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Old Sep 26, 2014 | 12:01 AM
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So I was wondering if anybody knows if paint quality will chane on the Stingrays now that it will start getting colder?
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Yes.

All painting will be moved to Florida since it will be too cold elsewhere to aquire the oranges needed for the textured finish.



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Picked up my 2015 StingRay this past Monday (9/22) and am very happy with the finish on the car.
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Yes.

All painting will be moved to Florida since it will be too cold elsewhere to aquire the oranges needed for the textured finish.



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It could be - 10C outside the paint booth is climate controlled to optimum temperature. My car's paint job is good, no dirt or peel. Mid run 2014, NRB.
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Originally Posted by dr4carz
So I was wondering if anybody knows if paint quality will chane on the Stingrays now that it will start getting colder?
I would think that all the paint booths are temperature and humidity controlled so that cooler outdoor temperatures are not likely to have any effect on paint appearance.

As a side note, there have supposedly been process improvements in the 2015 manufacturing to improve paint quality. From my personal perspective, I think this is likely to be true. The paint quality of my 2015 Blade Silver coupe is very good with little to no orange peel.
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