Paint Question
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Paint Question
I just had tne bumper cover replaced under the recall. As the paint cures, will it darken in color? My car is silver and the color does not match the main part of the car or the rear bumper. The amount and kind o light also makes a difference. Any suggestions. I am thinking about waiting 2 months before making a decision to have tne dealer repaint or not.
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We were freaking out at how well the Atlas was matched on my repair today. It was parked in the
sun and freshly washed...there is a <i>lot</i> of metallic-ness in Atlas...approaching a flake. There is zero discernable difference in the repaired area vs. the factory painted area. Silver should be matchable too.
In certain sunlight, the plastic lower parts will appear to be a different hue than the metal painted parts:<ul><li><a href="http://www.digitalfields.com/s6/s6cemeteryshots/source/03.html">See the rear bumper and lower cladding in this shot.</a></li></ul>
In certain sunlight, the plastic lower parts will appear to be a different hue than the metal painted parts:<ul><li><a href="http://www.digitalfields.com/s6/s6cemeteryshots/source/03.html">See the rear bumper and lower cladding in this shot.</a></li></ul>
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All metallic paints are virtually impossible to match
The multi-stage pearls finishes are even worse (exactly, good luck repainting pearl white....)
Silver, as one other forum member just mentioned, is one of the worst to-match colors, for sure. You have two problems, here-you are repainting a plastic part to match to the car's metal panels. The paint is simply going to sit and appear differently on the plastic vs. metal (this will be trouble for virtually all colors-I can even see some diffrences on my white Avant, according to lighting). The other problem
is that silver paint has a blue tint component.
It's dark enough, that just a little variation from one batch to the next will produce a noticable difference in hue. Short of repainting the whole car (which is bad idea), I think if you argue for a repaint with the dealer, you will just be drilling yourself into the ground. You may end up with even more significant mismatch than before.
Silver, as one other forum member just mentioned, is one of the worst to-match colors, for sure. You have two problems, here-you are repainting a plastic part to match to the car's metal panels. The paint is simply going to sit and appear differently on the plastic vs. metal (this will be trouble for virtually all colors-I can even see some diffrences on my white Avant, according to lighting). The other problem
is that silver paint has a blue tint component.
It's dark enough, that just a little variation from one batch to the next will produce a noticable difference in hue. Short of repainting the whole car (which is bad idea), I think if you argue for a repaint with the dealer, you will just be drilling yourself into the ground. You may end up with even more significant mismatch than before.
