So what's the quality going to be on the new paint job? How long should it
last. The dealer has their own paintshop
At 09:22 PM 3/22/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>In a message dated 3/22/00 8:40:52 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>william@hiatt.net writes:
>
><< Well,
> I got a 2000 black 4.7l cc dak. NOticed bubbles in the paint. Took it to
> the dealer. Said it's our fault, we can fix it and some of your scratches
> under warranty. My view.. They DO the painting inhouse too. So, is it worth
> it to get done. How's the actualy paint quality. What's your recommendation?
> >>
>Are they truly bubbles or just "dust flecks" in the paint, if they are in the
>clearcoat then they can be buffed out. I have some dust in the paint on my
>dak. I got out what I could in the clear coat, but if you want to get the
>"pimples" out of the paint, well you have to sand it down, then blend in new
>paint and then clearcoat it. The finish should look just as good as
>original, at least for black, but mine is forest green pearl coat where there
>is so much pearl in the paint that they say that the whole panel mus be done,
>and it may "show" a difference inthe finish. Mine isnt that bad, so I can
>live with it. Yours, well if it is really bad, tell them to repaint the
>whole thing. If they give you the line "well it wont be the same as the
>factory finish cuz we cant bake it " thats bullshit. As long as they dont
>take it down to bare metal you are fine.
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