What's up with the paint??
Thread Starter
Staging Lane
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 75
Likes: 0
From: Fredonia NY
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???
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.
TECH Fanatic
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 1,259
Likes: 0
From: Lexington, KY
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.
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.
Trending Topics
TECH Apprentice
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 397
Likes: 0
From: Fort Worth, TX
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
Gas Monkey Built a 6-Wheel Ferrari Testarossa With a Corvette LT4 Engine
Verdad Gallardo
7 Most Reliable High-Performance Engines GM Has Ever Built
Verdad Gallardo
Amazing '71 Camaro Restomod Is Modern Muscle Car Under the Skin
Verdad Gallardo
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo
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.
Teching In
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 15
Likes: 0
From: Annapolis, MD
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.
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 . . .
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.
You can paint the car in pieces if you use the paint from the same mix to paint it all. If not then you usually have issues. My fiances parents said when they seen a silver one recently it looked to be different shades.
Teching In
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 19
Likes: 0
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!
Launching!
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 202
Likes: 0
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...
