Post repair paintwork.
Discussion
About 6wks ago I bought a used Toyota Auris from a main dealer (approx 130 miles away). Before purchase i'd seen pictures on the internet and the dealer was honest in telling me that it had been reversed into, passenger rear door.
When viewing the car I inspected that area particularly thoroughly, all looked fine, lovely and shiny.
Gradually i've noticed that area was becoming less shiny, and today i've had a close look and can see sanding marks and a generally less than smooth finish to the rear door and wing.
I'm confused how this has happened. Is it because the original polish has lost its effectiveness, or is it because the paint has now settled and the true finish emerged? I know my next course of action should be the original dealer, but i'd like to find out more before going back to them.
(I cant offer pix, my camera doesn't want to pick up the marks)
When viewing the car I inspected that area particularly thoroughly, all looked fine, lovely and shiny.
Gradually i've noticed that area was becoming less shiny, and today i've had a close look and can see sanding marks and a generally less than smooth finish to the rear door and wing.
I'm confused how this has happened. Is it because the original polish has lost its effectiveness, or is it because the paint has now settled and the true finish emerged? I know my next course of action should be the original dealer, but i'd like to find out more before going back to them.
(I cant offer pix, my camera doesn't want to pick up the marks)
Depends what you mean by sanding marks. If it's very fine scratching in the clearcoat, the clear may have been flatted and polished before it was ready and the flatting marks have re-established, or a glaze full of fillers may have been used rather than actually polishing the car up properly.
If the scratches are bigger, the repairer may have skimped on the prep, used really coarse abrasives when working on it and then loaded it with high-build primer, not cured it properly or used too high a build, cheap product or activator (etc) and it has now sunk, causing ridging in the prep scratches under the paint.
Good products used properly should leave a finish that is stable. If the repair has obviously changed to the eye since being carried out, something hasn't gone right - I'd suggest showing the car to the dealer and inviting them to address the issues - and if the repairer they have used can't identify what might have gone wrong (ie this is normal for them) don't let them be responsible for any rectification work.
HTH
Tol
If the scratches are bigger, the repairer may have skimped on the prep, used really coarse abrasives when working on it and then loaded it with high-build primer, not cured it properly or used too high a build, cheap product or activator (etc) and it has now sunk, causing ridging in the prep scratches under the paint.
Good products used properly should leave a finish that is stable. If the repair has obviously changed to the eye since being carried out, something hasn't gone right - I'd suggest showing the car to the dealer and inviting them to address the issues - and if the repairer they have used can't identify what might have gone wrong (ie this is normal for them) don't let them be responsible for any rectification work.
HTH
Tol
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