Respray panel is different shade

[Josh93]

I just have a simple question about car painting. If a different garage or painter was to try to correct my panel and reblend the panel would they need to do all the prep work and primer etc or could they just paint over and gradually adjust the colour of a panel?

I’m trying to work out the best step for me to take now and I honestly don’t believe I can resolve anything by going back to this same garage for a third time.

Edited by Josh93 on Thursday 7th October 20:49

[V8covin]

No priming required,just keying and the blend would need to go out further

[paintman]

V8covin said:

No priming required,just keying and the blend would need to go out further

^^This.
Generally if you spray one panel and don't blend onto the adjacent panel you will see a difference.

[Josh93]

To get an idea of how bad it’s been done I have this photo.

I believe the entire panel will need to be resprayed as the colour is almost entirely wrong.

Thought I’d post a picture to show the degree of error.

I’m glad it won’t need to be stripped and requiring priming but could a paint shop just simply paint over this incorrect colour and then blend properly to adjacent panels?

If so am I looking at paying around the half the price of what it would require stripping and priming?

Appreciate the replies as I’m very much in a pickle with this.

[V8covin]

Josh93 said:

could a paint shop just simply paint over this incorrect colour and then blend properly to adjacent panels?
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Yes,simple job

[paintman]

Needs properly matching to the cars main colour.
That's so different I'm surprised the garage thought it would be acceptable.

Normal for there to be a number of different shades of any colour and the longer that colour has been in use the more there are going to be as the factory orders in new batches of that paint.
As an example Ford Panther Black was a popular metallic in use across the Ford range for many years.
I had colour swatches for around 10 'standard' shades but when checking for formulations I had in excess of 50.

Ultimately an exact eyematch may be the answer.

Edited by paintman on Friday 8th October 11:11

[Josh93]

Thanks for the info and the reassurance that I’m not overreacting with this mismatch. What would you do next in my situation?

I even considered a wrap at one stage I’m desperate to have the car back to a state where I can love it again! The wrapping idea is out of the window now and was an overreaction however my confidence in paint shops has taken a hit.

I was thinking of asking a bmw indi for a quote with the hope that it’s near enough half price due to the fact it won’t need stripping and preparing in the same way.

I’m very open to advice as to where to go or what to specifically ask from a garage etc though?? I live in Sussex and work in Oxfordshire if that helps.

Appreciate the replies.

[V8covin]

You're talking like it's a difficult repair.
It really isn't.
Any painter/bodyshop worth their salt should be able to do that.