I drive a 2002 Lexus Es 300 and I got into a minor accident that left a dent in left door panel. I went and got it partially fixed with some bondo and long story short, they decided to paint the whole door and the panel that is above the tail light and next to the trunk. It is on the right side of the trunk when you open it. The top of this area is noticeably yellow and completely different from the color of my car which is Lexus Pearl White.
It is really bothering me because the day I left the shop with the paint job, it looked perfect and matched the factory paint job I had and they told me it took then 4-5 hours to get the paint that matched it. What I noticed was in a span of a week the paint turned subtly YELLOW! It did rain during that week, I am wondering what the heck happened and what can be done to correct or help it besides repainting it again. Which cost 300-400 dollars to do. I am not sure if I am willing to repaint this part, let alone repainting the whole car. Thanks
2007-07-18 15:32:14 · 7 answers · asked by hhsdan 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
How about you strip the grease and old wax off first. Kerosene and dish washing detergent mixed in a wash bucket of hot water a good scrubbing in the shade out of the sun. Wait until you cannot smell new paint before finish cleaning. After you clean the entire car either have it professionally detailed waxed or wear your self out doing it. Pearl colors are impossable to match because conditions were different and brand of paint different tempature humidity and amount of pressure the spray gun is different. The way pearl reflects light if they got it close your good. People cannot see different white in the sun it is under artifical light that shows the reflective ans slight color tone differences.
2007-07-18 15:46:24 · answer #1 · answered by John Paul 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pearl White Auto Paint
2016-11-12 04:15:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The body shop is responsible and should stand behind it's work. Any reputable body shop would fix their mistakes and this is obviously a mistake of the body shop. I would say that it's a reaction caused by incompatibility of the paint and the clear. The shop possibly used a clear coat that did not have a UV protector or it could be an interaction between the two paints. Either way the shop should stand behind it's work and make the work good. Check with them and see, I bet they agree to fix it for free.
2007-07-18 16:10:13 · answer #3 · answered by morganjlandry 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you might could try having it buffed out,that might bring new life to it,but then again it may make it worse also,it shouldn't have turned on it like that,if they went all the way up with the paint,but buffing it out ,sounds like your best option on it,good luck ,hope this helps.
2007-07-18 15:49:26 · answer #4 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take it back to the shop! Or sell the car (at night)
2007-07-18 15:35:14 · answer #5 · answered by neverdugdisco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Along with the tint differences I beleive the size of the glitter flakes in the paint are the main difference.
2016-05-17 05:55:30 · answer #6 · answered by elva 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a new paint job
2007-07-18 15:34:09 · answer #7 · answered by woowooowoooowoooooo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋