Tell me whats wrong with these photos

Stronie · 01-19-2013, 10:23 PM

Zero attention to detail.

IMG · 01-19-2013, 11:16 PM

WTF

RedNeck_D · 01-19-2013, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by M3FREAK

ok i painted for years before i got into the Army and yes they may have the correct paint code, but there are diff variances with each code (more pearl, bluer, less metallic, etc) so they just got the wrong variance and need to fix it..dont accept it bc its BS and the painter/owner knows better..i hope this helps clarify...also ive learned from the years white is a very hard color to match along with plastic bumper covers have an effect on colors, but they know better than that with such a nice car

+1 on that. I currently work at a body shop and it's hard sometimes. Just make sure they get it right.

dozaiya · 01-19-2013, 11:43 PM

that looks terrible, looks like your bumper yellowed

slicer · 01-20-2013, 01:20 AM

Sorry; what a hassle. I would have the reflectors filled in. It's a no-brainer when someone else is paying for the paint!

dagolfpro · 01-20-2013, 04:40 AM

Wow, two tone white.

pro-tect mobile · 01-20-2013, 05:38 AM

Not only is the collor not close but the applied the clear bra on fresh paint. That is a no no. The paint must cure fully before aplying the film... the rule of thumb is 30 days. I would not have installed the film because I know if it has to be removed chances are it will lift the paint with it. The body shop should know that as well as the clear bra installer.

Stronghammer · 01-20-2013, 05:59 AM

Looks like they colored matched your bumper to the snow.

M3SQRD · 01-20-2013, 06:02 AM

Ok, Mineral White might not be the easiest color to match but that's a horrible match and it's obvious they didn't even attempt to color match. They also did a poor job of reinstalling the poorly painted bumper. I'd still be pissed at them

and I'd certainly take my car to a different body shop at this point...Good luck getting everything sorted out!

mdosu · 01-20-2013, 09:32 AM

and there you have it folks, the clear difference between mineral white and alpine white

AlpineE92M3 · 01-20-2013, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Brandon@PYSpeed.com

It almost looks like they painted your bumper alpine white...

Yeah that sounds exactly right.

Erie Von Otto · 01-20-2013, 10:49 AM

Color code A96 but used color code 300. You know, white is white...

1MOREMOD · 01-20-2013, 11:05 AM

looks good do another couple panels in the wrong white and start a trend.

gonoyaro11 · 01-20-2013, 11:46 AM

I can see that mineral white and alpine white...

Jadar · 01-20-2013, 12:18 PM

Wow clearly not mineral white! I call total BS on the body shop claiming they can't match mineral white! If they have the correct paint code they should be able to match it to look 95% close. The hardest color to match is silver in any metallic form. I've seen shops fight so hard to get it but its so hard to match.

Good luck I hope the insurance company comes through and gets it all squared away so you can go to a reputable body shop.

On a side note , I never ever will go to a body shop BMW reccomends. I got rear ended a couple of years ago in my 328, long story short BMW reccomends a shop and it was so bad they had to respray my whole deck lid. I had such bad craters in there even after the 2nd job. I walked out saying to myself I'm training this car in ASAP!

Good luck

Kriston · 01-20-2013, 12:32 PM

like a few members posted, white... let alone mineral white that has a metallic finish. Is a tough colour to match, i had this same problem with my 1 of my old cars. I took it back to the shop until they got it right. They said the same thing your shop said. But they were good enough to redo it 3 times before they got it right.

take it back for sure!

kdbryce · 01-20-2013, 01:21 PM

holy shit that is so far off

good luck, man

donovan · 01-20-2013, 01:34 PM

So glad I went to body shop school...

DeleteAccountPlease · 01-20-2013, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by chriszeh

looks good do another couple panels in the wrong white and start a trend.

Funny but it still hurts

mpm3 · 01-20-2013, 04:06 PM

man oh man i feel your pain, painting is not easy same thing happened on my E90 bumper shitty job, not to change the topic but those snow wheels look really good

UBER ///M3 · 01-20-2013, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by SpeedyM3

I'm not accepting it, I just got to wait for insurance to call me on Monday. Completely unacceptable I'm going to try to see who the painter was and get a few words with him

+1 i would too bro

DeleteAccountPlease · 01-20-2013, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by mpm3

man oh man i feel your pain, painting is not easy same thing happened on my E90 bumper shitty job, not to change the topic but those snow wheels look really good

Haha thanks, they are the BMW recommended winter shoes

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dozaiya Captain 236 Rep 957 Posts Drives: 2011 MW E92 M3 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Shanghai iTrader: (1)	that looks terrible, looks like your bumper yellowed
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01-20-2013, 05:38 AM	#29
pro-tect mobile Private 0 Rep 86 Posts Drives: 2007 Jeep SRT-8 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: DFW, Texas iTrader: (0)	Not only is the collor not close but the applied the clear bra on fresh paint. That is a no no. The paint must cure fully before aplying the film... the rule of thumb is 30 days. I would not have installed the film because I know if it has to be removed chances are it will lift the paint with it. The body shop should know that as well as the clear bra installer.
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01-20-2013, 05:59 AM	#30
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01-20-2013, 06:02 AM	#31
M3SQRD Major General 2103 Rep 5,495 Posts Drives: E92 M3,G20 330ix,F22 240iX,F82 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Mid-Atlantic iTrader: (11)	Ok, Mineral White might not be the easiest color to match but that's a horrible match and it's obvious they didn't even attempt to color match. They also did a poor job of reinstalling the poorly painted bumper. I'd still be pissed at them and I'd certainly take my car to a different body shop at this point...Good luck getting everything sorted out!
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01-20-2013, 09:32 AM	#32
mdosu Banned 314 Rep 8,496 Posts Drives: Double Vanos'd Civic-M3 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: San Francisco iTrader: (6)	and there you have it folks, the clear difference between mineral white and alpine white
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01-20-2013, 10:49 AM	#34
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01-20-2013, 11:46 AM	#36
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01-20-2013, 12:18 PM	#37
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01-20-2013, 12:32 PM	#38
Kriston The Ultimate Driving Machine 148 Rep 2,327 Posts Drives: Like Donkey Kong on Roids Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Toronto iTrader: (4)	like a few members posted, white... let alone mineral white that has a metallic finish. Is a tough colour to match, i had this same problem with my 1 of my old cars. I took it back to the shop until they got it right. They said the same thing your shop said. But they were good enough to redo it 3 times before they got it right. take it back for sure! __________________ CHUCK NORRIS ON WHEELS
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