I was in an accident a month and a half ago. I had to have the entire front of my car replaced and repainted. It's a brand new car, I bought it in January. The paint on the front of the car doesn't match the color on the rest of the car exactly, plus it's not as shiny. I usually wax my car pretty frequently, so could that have something to do with it? Will the color blend better once the car is waxed a few times?
2007-10-29 09:15:14 · 9 answers · asked by Me 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Take it back to the shop or complain to the insurance company. Any time you paint a section of a car, you have to "blend" the paint color into adjacent panels to get a good color match and make the fresh paint not as noticeable from the rest of the car color. No one can ever paint a car with an exact color match because of fading and color formulas, so blending is the next best thing. Washing or waxing or waiting for it to fade will never get the paint to match either. Insurance companies estimates usually allow for blending into adjacent panels...you may be losing value on the car also if it is not returned to pre-accident condition as best as possible.
2007-10-29 11:20:57 · answer #1 · answered by paul h 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no reason for the paint not to match. Years ago you were at the mercy of the painter and his trained eye. Today they have computers to do that. The body shop I use has a machine that they set on your car...somehow, it figures out the color and gives the painter the needed mixing numbers. It really is almost like magic. However, this machine must be expensive because they do not own it...our local NAPA owns the machine and travels around to all the body shops doing thier matching.
Colors will fade...but with this machine they can match even a faded color...I have had it done several times.
DO NOT SETTLE FOR SOMETHING YOU DON'T LIKE...be stern, but not insulting, when approaching the body shop...tell them what you want done specifically and go from there.
Good Luck
2007-10-29 09:30:21 · answer #2 · answered by AJ F 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are many factors involved in painting. If the color mismatch is very obvious, take it back. If it's not, leave it alone. Get the entire car painted in your next accident.
2015-01-09 13:37:27 · answer #3 · answered by lam_9 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even if it did blend with waxing, that's not the point. Take it back to whoever painted it and tell them you are not satisfied because you see a difference in the two shades and make them fix it! These body shops kill me trying to get over on people. Raise h*** if you have to. I would.
2007-10-29 09:23:18 · answer #4 · answered by sarah m 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The color on the rest of you car has probably faded a bit from the weather. I am sure in a couple of months it will look closer.
2007-10-29 09:23:02 · answer #5 · answered by Brenda 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take it back and make them redo it as it will never match later if it doesn't match now, there is no excuse for them not to be able to match it in todays world where they have computers to be able to match any color, apparently they didn't run the computer match on your paint or the bodyman who painted it didn't know what he was doing.
2007-10-29 13:28:08 · answer #6 · answered by mister ss 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i would give it a short amount of time for the paint to set in and cure completely but if within a couple months it dosent get closer take it back and complain
2007-10-29 09:33:53 · answer #7 · answered by Lucas H 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
take it back to the garage they are paid to repair and match the colour of your car
2007-10-29 09:23:47 · answer #8 · answered by steve j 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well when it dries, it supposed to get darker
2007-10-29 09:23:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋