Machine polish VS paint blow over

[avaF1]

Assume you're having a front wing and bumper painted...
Would you opt to have the bonnet and other front wing treated with:

• a paint blow over to aid overall front end colour match

OR

• a machine polish to freshen up front end, avoiding paint blending issues into doors, etc.

Which one, and why?

[paintman]

If the new paint isn't an exact match you can polish the rest of the car till the cows come home but it won't make the mismatch any better.

[steveo3002]

yeah no amount of buffing will make it match if the colour match is poor

if need be id want it blending properly where needed , the term blow over usualy = cheapie quick paint job

[MysteryLemon]

3rd option, get the paint colour right in the first place.

[PositronicRay]

Quite normal to blend it in to match. Speak to the bodyshop and see what they recommend.

[steveo3002]

MysteryLemon said:

3rd option, get the paint colour right in the first place.

not always a realistic option in the real world , used cars fade and age etc

[MysteryLemon]

steveo3002 said:

not always a realistic option in the real world , used cars fade and age etc

A good bodyshop shouldn't have any issue.

[avaF1]

steveo3002 said:

not always a realistic option in the real world , used cars fade and age etc

Was my thinking also. Fresh paint trying to match >8 year old panels (potentially faded, etc.). Surely asking for problems...

[avaF1]

steveo3002 said:

if need be id want it blending properly where needed , the term blow over usualy = cheapie quick paint job

Right, so even though the bonnet and other wing do not need painting, they should see *some* paint to help blending?

Surely any body shop would say 'just do the bonnet as whole' as opposed to a part of it? no?

[steveo3002]

well yeah in some cases you can end up chasing it around the car , if the bonnet is badly chipped then you might want that sorting out(will cost more than a blend)and then need the other wing blending

they might get away with just blending into the door if the match is good , id also want any handles /rubber strips etc taking off and not masked

[zed4]

I had the front end of my BMW Z4 repainted as someone had painted the bonnet and bumper very badly previously and it was starting to flake off.

It was silver, I had the bonnet and bumper painted and half the wings, blending the new paint into the old. They did a fantastic job. I spent ages looking over it in detail, and I couldn't see any signs of mismatched paint, or different shades anywhere. I was really impressed.

Pics....

Before:

https://picasaweb.google.com/117193357949152121888...

After:

https://picasaweb.google.com/117193357949152121888...

[curlie467]

MysteryLemon said:

steveo3002 said:

not always a realistic option in the real world , used cars fade and age etc

A good bodyshop shouldn't have any issue.

Not necessarily.

[avaF1]

curlie467 said:

MysteryLemon said:

steveo3002 said:

not always a realistic option in the real world , used cars fade and age etc

A good bodyshop shouldn't have any issue.

Not necessarily.

Go on...