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Quick Update:
Ok, got the car home from the dealer's body shop and he fixed this spot ok, blended well, clear coat good, no issues. Also had them fix a chip on RR quarter panel fender lip, that I paid out of pocket for, $200. Not just touch up paint, but an actual spot repair with paint/clear. After getting it home and looking at it in the shade I noticed the color match was good, but there were several runs in the clear that were hard to see in the bright daylight. Also very swirled...and having the Adams stuff and the PC at home, the rest of the car does not have swirls like this.
I brought it back today after lunch to have them buff out the runs and swirls, the guy takes it back in the bay no problem, 20 minutes later he and the scheduling manager come out to tell me "bad news...we burned through the factory clear coat in a spot and need to repaint it." We're headed out for a weekend road trip today to a bike rally. So now I get to drive the scuffed up Camaro all weekend instead of the fixed up shiny one.
He was extremely sorry about it and I give him credit for coming out to speak to me personally about the issue, but it still bummed me out. Goes back to them on Monday for one more try to get it right.
Is it just me? Do I have standards higher than most? I can imagine this kind of paint often makes its way onto a customer's car and they either don't notice or don't care that it's not exactly perfect...but that isn't me. This is at least the 3rd time I've had body work/repaint done and the vehicle had to be reworked more than once to get it right. Three different places in three states on three different cars.
I also have a few bubbles in the tint I recently had done and also in the clear bra I had applied at the same time. Taking it in next week for rework. Really, just me? Sorry this has become a bitch session. Venting...blah.
Hope everyone has a great weekend.
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