back to me, the door looked like new but, I realized the next day while standing about 30 feet apart from the car that the door color is darker than the rest of the car. This can not be like that, is not it? I mean, this guy is a professional painter and I believed it was normal at first, but I asked another car painter friend and he said this guy screwed because the car is supposed to look all the same color. Any suggestions?
2007-08-27 00:50:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
He should have known there is no way to get a direct panel match.In your case the adjoining panels need to be blended in to then clear coated,standard procedure.Maybe he's upset that he's not getting paid enough to do the job right.
2007-08-27 01:02:44 · answer #1 · answered by wildmanny2 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Any time you paint one panel like a door or hood or fender,etc, you have to "blend" the color into the adjacent panels so it doesn't stand out...there's no way to get an exact color match between fresh paint and the paint that's been on the car for some time because of oxidation and fading and slight color differences in mixing the new paint. Take it back to the painter and have him blend/paint the adjacent panels to the door---may cost a bit more money unless he was paid to do it that way but it's the proper way to do the job---should have been done that way to begin with. If it's an insurance job, go through your agent or adjuster to have it done right....any work done should return your car to it's pre-accident condition as closely as possible or you lose value in the car.
2007-08-27 09:28:40 · answer #2 · answered by paul h 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How old is the car?
The clear coat will lose it's strength and the color will fade a bit.
Add a freshly painted door to the mix and yes it will look better than the car.
I am guessing this is not a 2-5 year old car.
2007-08-27 08:15:18 · answer #3 · answered by cgriffin1972 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well you gotta be careful if its a new car it should match or he got the color code wrong if it is an older car than you have to take in to acount the effect of sun fading, acid rain, and what the car companie's call chemical fall-out if you paid for it take it back he has to fix it thats his job if you insurance companie was involved and he refuses to fix it let them deal with it dont worry about hurting his feelins or nothin hell respect you more for not settling on what you got
2007-08-27 08:00:00 · answer #4 · answered by liqsteal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take it back, have them make it right
2007-08-27 07:54:06 · answer #5 · answered by James B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋