Is After Market Paint Jobs Poorer Than Factory ?!

[HUSSLN]

panel beaters dont know what sandpaper is anymore. They DONT sand. They charge extra for this and you will have to stand by them and watch them do it to be sure. Even then it will be a minimal sand

Once they have painted over the unsanded original colour, the paint work is stuffed. Nothing you can do except take it down to bare metal.

After market paint jobs are usually crap compared to factory but there is the odd exception like Mirage in Perth who do a spot on job but they only do BMWs and wont touch a Ford.

Your a bit of a moron but not far from right. I wouldnt trust most panel shops with my wheel barrow to be honest. I work for Charlie Battisti & co and well the amount of re works we get from other panel shops is funny to say the least. For people who know we only do high end, so our customers expect the best of the best.

Edited 05/08/09 10:23 AM by HUSSLN

[Rootster]

what state is that in...you say it like we all should know....who is he does he wrestle dosen't he do the batista bomb..

[turbotrana]

Your a bit of a moron but not far from right. I wouldnt trust most panel shops with my wheel barrow to be honest. I work for Charlie Battisti & co and well the amount of re works we get from other panel shops is funny to say the least. For people who know we only do high end, so our customers expect the best of the best.

Its not "your a bit of a moron", its "you're a bit of a moron". Otherwise people might think that you're a bit of a moron because you do not know basic English.

But at least you have an excuse. Solvents do cause brain damage.

[tab]

ahhhh...nothing like a good old-fashioned bitch fight.

Keep it civil or I'll get all emo and nasty.

[tpinto]

In case most of you are not aware it is almost impossible to replicate a factory finish on modern cars here in Australia no matter how good the spray shop is due to the fact that most car makers in the world use water based paint systems (Waterborne). Its still not law to use it here in spray shops but Ford and Expensive Daewoo have been using it on their production line for a few years.. In most European countries and in some states in America it is compulsory. I have seen the solvent system been used up against the waterborne system at the Standox training center at Riverstone and every time there was always a difference in the finished product usually the gloss levels, and Waterborne has a harder finish. But untill we swaps over there will always be a difference.

[Toxic Beast]

Come on fellas.. no need for that

thanks Tpinto for you input..

I do have a 3 year warranty on the paint job for my front bar (genuine)

I think I will push to take it back but feel bad since they are nice people.

I think it is do with painting over an already painted surface.. as I looked at the fog light surrounds they painted for me.. the bare plastic bits are fine, but all my green bits that have been painted over already painted bits, flake off with the slightest bump of a stone.

[smicky]

[HUSSLN]

Edited 07/08/09 11:39 AM by tab
...because HUSSLN struggles with reading

[HUSSLN]

In case most of you are not aware it is almost impossible to replicate a factory finish on modern cars here in Australia no matter how good the spray shop is due to the fact that most car makers in the world use water based paint systems (Waterborne). Its still not law to use it here in spray shops but Ford and Expensive Daewoo have been using it on their production line for a few years.. In most European countries and in some states in America it is compulsory. I have seen the solvent system been used up against the waterborne system at the Standox training center at Riverstone and every time there was always a difference in the finished product usually the gloss levels, and Waterborne has a harder finish. But untill we swaps over there will always be a difference.

Yeah replicating orange peel and transperant paint is real tough mate. We have resprayed close to 30 brand new 1series BMW's due to poor factory finishes. The aim of the game is to repair and paint like you can't tell.

Edited 07/08/09 11:39 AM by HUSSLN

[tab]

*cough*

Keep it civil or I'll get all emo and nasty.