What's up with the paint??
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What's up with the paint??
I love the new Camaro. One thing I noticed is that on everyone I've seen so far, the paint varies from panel to panel. I'm not talking about the finish, I'm talking about the color. GM must paint the car waaaay before assembly. I work at a Chevy dealership and have seen many Camaro's so far. Every single one featured 3 or 4 shades of the color it's painted. If you look on the passenger side, the quarter panel, fuel door, pass. door, and fender are all different colors. I've even noticed it on some of the cars pictured here. I just wished GM had a better process to assemble these beautiful cars, it a shame to see flaws this noticable. Am I the only one who's noticing this???
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Yes, it is because they paint the parts separately while the car is disassembled. Quality control is lacking in the paint department, and it seems worse on the brighter color metallic cars. Orange cars seem to be the worst, from the ones I've seen.
What is strange is that the Corvette is painted in the same manner, but they do a much better job of matching paint between panels.
What is strange is that the Corvette is painted in the same manner, but they do a much better job of matching paint between panels.
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I'm sure they paint the panels individually because this is the most efficient way to mass produce the car. It's possible that some or all of the panels are supplied by different suppliers and already painted when they receive them. I hadn't noticed this but have only seen a few in person. I will have to take a closer look next time I see one.
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Yes, it is because they paint the parts separately while the car is disassembled. Quality control is lacking in the paint department, and it seems worse on the brighter color metallic cars. Orange cars seem to be the worst, from the ones I've seen.
What is strange is that the Corvette is painted in the same manner, but they do a much better job of matching paint between panels.
What is strange is that the Corvette is painted in the same manner, but they do a much better job of matching paint between panels.
ISO standards don't seem to mean much as I have toured various plants under several industries and plant to plant differences always stand out.
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Sounds like it's something GM should pay close attention to and fix the problem. I can see customers getting annoyed with it soon....Seen a few threads on this subject elsewhere with the car.
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I have a 2007 Pontiac G5 bright yellow and when standing at or near rhe back the yekkow has 3 different shades; bumper, rear quarter, and spoiler. Been like that since I bought it new and it pisses me off everytime I look at it.
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The other difficult factor is the body panels chage directiosn at or new a seam, which exaggerates a color change.
Take for example the body of the car is a Coke bottle shape, the fenders and quarter panels are at different angles of the doors, and the doors a different angle to the fenders.
Which depending on the angle "Could" make the panels look a different color . . .
Bumpers are differnt though . . .
Take for example the body of the car is a Coke bottle shape, the fenders and quarter panels are at different angles of the doors, and the doors a different angle to the fenders.
Which depending on the angle "Could" make the panels look a different color . . .
Bumpers are differnt though . . .
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Only because they are painted at diffrent locations. not because of it being plastic. The bumpers are always painted away from the plant at a diffrent location in bulk. Gas lids, hood scoops, and grills also People have always said its becuse its plastic. I paint for a living and when the car is painted all over at one time it matches.
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I have seen this alot on the new Camaro's! I really don't like them as much as I do the new Challenger's!Sorry but the rear of the car I just can't see the old Camaro's! Just looks to wide! Tires look big and not wide enough! Just my personal opinion! You won't see me buying one in the near future!
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I Co owned a custom paint shop last year, and can honestly say that the 2010's paint is some of the worst OEM paint I have seen... the texture, the shades, and the gloss are all sub par...
My local dealership was horrified as I sat there and told the GM to send the car back, or have it repainted because it was obviously a mistake... turns out, that's how they all looked...
It would not be hard to spray the whole car, and then drench it in clear for a beautiful paint job... But then again you should not have to do that to a 30+K car...
Im still waiting to "order" mine... My room mate's girlfriend's Dad owns a few chevy dealerships, so I might FINALLY get to test drive one...
My local dealership was horrified as I sat there and told the GM to send the car back, or have it repainted because it was obviously a mistake... turns out, that's how they all looked...
It would not be hard to spray the whole car, and then drench it in clear for a beautiful paint job... But then again you should not have to do that to a 30+K car...
Im still waiting to "order" mine... My room mate's girlfriend's Dad owns a few chevy dealerships, so I might FINALLY get to test drive one...
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I have a black one and I dont see any issues with the paint on it. I did notice it on a yellow one that I saw about a week ago. The silver ones that I have seen didn't look bad either.