Orange peel and runs indicate an unacceptable paint touch-up job. Ask your =
local BMW or Mercedes dealer which paint shops they recommend. Go there =
and observe some of their finished cars. Get a written estimate at each =
shop on how much it would cost to repaint your truck as the factory should =
have done.
Meet with the CC and explain that you would like your truck repainted by a =
shop that does factory quality work.
Do you have lemon laws in your state?
I hope this helps.
Mark Bate
KD6RMI@K6.net
+1.510.428-9100
Think different... Beware of geeks bearing gifts.
Dkota4by4 wrote:
>Well, as some of you may remember, l am currently having huge problems =
with
>the paint job on my 97. Short story: noticed small "pimples" popping up =
all
>over my Dak. When you washed it...they would pop off and leave a nice =
little
>crater in the paint. Took it in and the dealer finally agreed to repaint
>(after calling CC). Got the truck back and the craters were still there =
in
>addition to 3 inch long scratches on the hood, two runs in the paint, and
>several spots that looked dull. Took it back to the dealer to fix. Two =
weeks
>later I got it back (this past Friday) and the truck looks the exact same
>except there are more scrathes in the hood, the paint on the door has a =
bad
>case of orange peel (that is what the dealer called it), and there are =
several
>more places that look dull (like they over buffed it and took the =
clearcoat
>off). Called CC when l got home to let them know. Yesterday l got a =
call
>from the dealer wanting me to come in. Went in and he told me that he =
didn't
>know what caused the craters, but he would check on it. He said the =
orange
>peel and the small circular scrathes in the hood were "industry =
acceptable".
>He did agree that the deep scratches in the hood needed to be fixed.
>
>Now...the rest of the story. I can not honestly believe that orange peel =
and
>scratches are acceptable flaws on a new paint job. After talking to the
>service manager, l found out that their body shop charged CC for a =
complete
>repaint on the truck (approx. $1500 is what they told me). However, he
>admited that it didn't "look" like they had done a paint job. Can you =
say
>illegal?!? l am supposed to have a meeting with the factory service rep =
in
>this area some time this week. We will see what he is willing to do =
about our
>problem. Will probably be happy to know that they have been paying for
>warranty work that has not been done. Sorry this is so long, but needed =
to
>blow off some steam. =
>
>Russ
>97 318 CC 4X4 SLT+
>Rhino Python 14 FABm 160 =
>
>
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