studbuckle Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 I guess not. Does that cover you for a period of time after the event though, as I said, the paint they apply in their bodyshop will not be as hard as from the factory because they can't bake it like they can when it's just a shell. I had this problem on a pug 306 that had a bonnet damaged at first service, they re-sprayed it but by 2nd service it was picking up stone chips like a 3 year old car. it's worse if it's a dark colour too.... you didn't say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timo Posted January 7, 2004 Author Share Posted January 7, 2004 it will still be covered under their 30 year paint guarantee that will be covered in their letter as well the car is silver (i know 80% of merc owners have silver) and is one of the easier colours to repair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studbuckle Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 That's sounds like a fair deal then. Slightly off topic. When the Pug dealer finally conceded the paint job was a problem they offered a new bonnet. When I went to collect I could see that a blow over re-spray had been done on the bonnet... You could see slight indentations where chips were... thing was, it wasn't my bonnet. They'd brought in another black 306 off the 2nd lot, removed the bonnet, blown it over and the fitted to mine expecting me not to notice it wasn't a) my bonnet or b) new as promised. They swore blind I was making it up, even when I pointed out them the black 306 in the corner of the workshop without a bonnet..... Some people will try anything I'll stop waffling now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilux Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 Obviously what the press are saying about Germay economy affecting quilaty might have something in it. Merc quality has dipped........ something to do with building them in South Africa IMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyBoy Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 silver - one of the easier colours to repair i assume metallic Trying to match metalic paint is very hard.. i gather its almost impossible to match the direction of metal flakes, meaning that it reflects light very differently! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterg Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 FWIW we have a guy (coincidentally he's South African) who comes into our dealership to repair new/used cars with paint probs/chips/scratches etc and to see the work he can do is just amazing, he cures/bakes the paint using infrared lamps and you really cannot see the repairs and 95% of our cars are metallics but only about 35% are silver We also have a guy who fixes dents etc and yet another one who repairs upholstery and to see what they can accomplish really does show what can be done if you specialise in something and use the latest technology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 At the risk of opening a worm-tin. Have you asked yourself how the paint defect got there in the first place? Its not uncommon for car body to be damaged on delivery. I would want to be sure that the paint job wasn't hiding further probs. Can you check for body filler under the paint ? Is the underseal intact ? Will they put that into there gaurantee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharliePsycho Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 We had a Seat (That's Spanish VW) that had the rear spoiler/brake light unit replaced... Dealer managed to remount it with a screw right through in the corner... Anyway I spotted it and rejected it - to which they said they would replace it, which they did - I couldn't see any blemish, it looked like a replacement. 4 years later I can see the paint blown over from where they simply ground the screw over and filled it (it's all faded).... B@stards... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arm Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 This car will already have had some paintwork repairs, and those will have been done at the factory. The factory use very similar repair techniques to those used by the repair trade (probably with stricter control though). However in either repair situation, factory or trade, the materials used are not the same as used during the original paint application and thats because the body was painted as a bare shell and cured at temperatures in excess of 130 C clearly this cannot be done to a complete car. The repair materials if correctly applied are very durable and will last (almost) as long as the original. Unfortunately the paintwork has a fault, if repaired correctly it will be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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