Getting car back after crash repair, what to expect??

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neilmcl wrote: »

Actually they're not talking bull when they mention "angle of the paint", one of the notorious problems with metallics is not being able to match the angle and quantity of metallic flakes in the paint from the original factory finish. That's why blending is so important.

A good paint shop will be able to match any paint, metallic or otherwise.

Paint should not need to be blended in.

I would not accept any paint mismatch.

It just takes time and skill to do it properly.

MrsE_2

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A good paint shop will be able to match any paint, metallic or otherwise.

Paint should not need to be blended in.

I would not accept any paint mismatch.

It just takes time and skill to do it properly.

Don't they get the manufacturers paint then?

neilmcl

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A good paint shop will be able to match any paint, metallic or otherwise.

Paint should not need to be blended in.

I would not accept any paint mismatch.

It just takes time and skill to do it properly.

That is so not true. Any decent body shop/painter will tell you that you never panel paint, you must blend in paint across panels to get the closest match possible.

Several factors influence the final colour including; angle and quantity of metallic flakes in mix, temperature, spray equipment pressure, humidity, distance between surface and spray equipment, its impossible to get the exact factory colour because of these which is why the need for blending. The skill and time that comes into is making sure that the blend is done to such a standard that the eye is fooled into thinking the colour is consistant across the whole car.

oramgepekoe

Make sure you sit in every seat. My friend had a car repaired after a crash and thought all was OK. But when he gave someone a lift a week or two later he found the front passenger seat was broken.

bikingbarney

thanks for the replies.

i have contacted my insurance company to make them aware of the few problems i have found with the repair, mainly the paint match.

no blending has been done whatsoever and the paitn difference is shocking in some light.

not happy

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neilmcl wrote: »

That is so not true. Any decent body shop/painter will tell you that you never panel paint, you must blend in paint across panels to get the closest match possible.

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I stand by what I said, a " A good paint shop will be able to match any paint, metallic or otherwise. "

Sadly, they are hard to find, it is far quicker and cheaper to " blend in ".