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GotGame55 · 06-12-2012, 09:39 PM

Dont worry I will keep this short.

A few months it hailed and caused $5,700 worth of damage and now its fixed

But now there is a new problem, the front bumper is off color with the fenders.

My body man said it still needs to cure and what not. I hope it doesnt stay like this...

Discuss.

Eskilachi · 06-12-2012, 10:28 PM

I can see a slight difference, but I don´t know anything about paint, so if it has to settle/cure or whatever I have no idea of. It looks like it´s more matte than the rest? Almost like it has some kind of coating

driyac · 06-13-2012, 12:50 AM

did they replace the fenders?

ctk1 · 06-13-2012, 11:37 AM

I don't think that the color is going to change at all as the paint cures. Once its dry that is the color that it is going to be.

EliteCZM523 · 06-13-2012, 12:30 PM

Looks to me like your body guy didn't blend up the fenders/hood. That slight difference in color will remain that way, it will not change significantly as it "cures". Only change you might get is if you let the front bumper bake in the sun, while the rest of the car is covered

bmbbl be · 06-13-2012, 12:58 PM

i had alot of painting done on my car by tom henry in pa,,,,they had to blend the paint to make it right....

Interlux · 06-13-2012, 05:45 PM

Paint (at least for a car) does not change color as it cures. Maybe to an spectro-photometer but absolutely not to the eye. If you're not happy with the color now then you won't be happy tomorrow.

If they're capable of reading your paint to get an idea of what color it is they are capable of showing it to you. Ask them to read another part of your car and then compare it to the front bumper reading. It's a handheld device they use to do this so it's not something out of the question.

Just for your knowledge - when they spit out numbers - anything less than a Delta E of 0.50 isn't visible to the eye and between 0.50 - 1.00 only to a specific eye.

Just me two cents as a paint formulator...hence my username

Wooden Heart · 06-13-2012, 07:39 PM

What everyone else said...I'd go back to your guy and get it blended correctly this time.

driyac · 06-13-2012, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wooden Heart

What everyone else said...I'd go back to your guy and get it blended correctly this time.

The longer you wait, the less leverage you have btw....

2010 SSRS · 06-13-2012, 10:36 PM

bring it back now

jeremywilson18 · 06-13-2012, 11:05 PM

they wouldn't have painted the bumper for hail damage since I don't think you would have had damage to the bumper?

IOM Black Diamond · 06-13-2012, 11:18 PM

I am a painter & I just painted my IOM car. The paint will not not change color as it drys that is BS. There is two different variations to our paint code. There is a standard & one with with a blue tone to it. At least there was with DM paint. My car was a match with the standard code.

06-12-2012, 09:39 PM	#1
GotGame55 Haters gonna hate? Drives: '04 Chevy Dirtymax Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Diesel Life Posts: 642 View My Garage	My car had been repainted...sort of... Dont worry I will keep this short. A few months it hailed and caused $5,700 worth of damage and now its fixed But now there is a new problem, the front bumper is off color with the fenders. My body man said it still needs to cure and what not. I hope it doesnt stay like this... Discuss. Attached Images __________________ '04 CCSB Duramax

06-13-2012, 11:37 AM	#4
ctk1 Camarofanatic Drives: 1969 SS, 1998 RS, 2010 VR 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gallitzin PA Posts: 1,433	I don't think that the color is going to change at all as the paint cures. Once its dry that is the color that it is going to be. __________________ 2010 Victory Red R6P 2SS w/RS package. Gloss black Rallys, 6 speed manual, SLP Loudmouth I exhaust, LS7 style blackout panel, SS emblems front and rear, Custom 69 inspired headlight covers, Vararam no tune, Hurst Short Throw, and MTI Racing rear spoiler, SLP Front Splitter, ZL1 Side Skirts

06-13-2012, 10:36 PM	#10
2010 SSRS Drives: 3 V8 Camaros Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Ocean State Posts: 111,187 View My Garage	bring it back now __________________ Jannetty Racing JRE Street Package

06-13-2012, 11:18 PM	#12
IOM Black Diamond HT5 COTW 1/21/13 Drives: 2010 Camaro Inferno 2SS RS 6M Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Pleasant Hill, Or Posts: 2,486	I am a painter & I just painted my IOM car. The paint will not not change color as it drys that is BS. There is two different variations to our paint code. There is a standard & one with with a blue tone to it. At least there was with DM paint. My car was a match with the standard code. __________________

06-12-2012, 10:28 PM	#2
Eskilachi Drives: 2011 Camaro 2ss Convertible Join Date: May 2012 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 175	I can see a slight difference, but I don´t know anything about paint, so if it has to settle/cure or whatever I have no idea of. It looks like it´s more matte than the rest? Almost like it has some kind of coating

06-13-2012, 12:50 AM	#3
driyac Drives: 2012 45th Anniversary 2SS Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: West Chester Ohio Posts: 1,845	did they replace the fenders?

06-13-2012, 12:30 PM	#5
EliteCZM523 Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 99	Looks to me like your body guy didn't blend up the fenders/hood. That slight difference in color will remain that way, it will not change significantly as it "cures". Only change you might get is if you let the front bumper bake in the sun, while the rest of the car is covered

06-13-2012, 12:58 PM	#6
bmbbl be Drives: 2010 CAMARO SS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: ohio Posts: 1,360	i had alot of painting done on my car by tom henry in pa,,,,they had to blend the paint to make it right....

06-13-2012, 05:45 PM	#7
Interlux Drives: 2012 2LT/RS - SW/IOM Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Dover, NJ Posts: 330	Paint (at least for a car) does not change color as it cures. Maybe to an spectro-photometer but absolutely not to the eye. If you're not happy with the color now then you won't be happy tomorrow. If they're capable of reading your paint to get an idea of what color it is they are capable of showing it to you. Ask them to read another part of your car and then compare it to the front bumper reading. It's a handheld device they use to do this so it's not something out of the question. Just for your knowledge - when they spit out numbers - anything less than a Delta E of 0.50 isn't visible to the eye and between 0.50 - 1.00 only to a specific eye. Just me two cents as a paint formulator...hence my username

06-13-2012, 07:39 PM	#8
Wooden Heart Drives: 2012 Camaro LT Join Date: May 2012 Location: Cleburne, Texas Posts: 391	What everyone else said...I'd go back to your guy and get it blended correctly this time.

06-13-2012, 11:05 PM	#11
jeremywilson18 Drives: 2011 Inferno Orange 2SS RS(LSX 454) Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 248	they wouldn't have painted the bumper for hail damage since I don't think you would have had damage to the bumper?