Paint or not?????
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Paint or not?????
I have a dilemma.
My AW 08 coupe has a paint defect.
It is about the size of an egg, high on the left rear fender, almost to the rear of the fender. It looks like a pale blue spot under the paint. You can’t see it from 10 feet away but it is very noticeable up close. Also, you can’t see it in a shadow.
I have washed/polished the car 30 times and I didn’t see it until I got to the C5/C6 bash last week and was wiping it off in the parking lot. I normally clean it under the carport.
I have met with the service manager and I have an appointment with the body shop on Monday.
The service manager asked if I would be happy with a “painted” Corvette. He said most owners aren’t happy after they get them painted.
Any suggestions? How about a decal?
My AW 08 coupe has a paint defect.
It is about the size of an egg, high on the left rear fender, almost to the rear of the fender. It looks like a pale blue spot under the paint. You can’t see it from 10 feet away but it is very noticeable up close. Also, you can’t see it in a shadow.
I have washed/polished the car 30 times and I didn’t see it until I got to the C5/C6 bash last week and was wiping it off in the parking lot. I normally clean it under the carport.
I have met with the service manager and I have an appointment with the body shop on Monday.
The service manager asked if I would be happy with a “painted” Corvette. He said most owners aren’t happy after they get them painted.
Any suggestions? How about a decal?
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I have tried to take a picture but the spot doesn't show. I think it is too light.
It is about 4 inches down from the deck lid and about a foot in front of the seam of the rear fascia.
It is about 4 inches down from the deck lid and about a foot in front of the seam of the rear fascia.
Last edited by lurtonk; Apr 29, 2008 at 08:12 PM.
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The good news is that it took you quite a while to find it, and the even better news is your car color is white!
The not so good news is, I think the dealer's correct. I think the car can be painted excellently (for that matter, any car color), but the question is: can he do it? and the other unspoken question is can he do it to your satisfaction?
If it were me (and it is to some limited extent), and it's that relatively invisible, I'd leave it. Unless I were going to take it to a shop with a sterling reputation for very high end work, at a price commensurate. jmo.
The not so good news is, I think the dealer's correct. I think the car can be painted excellently (for that matter, any car color), but the question is: can he do it? and the other unspoken question is can he do it to your satisfaction?
If it were me (and it is to some limited extent), and it's that relatively invisible, I'd leave it. Unless I were going to take it to a shop with a sterling reputation for very high end work, at a price commensurate. jmo.
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I have a dilemma.
My AW 08 coupe has a paint defect.
It is about the size of an egg, high on the left rear fender, almost to the rear of the fender. It looks like a pale blue spot under the paint. You can’t see it from 10 feet away but it is very noticeable up close. Also, you can’t see it in a shadow.
I have washed/polished the car 30 times and I didn’t see it until I got to the C5/C6 bash last week and was wiping it off in the parking lot. I normally clean it under the carport.
I have met with the service manager and I have an appointment with the body shop on Monday.
The service manager asked if I would be happy with a “painted” Corvette. He said most owners aren’t happy after they get them painted.
Any suggestions? How about a decal?
My AW 08 coupe has a paint defect.
It is about the size of an egg, high on the left rear fender, almost to the rear of the fender. It looks like a pale blue spot under the paint. You can’t see it from 10 feet away but it is very noticeable up close. Also, you can’t see it in a shadow.
I have washed/polished the car 30 times and I didn’t see it until I got to the C5/C6 bash last week and was wiping it off in the parking lot. I normally clean it under the carport.
I have met with the service manager and I have an appointment with the body shop on Monday.
The service manager asked if I would be happy with a “painted” Corvette. He said most owners aren’t happy after they get them painted.
Any suggestions? How about a decal?
Did you show it to anyone at the museum? There were 30 Engineers from BG and Detroit holding a quality clinic and they were also taking walk up issues with owners with 2008 cars. If you were at the bash and with your car and you didn't show it to an engineer on duty you really missed a prime opportunity to not only get it fixed but also to let GM know that they had the problem.
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Just my 2 Cents
Many people are doing the wide body conversion so good body panels are easy to be had... Find a replacement fender already painted and use that.
The first time a Body shop takes you vette from you... you will more than likely find something else wrong with it...and the nightmare will begin
Get the new Qtr Panel and the dealer should pay the cost.
or
have the body shop do a color match using your gas door and don't accept the new panel until you are satisfied... all at the dealers expense
FYI if you get the new Qtr Panel you will get to hang yours on the wall
The first time a Body shop takes you vette from you... you will more than likely find something else wrong with it...and the nightmare will begin
Get the new Qtr Panel and the dealer should pay the cost.
or
have the body shop do a color match using your gas door and don't accept the new panel until you are satisfied... all at the dealers expense
FYI if you get the new Qtr Panel you will get to hang yours on the wall
Last edited by beav626; Apr 29, 2008 at 10:52 AM.
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The good news is that it took you quite a while to find it, and the even better news is your car color is white!
The not so good news is, I think the dealer's correct. I think the car can be painted excellently (for that matter, any car color), but the question is: can he do it? and the other unspoken question is can he do it to your satisfaction?
If it were me (and it is to some limited extent), and it's that relatively invisible, I'd leave it. Unless I were going to take it to a shop with a sterling reputation for very high end work, at a price commensurate. jmo.
The not so good news is, I think the dealer's correct. I think the car can be painted excellently (for that matter, any car color), but the question is: can he do it? and the other unspoken question is can he do it to your satisfaction?
If it were me (and it is to some limited extent), and it's that relatively invisible, I'd leave it. Unless I were going to take it to a shop with a sterling reputation for very high end work, at a price commensurate. jmo.
Good advice.
The fact is, it can be painted to your satisfaction. However, you have to find the right shop to make it that way.
It just doesn't sound like it is bad enough to merit going through the trouble and risk of not being happy.
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Did you show it to anyone at the museum? There were 30 Engineers from BG and Detroit holding a quality clinic and they were also taking walk up issues with owners with 2008 cars. If you were at the bash and with your car and you didn't show it to an engineer on duty you really missed a prime opportunity to not only get it fixed but also to let GM know that they had the problem.
This would cover it: http://www.autotrimdesign.net/detail...3__24534.html#
Last edited by lurtonk; Apr 29, 2008 at 11:09 AM.
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I agree with many of the previous posts. Once you start to repair flaws, you end up with other problems; paint being the worst. I've learned from past experience to try to live with a minor defect. The fact that you didn't notice it until now probably means that it isn't really that bad.
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I was one of the volunteers working the event so I didn't have time to wait.
This would cover it: http://www.autotrimdesign.net/detail...3__24534.html#
This would cover it: http://www.autotrimdesign.net/detail...3__24534.html#
http://www.autotrimdesign.net/detail...32__24535.html
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I would be hesitant to have a body panel painted because of a flaw. I have a flaw on the passenger side of the front facia on my '08. The paint flaw is in the paint coat and not the clear coat. It is about 1/2" wide and 1 1/2 " long but not noticeable unless you are washing it. Although I pointed it out to my dealer, I decided to live with it as is. Just makes my Corvette unique.
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http://picasaweb.google.com/lurton.k...24119413724434
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Here is a picture. The spot is center, top about an inch down, in the box.
http://picasaweb.google.com/lurton.k...24119413724434
http://picasaweb.google.com/lurton.k...24119413724434
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Sound advice.The good news is that it took you quite a while to find it, and the even better news is your car color is white!
The not so good news is, I think the dealer's correct. I think the car can be painted excellently (for that matter, any car color), but the question is: can he do it? and the other unspoken question is can he do it to your satisfaction?
If it were me (and it is to some limited extent), and it's that relatively invisible, I'd leave it. Unless I were going to take it to a shop with a sterling reputation for very high end work, at a price commensurate. jmo.
The not so good news is, I think the dealer's correct. I think the car can be painted excellently (for that matter, any car color), but the question is: can he do it? and the other unspoken question is can he do it to your satisfaction?
If it were me (and it is to some limited extent), and it's that relatively invisible, I'd leave it. Unless I were going to take it to a shop with a sterling reputation for very high end work, at a price commensurate. jmo.