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Just got the F back from the body shop looking good with its new wheels

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Old 07-05-13, 08:45 AM
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I really like the color on the new rims. Hope you get your car back soon!
Old 07-05-13, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by darbs242
Its much more noticeable in pictures than in person its weird.
Make sure you give it a good once over at the shop, and then take pictures of it in both the sunlight and shade at the shop before you leave. Pretty terrible of them to give you the car back like that. They're pros and they should have seen it themselves. Makes you wonder if they were just hoping you wouldn't notice.
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Originally Posted by vbb
Make sure you give it a good once over at the shop, and then take pictures of it in both the sunlight and shade at the shop before you leave. Pretty terrible of them to give you the car back like that. They're pros and they should have seen it themselves. Makes you wonder if they were just hoping you wouldn't notice.
You'd be surprised, good body shops are a dime a dozen these days. I've seen so much bad work come out of even the most reputable shops around Atlanta. 90% of the people don't take notice to these kind of things and they just go about their day.
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Originally Posted by PatrickISF
You'd be surprised, good body shops are a dime a dozen these days. I've seen so much bad work come out of even the most reputable shops around Atlanta. 90% of the people don't take notice to these kind of things and they just go about their day.
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Old 07-05-13, 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by PatrickISF
You'd be surprised, good body shops are a dime a dozen these days. I've seen so much bad work come out of even the most reputable shops around Atlanta. 90% of the people don't take notice to these kind of things and they just go about their day.
i totally understand why... they want to drive there car, i have already been without it 6 weeks and honestly it isn't very noticeable in person... they could paint it again and still not have it match perfect
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Originally Posted by darbs242
i totally understand why... they want to drive there car, i have already been without it 6 weeks and honestly it isn't very noticeable in person... they could paint it again and still not have it match perfect
If it doesn't bother you and you can live with it day to day then just leave it alone. I would be going back there and have them sort it out. There shouldn't be any reason why they can't match it perfectly. I personally would want it done right. If you went to sell the car down the road and someone else notices it, those are dollars that are going to be taken out of your resale value.
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Make sure that the clear coat has been wet sanded (aka color sanded) as well. You want the finish to be as mirror like as possible to be like OEM quality. I bet you 20 dollars they will paint it without color sanding it.
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