Smashed 99 Hawk
Np.. I'm glad you are asking because I'm not familiar with what I should be looking for or asking. Is it common practice for a body shop to blend in newly painted panels? If so, how do they do it? Without sounding like an idiot what should I look for when I pick up the car?
Hey guys here are a couple pics, they let me take a couple for you guys haha please excuse the poor camera phone pictures, but it gives you an idea.. looks much better than my first post of this thread
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Like I said in my previous post, if you guys can tell me any pointers to look for when I pick up the car, to ensure the job is A1, let me know please..
.Like I said in my previous post, if you guys can tell me any pointers to look for when I pick up the car, to ensure the job is A1, let me know please..
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say if its just your door that got hit and they had to replace it and repaint it.... they would take and sand your fender and prob your back quarter and try and paint all of that at one time to try and make the new piece look like the rest of the car without having to repaint the whole car in itself
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I have been in the auto body business for 12 years.You never blend straight black. Its tough to hide the blend line on black.
Usually only Metallics, and solid colors with multiple toners ( like white, yellow, red) are blended. You would be amazed at the reds, blues and yellows that go into making different shades of white.
My only suggestion, is do not leave the body shop, with your car, unless you are 100% happy. If something is not right, even something little, let them fix it before you leave with it.
Usually only Metallics, and solid colors with multiple toners ( like white, yellow, red) are blended. You would be amazed at the reds, blues and yellows that go into making different shades of white.
My only suggestion, is do not leave the body shop, with your car, unless you are 100% happy. If something is not right, even something little, let them fix it before you leave with it.
say if its just your door that got hit and they had to replace it and repaint it.... they would take and sand your fender and prob your back quarter and try and paint all of that at one time to try and make the new piece look like the rest of the car without having to repaint the whole car in itself
^^^Didn't read all the post. There is no need to blend black, when people blend paint they do it to color match, obviously no need on black. When they blend they only blend the base color, they should clear the whole panel.
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Verdad Gallardo HSorry when I said that they blended the fender, i was referring to them painting it to make that half of the car look uniform.
Bummer about your Hawk cnd99hawk. Mine got wrecked by the dealer taking it out for a joyride when it was only less than a year old.
Wow Rob94hawk, I would have lost my mind if a dealer did that.. they must have replaced the car though, which isn't too bad.
The body shop got my hopes up this week saying it was going to be done Friday (yesterday), but I guess they ran into a snag with the passenger side window. My understanding is that it goes up and down O.K, but for whatever reason it doesn't go all the way to the top? The guy who ordered the part said that he might have ordered a vert glass by accident, but isn't the car's glass the same for t-top or vert?
Anyway, if they fixed the glass on Friday, then they will be doing a huge clean up on Monday and I should have it by the end of the day. I have never seen my car as dirty as it is now lol.. Its so dusty it could be white!
Ohh, another question, how long should I wait to apply wax / polish to the newly painted panels? Is there such a thing as letting the clear coat cure?
Thanks
The body shop got my hopes up this week saying it was going to be done Friday (yesterday), but I guess they ran into a snag with the passenger side window. My understanding is that it goes up and down O.K, but for whatever reason it doesn't go all the way to the top? The guy who ordered the part said that he might have ordered a vert glass by accident, but isn't the car's glass the same for t-top or vert?
Anyway, if they fixed the glass on Friday, then they will be doing a huge clean up on Monday and I should have it by the end of the day. I have never seen my car as dirty as it is now lol.. Its so dusty it could be white!
Ohh, another question, how long should I wait to apply wax / polish to the newly painted panels? Is there such a thing as letting the clear coat cure?
Thanks
^^ And, I ordered a set of door decals from Brent Franker, they look excellent. As stated in a previous post, the body shop had a set made as well and believe it or not they looked pretty damn good, but I know that Brent has a good reputation and a lot of people PMed me saying to order from him, so I decided to have his put on. I will hang on to the other set for the future.
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I would ask the body shop about how long before waxing, as it can very depending on the type of paint used, and the amount of solvents in the paint, but I would atleast 45 days.
Soooo.. I hate to keep this going, this thread should have been finished a week and a half ago, but last week on (Thursday) they we're having some trouble with the passenger side glass. They ordered a new plain of glass on Friday and it went in nicely, I guess it was just bad glass. So that was the original set back, because the car was supposed to be done last Friday.
I went in yesterday and it was all cleaned up and ready to roll out, BUT when they were cleaning the car they noticed a small amount of metallic paint on the hood, so they decided to respray it (obviously). Then when they had the hood on the car, they seen a small spot on the drivers side left corner, near the headlight, where the clear coat "sunk into the hood" if you guys know what I mean? It's one of those things that you have to be looking from a certain angle to see. The paint almost looks flat in this area. The bodyshop foreman made a call to Dupont to see what can be done, because I guess they don't want to continue sanding down the hood, because its fiberglass. Anyway the moral of the story is I should have it back Friday at the latest. I mean everything is done except for this hood issue, so I am excited!
Okay guys this is LONG overdue, however when I got the car back from the body shop last year, I was getting ready to store it and didn't have a lot of time to do a good clean up job etc.
This year it has a slightly new look. I put on Koni's and Strano springs/sways etc...
In my opinion the shop did an amazing job and I can't thank my insurance enough for fixing it. It makes me sick seeing some of the threads on here from cars in the states getting totaled for such minor damage.
I was told by the estimator at the shop that the final cost was somewhere between $15-17,000. He didn't have an exact number because he had to crunch some numbers but it was in between those numbers. Here are some pics! Sorry my camera isn't the best, they're a little blurry but you get the idea.
This year it has a slightly new look. I put on Koni's and Strano springs/sways etc...
In my opinion the shop did an amazing job and I can't thank my insurance enough for fixing it. It makes me sick seeing some of the threads on here from cars in the states getting totaled for such minor damage.
I was told by the estimator at the shop that the final cost was somewhere between $15-17,000. He didn't have an exact number because he had to crunch some numbers but it was in between those numbers. Here are some pics! Sorry my camera isn't the best, they're a little blurry but you get the idea.
