boost69 Donating Members 737 Member For: 19y 6m 4d Posted 25/08/14 10:27 PM Share Posted 25/08/14 10:27 PM Guys,I got my bonnet resprayed as I had some pretty bad stone chips on it, that I couldn't bare to look at it anymore.I picked up the car last night, and when I got home I had a look at it under the fluro lights in my car port, and the colour of the bonnet looks a bit off from the colour on the guards.The colour is nitro blue.Is it unreasonable of me to expect an exact paint match, when just the bonnet was painted with no blending in of the guards etc...I know you will never get it 100%, whenever you paint just one panel, but what are people thoughts or experiences on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandblightfoot Member 183 Member For: 11y 10m 21d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 25/08/14 11:35 PM Share Posted 25/08/14 11:35 PM You have to blend it same thing happened to my mates blueprint ba didn't want to pay the extra ended up having to redo it and pay twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandblightfoot Member 183 Member For: 11y 10m 21d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 25/08/14 11:39 PM Share Posted 25/08/14 11:39 PM Also when I got my xr8 bonnet they said they had to blend it and my ute is ego so heaps of metallic and it looks perfect set me back $550 with lifetime guarantee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boost69 Donating Members 737 Member For: 19y 6m 4d Posted 25/08/14 11:43 PM Author Share Posted 25/08/14 11:43 PM Actually I did mention to the panel beater if the guards needed to blended in etc...but he said no need...Even though I asked him again, if he was sure it didn't need to be blended in...I just thought I would leave it to the professionals to work it out...but it looks like I should have pushed the issue and got the guards blended in.If he had told me that the guards needed to be blended in, I would have complied...I just went on his advice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boost69 Donating Members 737 Member For: 19y 6m 4d Posted 25/08/14 11:44 PM Author Share Posted 25/08/14 11:44 PM Actually I think I have lifetime guarantee too, and the guy said if I wasn't happy to bring it back anytime...so I might have to take him up on the offer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandblightfoot Member 183 Member For: 11y 10m 21d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 26/08/14 12:53 AM Share Posted 26/08/14 12:53 AM Definitely do that otherwise you will fixate on it and it will upset you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boost69 Donating Members 737 Member For: 19y 6m 4d Posted 26/08/14 01:00 AM Author Share Posted 26/08/14 01:00 AM LOL...yeah that's exactly how I will get...better to address it, than live with it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobylee Member 120 Member For: 11y 3m 11d Posted 26/08/14 01:06 AM Share Posted 26/08/14 01:06 AM Could just convert the fluros to incandescent? Problem solved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boost69 Donating Members 737 Member For: 19y 6m 4d Posted 26/08/14 01:13 AM Author Share Posted 26/08/14 01:13 AM LOL...dam those fluro lights...believe me, you don't want to be looking at your car under those fluro lights...you will get depressed...lolJust like the good old disco days, when you thought she was a good sort until the lights went on at the end of the night...then you had to pull off the old left stage right exit, Benny Hill sprint... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jas98 Member 1,030 Member For: 12y 4m Gender: Male Location: Maryborough Qld Posted 26/08/14 01:22 AM Share Posted 26/08/14 01:22 AM back in teh day I had the passenger side resprayed on my vs Late model camira due to someone side swiping it (yes yes a commodore) anyway (still have it too), the front guard was teh onypice not scratched/f*cked, was gonna cost to much to repair through insurance so got a pay out and got a ex panel beater to do it cheaply. He said he does not like blending, he said he could do it but 9 times out of 10 unless the paints are exact you will still notice it over time. so he just resprayed the whole left (Rubens red) and I cannot tell any differenceI never argued with him, only cost me 1200 and that was for 2 doors, redo rear guard fix the Bpiller and a few other sh*t and repaint.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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