Tri-coat White 2017 Explorer / re-painted

[orangshagrug]

Hi,
I had $2000 damage to my rear left quarter panel and just got the vehicle back from the auto-body shop.
I took a look at the repair when my wife brought the Explorer home and I thought that it looked too white where they painted the quarter panel. Now, maybe I just didn't notice the difference between the body paint and the bumper paint but man, I just don't know. Is there much of a contrast with the bumper being that much darker and golden basically?
Here is a picture of it.
Maybe it's just the angle with the light but what do you think?
Thanks very much.
Craig

 

[blwnsmoke]

First white tri-coat is very hard to match but it can be done. My Mother's white tri-cost fusion had the rear bumper repainted and it matches perfectly.

Yours is so far off, I would not accept that as a repair based on the angle you posted. And it looks like they didnt blend into the side which they should have done to get it to match more. Having it cutoff on the body part is not what I would want done.

I had my f350 left beside panel and bumper replaced and they blended into the left rear door and tailgate. This is what they should have done.

 

[KayGee]

Assuming bumper cover and right side are still factory paint, how does the other side look in person or when you take a pic in the same light/angle? If same mismatch, it may be lighting. If it matches, than the left fender should probably be repainted correctly.

If the shop does their job correctly, the paint should match and there should be no need to blend into adjacent panels. With that said, most shops seem to strongly believe that blending into adjacent panels minimizes differences as it blends the difference over a larger area and the eye doesn't perceive the difference the same as if it occurred at a body line/joint. Plus, they get paid more for blending than they do to just paint the part that is repaired/replaced.

I personally, prefer to leave undamaged paint alone after an accident and specifically request no blending into undamaged adjacent panels/parts. I have had more long term paint issues when a shop blends into non-damaged adjacent paint/panels as they tend to cut corners and mask around stuff rather than remove things like trim/glass/door handles and such to paint correctly. A lot of shops also don't prep properly and there is a tendency to see prep marks once the paint has had time to dry/shrink some. I have not had any issues with paint match, or mismatch, with this practice, even on vehicles that were 5-8 years old.

 

[orangshagrug]

Thanks for the quick replies guys.
Interesting comments!
I took another picture with a different element of lighting. Here it is here.
Just wanted some feedback before I take it up with the body shop which ... has a stellar reputation so if they made a mistake, I am confident he would fix it.

 

[Mbrooks420]

Agreed to take the same shot from both sides, or one that shows both. If they don’t match, I’d refuse to accept it.

 

[peterk9]

Hi,
I had $2000 damage to my rear left quarter panel and just got the vehicle back from the auto-body shop.
I took a look at the repair when my wife brought the Explorer home and I thought that it looked too white where they painted the quarter panel. Now, maybe I just didn't notice the difference between the body paint and the bumper paint but man, I just don't know. Is there much of a contrast with the bumper being that much darker and golden basically?
Here is a picture of it.
Maybe it's just the angle with the light but what do you think?
Thanks very much.
Craig

Hey Craig. Was the bumper part also painted or just the body? The liftgate seems to match the bumper at the bottom and the body at the top. In your subsequent photo it is difficult to see any mismatch. In fact it actually looks like a whole different colour.

Peter.

 

[orangshagrug]

Thanks for all the help guys. I know this is difficult to convey via piks but it is so frustrating. First, someone hits my Explorer in a parking lot and leaves no note. Then, I don't know if it's painted correctly. Oh well, not life and death by any means.
Here are some more pictures that were taken in the same light and position in a parking lot.
Again, Appreciated.

Craig

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[Mbrooks420]

Both sides look the same to me. If the piece undervthe taillights wasn’t painted, I’d say that’s the way it was.

 

[Sixonemale]

Similar to blwnsmoke's mother, I had a portion of my white tri-coat rear bumper painted and they matched it perfectly. I remember talking to the guy at the shop, he used the exact Ford factory paint and said he had buy a certain quantity of it, much more than he needed to do a small job and it was not cheap. In your case it does not appear that Ford factory paint was used, perhaps a third party brand, at least that's my take from the photos. I know there are a couple of different thoughts in regard to blending on this thread, but if the color is slightly off, blending helps a lot, but since your car is so new they should be able to match the paint without or minimal blending.

 

[orangshagrug]

Thank you all.
I am going to go back with what you have all said and I have learned some things so I have something to add to the conversation with the shop owner and that's why I posted here.
I greatly appreciate your time and effort, replying to me.

Have a great weekend all.

Craig

 

[Jon M]

It almost looks like they didn't apply the metallic top coat, or they sprayed it too thin.

 

[orangshagrug]

It almost looks like they didn't apply the metallic top coat, or they sprayed it too thin.

Ty for the input.

 

[BKennedy]

Thanks for the quick replies guys.
Interesting comments!
I took another picture with a different element of lighting. Here it is here.
Just wanted some feedback before I take it up with the body shop which ... has a stellar reputation so if they made a mistake, I am confident he would fix it.

I can see the difference in color easily in all the pictures, and even in this one which was taken much farther away. The rear bumper is a lot darker on the Explorer. I have a metallic silver blue Silverado that is at least three different colors (repainted bed and tailgate, repainted hood, fenders and driver door, repainted hood again), and its hard to tell from as far away as you took this shot. I would call that unacceptable and make them do it over.

 

[orangshagrug]

I can see the difference in color easily in all the pictures, and even in this one which was taken much farther away. The rear bumper is a lot darker on the Explorer. I have a metallic silver blue Silverado that is at least three different colors (repainted bed and tailgate, repainted hood, fenders and driver door, repainted hood again), and its hard to tell from as far away as you took this shot. I would call that unacceptable and make them do it over.

Thanks BKennedy