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A match of Alside Platinum Gray X2 (Aluminum) is a light gray with a soft neutral cast and very low chroma. It sits closer to a muted building-material gray than a crisp white-gray, so it reads calm and understated on finished parts.
For direct touch up on factory-finished Alside siding after shipping marks, installation scuffs, field cuts, or service work, choose Original Material Match because it includes a sheen match. The color also works for spray-painted replacement trim, vent covers, access panels, fastener caps, brackets, shutters, and other small ancillary pieces that need to coordinate with siding, soffit, and fascia details.
Because this is a light color, coverage can show more readily over dark, uneven, or patched substrates, and surface texture may affect how cleanly it reads after spraying. On aged installed material, weathering, chalking, and gloss change can make a correct color reference look different from a new part, so finish and substrate matter as much as the color itself.
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Alside® was founded in 1947 and serves the residential and commercial remodeling and new construction markets as a leading manufacturer of vinyl windows and patio doors, vinyl siding and accessories, and fencing and railing products. Alside is a recognized leader in the home improvement industry and a division of Associated Materials Incorporated (AMI). MyPerfectColor is proud to match their colors in paint to assist with your touch up and repainting needs.
MyPerfectColor is able match all of the Alside paint colors so you can find and enjoy the colors you love. MyPerfectColor uses its expert capabilities to recreate the original Alside color by matching the original Alside building materials.
The colors shown on this website are computer video simulations of the Alside color and may not match Alside color standards. Refer to Alside Publications and material samples to obtain the accurate color. Please know that MyPerfectColor is matching the original Alside color. If you intend to touch up paint that has been on your walls for years, know that your color has undoubtedly changed from the original due to exposure to light and age and the new paint may not match. You will achieve best results by re-coating the entire surface.
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Yes, MyPerfectColor can make a matched paint for Alside Platinum Gray X2 (Aluminum). For direct touch up on factory-finished building materials, choose the product option that explicitly says Original Material Match, because that is the only touch-up path in this collection that includes a sheen match. If you are fixing a scratch, edge, rub mark, or small shipping or installation defect on siding or another factory-finished part, that is the right product type to order.
Other product types such as water-based housepaint, urethane, or epoxy can still be color-matched for separate parts or broader repainting, but they are not the direct touch-up choice here.
Not always. A match of Alside Platinum Gray X2 (Aluminum) is the factory color reference, but an installed panel can look different after sun exposure, weathering, chalking, gloss change, texture wear, or batch variation. That means the original brand color reference and the aged surface may not read the same beside each other, even when the match is correct.
If the repair is highly visible or the approval tolerance is tight, an existing part or a factory sample is usually a safer reference than the catalog color name alone.
For direct touch up, order the option that explicitly says Original Material Match. In this collection, that is the only format intended for factory-finished building material touch up because it includes a sheen match.
Other MyPerfectColor formats such as spray paint, paint pens, brush-in-cap bottles, interior/exterior housepaint, urethane, or epoxy may be useful for separate parts or broader repainting, but they should not be treated as the direct touch-up choice for Alside Platinum Gray X2 (Aluminum).
A match of Alside Platinum Gray X2 (Aluminum) is a siding-family factory color reference, so it is useful when a replacement board, trim piece, soffit, fascia, shutter, gutter, flashing, or other exterior accessory needs to coordinate with Alside material. MyPerfectColor can make a match of Alside Platinum Gray X2 (Aluminum) for those related parts.
If the job is direct touch up on the factory-finished siding itself, choose Original Material Match so the product includes a sheen match.
If the installed siding has aged, or if the repair will be highly visible and the tolerance is tight, a factory sample or an existing part is a better reference than the color name alone. Alside Platinum Gray X2 (Aluminum) identifies the brand color reference, but it does not remove differences caused by age, sheen, texture, or exposure.
Using a sample or the actual part helps reduce the risk of ordering the wrong match for a site-specific repair.
Yes, MyPerfectColor matches the color and sheen of the Alside Platinum Gray X2 (Aluminum). Choose exterior spray paint, touch up bottles or paint pens as the paint type option if you need to touch up windows or doors. If you are painting gutters, vents, pipes and other ancillary items, then our spray paint, paint pens and touch up bottles are ideal for painting these items. However, keep in mind that our version of the Alside Platinum Gray X2 (Aluminum) is based on matching an official Alside color sample. The color and sheen of your specific Alside parts may vary. If your material is not new and has been exposed to the weather, then it is likely that the color has changed over time. MyPerfectColor will be sending a match of the original color which has not been exposed to sunlight and weather. If your exterior has aged and you need a touch up application, we can create a touch up solution precisely matching the current color of your siding.
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MyPerfectColor uses an acrylic enamel which is a fast-drying durable coating suitable for interior or exterior use. MyPerfectColor custom spray paint matched to Alside Platinum Gray X2 (Aluminum) enables you to conveniently achieve a professional spray-smooth finish in any color in any sheen. It sticks well to most surfaces including metal, plastics, powder-coatings, cabinets and primed or previously painted wood.
The MyPerfectColor 11oz spray will cover about 20 square feet per coat. Keep in mind that it is difficult to gauge spray paint need as the coverage is highly dependent on how it is applied. Learn more about how spray paint works at MyPerfectColor.
MyPerfectColor Paint matching the Alside Platinum Gray X2 (Aluminum) can be used to paint Alside window frames and doors. Many types of paint are available with no minimum order quantities. MyPerfectColor offers spray paint, paint pens, touch up bottles, water-based acrylics, epoxies, urethanes and a variety of other paints. The best paint for window frames would be spray paint or trim paint. Only the spray paint, brush-cap bottles and paint pens are accurate enough for touching up the Alside Platinum Gray X2 (Aluminum). Select the Paint Type button above to get started. Learn more about buying paint at MyPerfectColor.
MyPerfectColor has the original Alside color samples. A sample of the Alside Platinum Gray X2 (Aluminum) you are looking for is in our library. We are able to make paint and verify that it matches the original.
Please note that if your existing materials are not new and you are trying to touch up, they will have aged and are likely different now than they were when new. MyPerfectColor will be sending paint matching the sample at our facility which has not aged the same as your materials and may also be different due to other factors such as variations in manufacturing processes. If your match is critical, you may consider sending a part of your materials for precise color matching. Learn more about our color matching services.