Restoration Progress?, Screwed up paint job! Options

[vesnyder]

Got my car back from th epainter last week and have been depressed ever since! He claims he wanted to do it right and remove all the panels before painting. Every set of panels he painted (on separate days) came out a different shade?? This pic gives you an idea - look at the door difference! Is this guy a total incompetent? What could cause this?

[DonTraver]

Forgot something. Did you have a sealer coat shot before the color coats? If not, the original color can bleed thru, especially if it was a darker color.

One qt of sealer with put 2 coats on a 914, then you wet sand it lightly with 400, dry, wipe and shoot your color coats.

What ever happened, it should not have left the shop in that condition. If he doesn't correct the problem, your only recourse might be Small Claims Court. Take pictures, lots of pictures, also get a small voice operated tape recorder, go talk to him, let him see the recorder DO NOT hide it. If you hide it, then you're in the wrong. Take a friend with you as a witness.

It's amazing what the tape recorder will do, people start telling the truth, even goverment employees. I use one everytime I have to deal with the government and assholes in general. Works everytime.

You can find them real easy at most college book stores.

Good Luck, Don