Matching Silver Sky Metallic

We are considering the purchase of a 2015 TRD Sport in Silver Sky Metallic. In the past I have not had very good luck with matching metallic paints when body/paint work needs to be done and have purchased new vehicles accordingly...but my wife likes this color and it will be her truck. Anyone have experience with having body shops match Silver Sky Metallic?

 

I believe any good body shop should be able to do a good job no matter what color it is. I am getting my chrome grill painted silver sky, tomorrow at Tanner's customs and collision, in Kansas City. I have no doubts that they will do an excellent job matching silver sky.

If it's the color she wants, I would not hesitate. Just make sure you use a quality shop if any work is ever needed in the future.

 

This issue is covered (kind of) on another thread I just read concerning A.R.E. camper shell color matching. Turns out there are many Silver Sky Metallic (color code 1D6) variants that Toyota uses, or has used. I learned this when I visited an automotive paint supplier. I was there to get a spray can of touch up paint to color match my 2015 grille badge. They had ten PPG brand automotive code 1D6 color chips to compare to my vehicle before ordering paint. When looking at the chips fanned out in my hand, they all looked identical; but when I laid them down on the hood, I could see there were definite shade differences. I chose the variant that, to my eye, in sunlight, was the best match. I bought the paint, went home and painted the badge. I was disappointed with the match, until I sprayed the clear coat I had bought at the same time as the 1D6 paint. Once the clear coat dried, the variant I chose was a PERFECT match to the truck.

I have a new Snugtop shell on order for my truck, and the manufacturer has agreed it would be a good idea to send them my gas tank door, so they can use it for reference and have the best chance of a good color match between shell and truck. Turns out, I was told, without a part for reference they use "the most common" variant. That common variant may or may not match your vehicle.

The point is, your vehicle paint name and/or color code off the driver's door jamb tag isn't going to be enough to assure an acceptable match, at least not if you're OCD like me.