house standards. |
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| Step 7) Clear Coat &
Quality Control.*5 |
When called for by Audi
specifications, parts are clear-coated to provide that "hi-gloss"
look that Audi enthusiasts expect. Again parts are submitted for a quality
control check to make sure the part continues to meet or exceed our stringent
standards. |
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| Step 8) Curing |
Parts are left to "rest
and cure" for 24 hours to allow the paint and clear coat to harden, and to
allow for custom and accessory parts to be installed when ordered by the
customer. |
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| Step 9) Buffing |
Before any part is shipped, it
is buffed using special Carnauba wax compound. This makes the paint color look
"deep and factory fresh". Again, we allow the painted part to
"rest and cure" for another 24 hours before shipment. This allows the
wax to harden to form a protective shell over the part. |
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| Step 10) Final Quality
Control*6 & Shipment |
Only after parts pass a final
quality control checkpoint are parts submitted to our shipping department for
special "MatchPaint" packaging (using special protective materials
and boxing), and shipment. |
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Quality Control: There are 6 quality control checkpoints in our painting
process. If any part does not pass a particular checkpoint, it will be sent
back several steps in the process to resolve the particular issue.
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Timing is Everything
As you can see, we take our
MatchPaint Program seriously. We paint parts daily for many customers and at
times backlogs can develop. Orders are submitted to our paint facility on a
first-come first-serve basis. Often, we group orders by color to speed up the
painting process. Normally it takes about 10 business days from order placement
to shipment (provided the part is in stock). On occasion it can be less, and
during certain peak periods during the year it may take more. We respectfully
ask all our MatchPaint customers to consider this when ordering.
Will My MatchPaint Part Match
the Color of My Car?
If your car is fairly new and
without excessive exposure to ultraviolet light (UVL), and the color has not
faded; the paint match should be accurate. Our MatchPaint program paints parts
as if they are new; not faded. Our program is intended to match the original,
as new color; and obviously it cannot reproduce faded paint. In addition,
painting is like chemistry. We follow a strict paint formula supplied to us by
Herberts-Standox, which is approved by Audi. Color match issues should rarely
occur.
There is one exception to our MatchPaint program. This concerns Pearl White
color (Code LO9B). This particular color is very difficult to match due to its
unique composition - even for the most experienced facility. Many times, this
color varies directly from Audi as well, especially on parts made of different
materials. We admit that this is a very difficucult color to replicate, yet we
have successfully painted parts in Pearl White many times over the years. There
is a very reasonable surcharge concerning this color.
Where Can I Find My Paint
Code?
 Our
MatchPaint Program is simply an additional service for you to consider to
reduce your overall task of project completion, and of course, at a very
reasonable cost. Click the link below to view instructions on how to find your
Audi's paint code.
Click to find Paint Code for your Audi
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