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Originally Posted by originalgoods13
Based on my experience, I understood that the shop "blends" the repair area and does not entirely repaint the whole panel unless they absolutely have to.
Even then, the affected area will always be a different color. For mine, at least it's only the affected area about 6 x 6 inches of paint repair blended and the rest of the panel is the original paint.
Once you repaint the whole panel, it's impossible to match with the rest of the connecting panels.
Different paint colors, tinters, primers, clear, and hardeners come into play.
Mixing takes skill and the shop needs a super sensitive scale to mix them, it can register a single hair follicle.
Everything is done by hand and depends on the worker's skill set and experience.
In summary, repainting will not be a 100% match from the factory, especially on metallic paint.
I would opt for a full paint correction instead by your local detailer of your choice and bill it to them.
Full paint correction, not applying black heavy glaze wax or sealant to hide the swirls.
If you're suspicious, you can do a test wipe of an Isopropyl alcohol mix solution on a microfiber.
I caught many dealerships that use heavy black glaze wax to hide the buffer trails and swirls scratches.
All the best.
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I visited the autobody shop today and got into a bit of an argument with the manager. I had already had a second opinion by a detailer about the sanding marks, holograms and scratches. I asked for the autobody to just do the repaint, but anything else they need a professional detailer to fix. The manager replied that he's not paying for work that they can do themselves. I then brought up that they didn't do it right in the first place and he got mad. And FINALLY he admitted they didn't do a very good job the first time and I asked how can I trust them to do it properly a second time? He then proceeded to tell me they can do a 3 stage polish and I said the car probably doesn't need a 3 stage polish and I don't want anyone burning through the clearcoat making the issue worse than it already is.
I am going to call the insurer and tell them I don't want to take the car back there.
edit: Called them and now had to send them an email with pictures. Hoping to have a decision by end of week so I can book with another auto body.
Rob