paint flaws on 3 doors and fender, what would you ask for?
12-30-2017, 10:07 PM
#41
Senior Member
I have never painted a single vehicle in my life!!!! I wish I had never even came here to ask this question. it must be my fault for somehow not being clear, Yes there are paint flaws I simply would rather them not be fixed and live with them but I would like something else in return, simple?
what I am asking for might not cost ford 1 penny.
what I am saying is I have dealt with body shops for years, I used several different shops when I bought and sold my insurance totals. I have used a couple different ones since I have left that side business. While I am happy that many here have had successful repaints I personally haven't seen it go the life of the vehicle without you eventually knowing it.
I have a white ford e350 van I bought from the state surplus I use for business. I bought it several years ago and the paint looked fine. I had access to all the maintenance records when I bought it, I knew it has a fender replaced and had some paint work done when I bought it, but being white you couldn't tell. at least I didn't care. The van is an '04 BTW. fast forward several years and after being outside you can clearly see the paint has oxidized more in the repainted areas. you could not have known that or seen that at time of purchase.
wife had a silver sienna door, fenders and bumper cover repainted, BTW those saying repaints on bumper covers come out as good as factory don't know shat from shinola. repaints on both an '07 mustang I had and the sienna where more prone to flaking off on the bumper covers the paint also didn't match perfect.
I suppose the shop doing the work at the dealership may be some kinda paint gods, who should be working for boyd coddington, painting custom hot rods or working at counts customs..........maybe, but what if they aren't. I feel they probably aren't and from my experience the repaint will never ever be the same.
I will post picks and revive this thread when I clean the truck again. its basically flaws in the clear coat.
what I am asking for might not cost ford 1 penny.
what I am saying is I have dealt with body shops for years, I used several different shops when I bought and sold my insurance totals. I have used a couple different ones since I have left that side business. While I am happy that many here have had successful repaints I personally haven't seen it go the life of the vehicle without you eventually knowing it.
I have a white ford e350 van I bought from the state surplus I use for business. I bought it several years ago and the paint looked fine. I had access to all the maintenance records when I bought it, I knew it has a fender replaced and had some paint work done when I bought it, but being white you couldn't tell. at least I didn't care. The van is an '04 BTW. fast forward several years and after being outside you can clearly see the paint has oxidized more in the repainted areas. you could not have known that or seen that at time of purchase.
wife had a silver sienna door, fenders and bumper cover repainted, BTW those saying repaints on bumper covers come out as good as factory don't know shat from shinola. repaints on both an '07 mustang I had and the sienna where more prone to flaking off on the bumper covers the paint also didn't match perfect.
I suppose the shop doing the work at the dealership may be some kinda paint gods, who should be working for boyd coddington, painting custom hot rods or working at counts customs..........maybe, but what if they aren't. I feel they probably aren't and from my experience the repaint will never ever be the same.
I will post picks and revive this thread when I clean the truck again. its basically flaws in the clear coat.
12-31-2017, 12:07 AM
#42
Senior Member
This whole thread has entitlement written all over it.
Last edited by Brand; 12-31-2017 at 02:18 AM.
12-31-2017, 02:09 AM
#43
I have never painted a single vehicle in my life!!!! I wish I had never even came here to ask this question. it must be my fault for somehow not being clear, Yes there are paint flaws I simply would rather them not be fixed and live with them but I would like something else in return, simple?
what I am asking for might not cost ford 1 penny.
what I am saying is I have dealt with body shops for years, I used several different shops when I bought and sold my insurance totals. I have used a couple different ones since I have left that side business. While I am happy that many here have had successful repaints I personally haven't seen it go the life of the vehicle without you eventually knowing it.
I have a white ford e350 van I bought from the state surplus I use for business. I bought it several years ago and the paint looked fine. I had access to all the maintenance records when I bought it, I knew it has a fender replaced and had some paint work done when I bought it, but being white you couldn't tell. at least I didn't care. The van is an '04 BTW. fast forward several years and after being outside you can clearly see the paint has oxidized more in the repainted areas. you could not have known that or seen that at time of purchase.
wife had a silver sienna door, fenders and bumper cover repainted, BTW those saying repaints on bumper covers come out as good as factory don't know shat from shinola. repaints on both an '07 mustang I had and the sienna where more prone to flaking off on the bumper covers the paint also didn't match perfect.
I suppose the shop doing the work at the dealership may be some kinda paint gods, who should be working for boyd coddington, painting custom hot rods or working at counts customs..........maybe, but what if they aren't. I feel they probably aren't and from my experience the repaint will never ever be the same.
I will post picks and revive this thread when I clean the truck again. its basically flaws in the clear coat.
what I am asking for might not cost ford 1 penny.
what I am saying is I have dealt with body shops for years, I used several different shops when I bought and sold my insurance totals. I have used a couple different ones since I have left that side business. While I am happy that many here have had successful repaints I personally haven't seen it go the life of the vehicle without you eventually knowing it.
I have a white ford e350 van I bought from the state surplus I use for business. I bought it several years ago and the paint looked fine. I had access to all the maintenance records when I bought it, I knew it has a fender replaced and had some paint work done when I bought it, but being white you couldn't tell. at least I didn't care. The van is an '04 BTW. fast forward several years and after being outside you can clearly see the paint has oxidized more in the repainted areas. you could not have known that or seen that at time of purchase.
wife had a silver sienna door, fenders and bumper cover repainted, BTW those saying repaints on bumper covers come out as good as factory don't know shat from shinola. repaints on both an '07 mustang I had and the sienna where more prone to flaking off on the bumper covers the paint also didn't match perfect.
I suppose the shop doing the work at the dealership may be some kinda paint gods, who should be working for boyd coddington, painting custom hot rods or working at counts customs..........maybe, but what if they aren't. I feel they probably aren't and from my experience the repaint will never ever be the same.
I will post picks and revive this thread when I clean the truck again. its basically flaws in the clear coat.
Sorry I didn't give you the answer you wanted. Like i said in my previous post, I painted Ford warranty for 6 years. I've dealt with this exact situation. I explained why it isn't that simple from my experience.
Last edited by 21RRF150; 12-31-2017 at 02:15 AM.
12-31-2017, 06:17 AM
#44
Senior Member
Would the repainting be reported to Carfax?
Last edited by Ohsix; 12-31-2017 at 06:29 AM.
12-31-2017, 08:47 AM
#46
Senior Member
All this drama for a paint flaw that the OP says the next owner might not even notice.