Damage control
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Damage control
Mine showed up yesterday at Courtesy Delivery dealer.
Immediately noticed at unload from truck was scratches (below surface) on the hood near the windshield. Dealer feels a hood repaint in necessary. Do I accept this or is ordering a new hood a better idea?
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I would not accept a new car that needs the entire hood repainted.
Repaints are never like factory and several years down the road could peel, fade or age differently. Not to mention that with metalic paint the angle of the metallic flakes during the repaint will not match the angle they were put down by the factory. Don't let your emotional desire to have the car now get the best of you.
Months down the road you may regret that decision and you could of had another new vette by then.
Repaints are never like factory and several years down the road could peel, fade or age differently. Not to mention that with metalic paint the angle of the metallic flakes during the repaint will not match the angle they were put down by the factory. Don't let your emotional desire to have the car now get the best of you.
Months down the road you may regret that decision and you could of had another new vette by then.
Last edited by Corgidog1; Jun 6, 2014 at 11:34 AM.
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That's plain silly. There is no guarantee the paint will be an exact match to the rest of the car unless the paint is the same lot used originally. Even then, odds favor it NOT matching more than they do it will.
MUCH better having it painted locally so it's properly matched/blended.
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I would ask the Dealer to send it out to a good shop. DONT HAVE THE DEALER PAINT IT. Have the shop air brush the color in just that spot and then re clear the whole hood, that should work just fine. This is an outside claim by the shipper so you should be able to take it to any shop you like. Should you accept it? I would you could own the car three days later and some yahoo could key it in a parking lot. Get it fixed and forget about it. That happened UNDER the shipping cover?
Last edited by DriveCorvette; Jun 6, 2014 at 01:45 PM.
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Id bet (a replacement) hood comes in raw carbon fiber color (black?) and the dealer will send it to the body shop for paint.
Especially if CR is color shifting, make sure you check from a variety of angles/light levels.
When I needed my NBM hood redone, 1st attempt had multiple pinhead size spots where the paint didn't stick (improper surface prep), 2nd attempt paint was mixed wrong and was purple, 3rd attempt was the right color, but had debris embedded in the paint, 4th attempt was a different shade of purple, 5th time they got it right.
Especially if CR is color shifting, make sure you check from a variety of angles/light levels.
When I needed my NBM hood redone, 1st attempt had multiple pinhead size spots where the paint didn't stick (improper surface prep), 2nd attempt paint was mixed wrong and was purple, 3rd attempt was the right color, but had debris embedded in the paint, 4th attempt was a different shade of purple, 5th time they got it right.
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That's plain silly. There is no guarantee the paint will be an exact match to the rest of the car unless the paint is the same lot used originally. Even then, odds favor it NOT matching more than they do it will.
MUCH better having it painted locally so it's properly matched/blended.
MUCH better having it painted locally so it's properly matched/blended.
Part of my deal was the dealer ordering and installing the wing spoiler on mine. It came prepainted and was a horrible match. The dealer repainted and it matches perfectly.
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St. Jude Donor '12 thru '17
I would ask the Dealer to send it out to a good shop. DONT HAVE THE DEALER PAINT IT. Have the shop air brush the color in just that spot and then re clear the whole hood, that should work just fine. This is an outside claim by the shipper so you should be able to take it to any shop you like.
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I would not accept a new car that needs the entire hood repainted.
Repaints are never like factory and several years down the road could peel, fade or age differently. Not to mention that with metalic paint the angle of the metallic flakes during the repaint will not match the angle they were put down by the factory. Don't let your emotional desire to have the car now get the best of you.
Months down the road you may regret that decision and you could of had another new vette by then.
Repaints are never like factory and several years down the road could peel, fade or age differently. Not to mention that with metalic paint the angle of the metallic flakes during the repaint will not match the angle they were put down by the factory. Don't let your emotional desire to have the car now get the best of you.
Months down the road you may regret that decision and you could of had another new vette by then.
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Wow that is some BS. looks like this was done intentionally. I have a car with a very similar color and replaced the hood with a CF hood. Had a local body shop do the work. it took a while since they had to do a lot of work to the hood to level it out and match the paint to the fenders. I imagine the factory hoods aren't much different. maybe clearcoat the cf hood ? might match the CF roof panel? just a thought.
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No... it won't at all. The part is manufactured differently when the carbon is intended to be exposed.
Either find a local shop or the dealer to handle it, or demand a painted hood from GM... end of thread.
Looks like a tow strap/chain could have been dangling down on it in transport... or someone opened the hood up into something on the hauler.
Either find a local shop or the dealer to handle it, or demand a painted hood from GM... end of thread.
Looks like a tow strap/chain could have been dangling down on it in transport... or someone opened the hood up into something on the hauler.
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What I would do, which might not be good for others, is not close on the sale until the hood is fixed. I do not care if they fix the scratched area or replace the hood. What counts is that the hood paint matches the rest of the car.