Having bad luck removing my Emblems...

[THE BLACK MAMBA]

I bought the car like that, it have scratches and swirl marks all over it...but what i did to it is very noticable to me...

[BRAVO 2SS]

Damn...that looks bad. Was that fender ever repainted?

[THE BLACK MAMBA]

I don`t know, before i bought it a Carfax was ran and it was clean with no wrecks....

[pnoman]

Sorry but looks like a re-paint to me, take it to a body or detailing shop to see about a water sand and buff.

[ghosted]

It looks to me like you got a bit rough in spots, and with the wrong tool (see the area below the O). Other than that, can you tell if the remaining defects near the rest of the letters are ABOVE the paint, or below?

It looks like residue in the photos...but it's hard to tell from here. When I removed mine, the last bit of residue was a PITA to get off, and even when it looked clean, you could see it when it was wet.

[THE BLACK MAMBA]

I went to the body shop today and he said the emblems was taped up before the fender was painted..He quoted me $350 to fix...not bad...So tomorrow the dealership will get a phone call from me...

[Baldman]

Originally Posted by THE BLACK MAMBA

I went to the body shop today and he said the emblems was taped up before the fender was painted..He quoted me $350 to fix...not bad...So tomorrow the dealership will get a phone call from me...

I would take it to a good mechanic and see if had been in wreck since you said the fender was repainted.

[TurboNarwhal]

That sucks brother. I was really afraid based on your first pictures that it was fubar the orange peel also didn't look like a factory paint job. It is possible that the car was delivered to the dealership damaged or some light damage happened that caused the fender to need a repaint. Doesn't mean that the car was in an accident, and something simple like that wouldn't show up on a car fax report. As long as the body shop you are taking it to does good work I wouldn't stress it to much. The good news is black is one of the easier colors to work with when it comes to bodywork.

What is the body shops plan for repair? is it being repainted or just wet sand and cleared?

[THE BLACK MAMBA]

He said he was going to tape off at the body line sand then repaint just the lower half then clear the whole fender....

[vicnkathy]

Sounds like a half ass repair. The fender should be removed, stripped, painted and reinstalled then buffed out. The entire car should then be buffed out to hope for a even match.

[DanCal]

Not like mine Vic...

[roh]

Originally Posted by vicnkathy

Sounds like a half ass repair. The fender should be removed, stripped, painted and reinstalled then buffed out. The entire car should then be buffed out to hope for a even match.

I Disagree.
If the damage shown is the only issue with the fender, the job quoted would be the more logical path to an invisible repair. The full-ass approach adds unnecessary cost & is more likely to need blending in adjacent panels.

[ZL1-V]

Don't most of the "good body shops" buff out and detail the car after painting anyway?

[THE BLACK MAMBA]

This guys is going to fix the problem then i`m going to take it to a detail shop to do the whole car....Who ever had the car before me did a terrible job of taking care of the paint....lot of scratches..