Hi guys i got a accident few month ago and just got my rear bumper fixed at at Alliance , got my car back few weeks ago, took it home and the paint doesn't even match!!! I have an 06 and paint code says QX1, I sent my car back and they said they will take care of it, few days later i got my car back and the paint still dosent even match my factory paint, i called them and they told me that it's because they didn't wax the whole car, he said if i go home and wax my whole car, the paint will match, i said bulls!it. then i went back to the shop and me and the boss had a seriour argument, he just don't want to help me and keep telling me bullsh!t, he even tell me to call my insurance or the bauer of automobile to file a complaint on them.They just took my money and dont want to help me anymore. What should i do guys? should i call my insurance or my lawer?

 

u went to a unprofessional shop that is not known for paint. what they do is go on the computer get the right colors to mix and then test spray on a box or paper what ever they have laying around wiht original paint on ur car. they just put it next to each other and compare if it looks the same they just go on with painting it. u have to look for a shop that a computer that mixes the colors, most shops just mix it themselves.
ask ur insurence what u should do they did pay for it right?

 

YES, MY INSURANCE DID PAY FOR IT.

 

call teh insurence and tell them that their money went to waste on paint that dont even match.. call them and update..

 

Where is this guy located at ? ..

 

Did you finally get the paint situation right?

 

All colors are mixed by hand. Weather they get the right variant or if they blend or panel shoot is another thing. Typical bumpers come prepainted now and dont even match from the factory. Usually there is 2 or 3 variants for most colors but dont rule out an over poor. This is when the formula calls for say 12.3 grams of a certain toney and they poor 12.4. Yeas that .1 gram in paint mixing is a huge mistake.

Another is the quality of the paint and the manufactures toners and formulas.

There is no way you can change the color by waxing and wax should never be used in the first place. all wax does it suffocates your topcoats and people keep putting more on to chance that shine.

I have been painting for 24 years and have seen it all. But nothing prepared me for the slags in japan that work on benzos.

 

Your insurance company should definitely step in to make sure you're happy.

 

chances are the insurance company isn't going to do squat they supplied money and you went to a sh!tty shop. Lesson learned imo

 

damn that suck the colors dont match at all the bumper almost looks like flat white instead of pearl yeah talk to your insurance company.