A system of ensuring that various portions of a vehicle exterior have matching color paint monitors the color applied to a first portion of the vehicle at a first paint application station. A sensor provides information regarding a paint color being applied to a second portion of the vehicle. A controller that includes data regarding the paint applied to the first portion of the vehicle preferably adjusts, as necessary, the color of paint being applied to the second portion of the vehicle so that the colors on the vehicle portions match. In one example, a marking device is utilized to provide an indication of an association between a particular first portion of the vehicle and a matching colored second portion of the vehicle so that correspondingly colored portions can be assembled at a final assembly location.
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