bumper painted and

[Gt_Cruiser]

it's darker than the fender.

got backed into, had to take it in to get bumper replaced. .. it's inferno red. was told that the color is "new" and it will blend in time...

is this bs or what?

thanks.

also found some overspray, does this come off with waxing?

[V]

[Gt_Cruiser]

here's a pic

Hope the picture works right.

[turbomangt]

If the color doesn't match now, it won't change, you got an line of BS. I never heard that one before. I have the same color, the Inferno red is a tri coat process which is why the sticker shows an additional $200. My opinion is they used a two part color match which could be why it is darker. I have hand many additional parts painted from my body shop and they always use the 3 step, and it looks fine. I would have them re do it and tell them to look up the code in the book which states which color mix to use. I believe it is red and silver metalic and clear. Which gives it the metal flake look. I would bet they missed read the code. Over spray will come out by claying. But the color you should raise hell about now. Good Luck, Gary

[technobear]

the color difference youre seeing there: shouldnt be. What they said is correct. With typical paint schemes there will be a SLIGHT shading difference, and with time and sun bleaching the colors will match. In approximately 4-6 weeks. That is what MY bodyshop told me about my Caravan. And he was right. When i got it painted you could just barely tell the difference. What is in your pic is unacceptable. Complain, and tell your insurance company.

IMHO

[Beacon]

quote:Originally posted by Gt_Cruiser

it's darker than the fender.

got backed into, had to take it in to get bumper replaced. .. it's inferno red. was told that the color is "new" and it will blend in time...

is this bs or what?

thanks.

I think Saki was told the same thing when she had her roll pan done, can't recall if she made 'em do it again or not but hers match up well in all the recent pics I've seen.

[Ant]

I have done bodywork for a living and owned my own body, paint , and detailing business before moving out here to AZ.
That will NOT match in time. They panled matched which is risky. In other words if I was repairing a dent on a 1/4 panel (which I did last week) that was right next to the rear bumper I would have 2 choices. I could paint just the 1/4 panel ("panel match") and hope it matches the bumper, or the best way would be to paint the repair blend inot the front part of the 1/4 panel and blend into the bumper. Blendeing almost always insures a match.

I have been lucky with the PT since I have painted the bumpers and recently put an aftermaket bumper on that I painted off the car and put on. It matched very well.

If you have never mixed paint for a car you will not believe the # of colors that go in. You can have upwards of 7 or 8 different tints, flakes, bonding agents, etc. and they should be put on a scale and measured perfectly. This still does NOT insure a perfect match. You will also find what the call "variables" for different cars. You will actually have to compare "swatches" to the factory paint to figure witch one to mix. In other words all Inferno PT's will not be exactly the same color.

Conclusion, your paint is not they way it should be. If you are not happy with it, they should fix it!! That is customer service.

Anthony