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Originally Posted by alpine rasta
Ok, so here's the story: Had a little fender-bender which resulted in some damage to the front bumper.  I took the car to the stealer's body shop, and they replaced the bumper and "completed" the work today. However, the bumper is now at least a shade lighter than the body of the car (it's an '06 mystic blue X3).
The manager tried (in vain) to convince me that the colours were the same, and when that didn't work, he then insisted that the rear bumper was a shade lighter than the rest of the car (which is bull----), as at least two other people who work there agreed with me. So, long story short, I insisted that they match the colours perfectly, so I have to reschedule, take the car back to them, get a loaner, etc. (they had no loaners available, and didn't want to pay for a rental car). In order to match the colour of the car to that of the bumper, they state they have to "blend the side panels." Should they be doing that, or is there a way to perfectly match the colour of the car? I'm assuming that they used the correct colour code (although it IS the stealer, so who knows).
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys...and gals! |
I just spoke to my sprayer who confirmed that "blending" is only necessary in older cars and colours that have been affected by the sun!Or even in a car that he cant find a paint code!Since your car is new this doesnt apply!
It could be that they used the wrong colour primer!
When they make your colour,they take your car paint code and input it on a mix paint machine.For your car paint code you will have a few variations(sub-codes) which can be darker ,lighter or in your case ,more or less BLUE. These codes tells them which colours and ingredients(like metallics,pearl) to mix.These need to be carefully weighed.
The next is what distinguishes a good sprayer from a mediocre one!
Whatever code mix he decides to make(minimum quantity) he has to spray it on a test metal card and go to the car and compare it,preferably in sunlight!A good experienced sprayer will probably get it exactly right first time,but he may need to do other codes until he finds the one that matches.
Do insist that they get it right or as close as possible!Check your paint code on your car and ask them what sub-code they painted the bumper with?