I have a DG coupe and they had my car for a week now and they said they've tried it with a special cam from paint company and did the best they can with the paint.. he also stated that since my car is 5 yrs old body paint has faded and it will be lighter than brand new painted bumper.. but its clearly darker than the whole body and gas lid..

 

How much did it cost to paint the bumper?

 

other lady insurance payed for it when she hit me.. so nothing coming out of my pocket... repair cost was about 600ish..

 

the new painted bumper is darker than the rest of the car or the rest of the car is darker than the painted bumper?

 

Kernel, he's saying the new painted bumper is darker than the rest of the body.

If you're not happy with the paint job, contact the Lady's insurance and let
them know this body shop is unable to do a quality paint match and you
need to take it else where....Oh and you need a rental while this is going on!
Gary

 

There's a couple different DG color varations, very slight but you probably have the wrong one.

 

yeah, i hope this doesn't happen to my bumper. I am very particular about my paint color.

 

well that's what I thought but the wording of the last part made me wonder. If his paint is faded then the new paint would be darker. Now that being said, they should adjust it or blend it well enough so it's not noticeable, if it was I'd take it somewhere else as you suggested Gary.

 

I'll def talk to the manager first so i show that i attempted to talk with the main guy then i will try to talk to insurance company.. I guess i can't do anything else at this point but talk to the manager.. thanks guys.. i just didn't my rights.. but to add something i saw it without the sun cuz it was around 5 ish here in FL... and they state when the sun is out it looks really good, but then again shouldn't it look good with or without the sun..??

 

Chester, if the paint doesn't match every time you walk up to your car that's
what you'll notice. With this train of thought you'll only drive the car at
night because that's when it looks best? From your previous post, you
didn't cause this accident....get your car fixed right....paints gotta match!
Quit screwing around with these guys, get the job done right....!
Gary

 

Straight froward stuff gary... thanks man.. Ill keep this in mind..

 

(1) First, unless specially treated, plastics are good electrical insulators, so they can build up a static charge when wiped down during surface preparation. If the static is not discharged, it can migrate into the paint film. If the color contains a metallic, the charge can force the metallic flakes apart and change their alignment. The result is a shift in the color or darkening on the “face”. The best way to tackle this problem is to make sure any static charge is removed with an antistatic wipe before applying the color.
(2) The second major cause lies in the thermal conductivity of the substrates.
If you have sprayed solvent onto a metal panel on a warm day, you may have
noticed how the panel cools down significantly as the solvent evaporates.
The solvent is pulling the heat out of the panel as it evaporates and as a result,
speeds up the drying process. This doesn’t occur as much with plastic since
it is a good insulator. As a result, the same paint may evaporate at a different rate
on plastic than metal. This increase in the evaporation time gives metallic
flakes longer to “float” in the film which can darken the “face” slightly. This
can be compensated for using the techniques discussed earlier.

If they painted the front bumper then tell them they need to blend the fenders and grill, if it was the rear bumper then tell them to blend the L/R quarters and trunk.

"blend" Blending is defined as the application of color to a portion of an undamaged adjacent panel for the sole purpose of facilitating the appearance of color match into the area. A blend operation requires basecoat application to “less than full coverage” to blend new color with existing color for color match. Blending may be necessary for adjacent body components to avoid noticeable color variation between newly applied paint and the existing paint of adjacent components or areas.

 

PPG, you said in another thread that "blending" is comon. Could you please explain how you blend a color like DG (which has a clear coat) without first removing the clear coat? Personaly, I have never ever seen a blend that worked after a year.

 

So Chester, what did you end up doing? We're all involved in this issue with
you now and need to know for future similar questions/issues/problems!
Gary

 

Im not talking about "clear coat blending" im talking about "color blending" You blend most color's the same, not all but most. If you put a new door on a car the you paint half the fender and quarter with color. Then clear the hole fender and quarter.
Look at it like this the door needs %100 color but the fender and quarter allready have color just darker,lighter, or has a different side ton or flop. So the first 2" of the fender and quarter get %100 color and 6" get %80, 10" get %50 14" gets %25 color and then nothing. If you still dont understand then let me know and I will pust pictures.