paint advice
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paint advice
so I just bought my car a few weeks ago
and I got a decent price because it had been keyed and the parts that got keyed got repainted. WELL.... they don't match
The car dealer is paying for the painter to fix it because its the slightest shade off when the sun hits them
the part of the rear bumper, the hatch, the door and the hood are the parts repainted.
they match but in bright sunlight you can tell
the dealer offered to make it right until I am satisfied.
should I just let him try again? or pay some out of pocket for a nice new paintjob on the entire car?
I am nervous because I am afraid it wont match but I really don't want to spend 2k more out of my pocket
I will say the painter did a flawless job and it has no orange peel but the shade needs to match
it matches but at certain angles it looks gray
I am told black is easy to match and I havent painted a car in 5 years
http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y15...-38-09_323.jpg
and I got a decent price because it had been keyed and the parts that got keyed got repainted. WELL.... they don't match
The car dealer is paying for the painter to fix it because its the slightest shade off when the sun hits them
the part of the rear bumper, the hatch, the door and the hood are the parts repainted.
they match but in bright sunlight you can tell
the dealer offered to make it right until I am satisfied.
should I just let him try again? or pay some out of pocket for a nice new paintjob on the entire car?
I am nervous because I am afraid it wont match but I really don't want to spend 2k more out of my pocket
I will say the painter did a flawless job and it has no orange peel but the shade needs to match
it matches but at certain angles it looks gray
I am told black is easy to match and I havent painted a car in 5 years
http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y15...-38-09_323.jpg
Last edited by jdub2k5; Mar 10, 2012 at 06:53 PM.
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I they are willing to repaint the entire car, that would be the way to go. If not, I don't know if I would try and just paint that many panels without blending in the other panels. Might be worth the money to just get it all redone.
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From someone that had a few pannels blended, You will always be able to tell it had been repainted, If I was going through this again I would paint the whole car, I hope you got a really good price on the car, As a matter of fact I am still thinking of having my whole car painted so it matches 100%. OK isn't good enough...
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exactly my thoughts bill
I got it for like 21 with 28k miles
new tires only mod was a b&b header back, xpipe, B&B bullets
for some reason this was the vette that called out for me... it said help me
not a steal but I am happy(once paint is done)
I got it for like 21 with 28k miles
new tires only mod was a b&b header back, xpipe, B&B bullets
for some reason this was the vette that called out for me... it said help me
not a steal but I am happy(once paint is done)
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Black is a super easy color to match and in the repair industry an insurance company typically won't pay to blend into other panels because of this reason. One of the few colors that can successfully be panel painted.
Give them another go, I'm sure it will look great. I take it the first time it was repaired/painted it was just a "used car that got keyed", maybe even given to a newer paint technician. Now it is a "this guy just bought it and isn't happy" and i'm sure it will be given the extra care and skill required to get it right.
Give them another go, I'm sure it will look great. I take it the first time it was repaired/painted it was just a "used car that got keyed", maybe even given to a newer paint technician. Now it is a "this guy just bought it and isn't happy" and i'm sure it will be given the extra care and skill required to get it right.
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thanks for your responses guys my father called me this morning and was telling me I should talk about trading it back into them and paying the difference on an 05 1lt
but I love this car and have like 1500 in parts sitting at home waiting to be put on
not to mention a 1500 dollar radio setup from doubled
I really love this car, (I wouldnt mind a loaded c6) but I love my car so much
but I love this car and have like 1500 in parts sitting at home waiting to be put on
not to mention a 1500 dollar radio setup from doubled
I really love this car, (I wouldnt mind a loaded c6) but I love my car so much
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thanks for your responses guys my father called me this morning and was telling me I should talk about trading it back into them and paying the difference on an 05 1lt
but I love this car and have like 1500 in parts sitting at home waiting to be put on
not to mention a 1500 dollar radio setup from doubled
I really love this car, (I wouldnt mind a loaded c6) but I love my car so much
but I love this car and have like 1500 in parts sitting at home waiting to be put on
not to mention a 1500 dollar radio setup from doubled
I really love this car, (I wouldnt mind a loaded c6) but I love my car so much
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Certain colors are harder than others to match. Black is not one of them. A good shop will take a shot of the orginal paint and mix the new stuff to match exactly. I have had that done for my white Corvette and they did a good job. White is (believe it or not) a very hard color to match. I would let them try again. They should be able to get the job done.
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I am wondering if the black is easy to match, but does 10 year old clear coat fade or yellow, making it tough to match? I have a 2001 with a fresh new deep gouge on the rear quarter thanks to debris on the Ohio Turnpike, so the answer to the original poster's issue will be a 2-fer for me!
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my 02 electron blue had 1 stage on the ft bumperr and one headlight cover and left side fender it was the same way. not real noticeable unless you were in the right light so i eventually had the whole car painted.