Summit White - paint quality difference on car?

[Kicknyoace]

I haven't noticed a difference but really haven't stared at it. I will check it out but still Love the the summit white with the inferno orange stripes.

[O44DOG]

If you ever deal with some of the higher end paints such as house of kolors you will see that on a lot of their translucent paints (pearls, etc) they require a base coat (usually black)

[mbrusco103]

My friends SW has the same problem.. in some lights its more noticeable but its not too bad.

[LimaCharlie]

All my body panels seem to have the same shade of white. My only issues with the paint are some dirt on the roof/hood and a clearcoat run on the passenger side rocker panel.

[cfa916667]

Will the paint color mismatch issue get worse over time or will it stay the same? What do you think?

[JHL88]

ive learned to deal with it, doesn't bother me anymore

[Jason7]

I know this topic has been beaten and beaten but I truly wish some of you could see how bad my SW car is... in a shady area or in direct light you can clearly see that the gas door doesn't match, the doors are different from the quarters and the front facia doesn't match the doors of front fender... My SW 10' 2SS has ZERO nick or scratches anywhere and is garages every single day. It has NEVER seen rain or snow but why..??? The paint is clearly shit anyways.... I owned a 93 Milano red Integra way back in the olden days for a commuter/beater that was tore up from the freeway but the funny thing is, it would still show better than this piece of shit CAMARO paint job... I am disgusted with Gm over this...


Ok sorry im done...

Jason

[Jason7]

Originally Posted by JHL88

ive learned to deal with it, doesn't bother me anymore

How sad, seriously GM wake up and see this type of chant....

[Aldrich Z06]

Originally Posted by Nomad

Your seeing the difference in assembly process. All cars are painted with only the sheet metal installed. The fascias and other plastic/fiberglass/rubber pieces are added after paint. The fascias are painted at another facility and shipped to the assembly plant. It is impossible to have perfect paint match with these parts.

I work building X5s and this is true. All body panels are not the same color due to the paint process. The body itself will be the same but the other panels mostly come already painted from suppliers. Some colors shows the difference a little more than others. The plastic panels are painted with paint that will flex and sometimes it looks a little different. If it did not flex the paint would crack when it got bumped.