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I just spent a lot of money having my car painted and I really don't like the color I picked. The body shop did a beautifull job, but I screwed up on the color!!

In order to repaint the car, does the clearcoat just need to be lightly scuffed, or do you have to sand way down, shoot more primer, block sand, and then reapint??

If the clear is just scuffed and then repainted, will it make the panels look more wavy?? The panels are super straight right now. Thanks.
 
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The best thing would be to block it with 600 and then respray. No offense but that seems like a careless mistake now your going to have all these extra coats of paint.
 
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sweet64 said:
yeah, trust me, I'm not happy with myself right now!!! nor is my check book going to feel very happy i'm sure.

any other thoughts on this? Is blocking important at that stage or just scuff with 3m pads?
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Blocking it will yield better results, but I would move up to 800 grit if you plan on a metallic color. 600 can be too coarse for certain metallics.

Scuffing it will not remove orange or urethane peel.
 
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Your going to hate yourself if you do it quick and with those scuff pads the paint is not going to stick very well. I only use those in impossible to sand areas.
 
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Oh wait are you talking about the gold car in your pics? If so I think its a great color. The gold will really make it look classy and one other thing, I think everyone can vouch for this, they always look worse than you expected when there dissassembled with dirty tires and dust everywhere. When you start to assemble it I'll bet it'll look great the paint will really start to show its true color then!
 
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I like the gold. I will also say that it will look great when fully assembled. It looks too good to try to repaint a different color.
 
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I think it looks really good. Grit your teeth, drive it a while, see what others think, and maybe you'll change your mind. It'd be a shame to have to redo it, and possibly not come out as nice. JMHO.

Dave
 
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Any assembled pics?

I think the color looks great but your the one that owns and has to drive it. Just PLEASE for the LOVE OF GOD dont do cortez silver. Everybody rags on red and I undertsand that but EVERYONE and their momma is doing silver.

I think once assembled and the gold is broken up a bit you might like it more than you do now.
 
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you can paint right over what you have after you block the clearcoat thats on it.If you start with a flat substrate your end result will be better.If I were you I would give it acouple of months and let whats on there shrink and if there are any traped solvents they will have a chance to dissipate.Then block the clearcoat flat.Maybe the color will wear on you by then , If not everything will have a chance to shrink and you will beable to block out any imperfections, just my .02,Darryl
 
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So far your outnumbered and in the name of democracy are hereby forced to accept it and drive that sucker.

Why not roll it assembled as is, see if you change your mind and SAVE while doing this so that in the event you still want a color change your wallet will be much happier. Work will still be the same with the exception of minor disassembly.
 
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I am in with the "It looks great" crowd, but if you don't like it then you don't like it.

May I ask what made you come to this conclusion (hating the color feeling like you made a HUGE mistake?

And if you want, maybe we could talk about a body trade. If you had mine you wouldn't have so many coats of paint, and I would be done :D

K
 
Discussion starter · #17 ·
Thanks for the words of encouragement. The color is Ash Gold, and in the pics the car looks Gold but out in the light the car takes on a green/olive color and doesn't look gold at all. I had no idea it was going to have a green tint...I thought it would have a yellowish/gold tint. Sometimes it's hard to know what a color is going to turn out like, from the test panels we shot I didn't see the green!!

This is a full frame off resto, so once the car goes back together there's no turning back...so I either stick with this color or change it NOW!!!
 
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Was the paint mixed correctly? Do you still have the test panels? Do they match? (check only with sunlight) Also, I believe Ash Gold (at least House of Kolor's) does have a slight green tint.
ANYTHING can happen between test panels and the final car.
If they do not match - and everyone can agree that they don't, I'd discuss a halfway point with your painter (assuming you're still talking).

The gold in the pictures looks good, but you could divert the eye some with a black interior, a light-medium gray window tint and maybe dark (smoked) wheels instead of bright chrome.
Good luck with all that... I know your pain (my color was right, they just couldn't paint it)
-Bill
 
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I wouldn't touch that car ..........especially right now ............you'll have double the solvents and material built up that it'll prolly be deader(no shine) than hell soon after the repaint ...........prolly opening up a can of worms for paint problems if you do somethin real soon . I like the color and it looks like you're doing a high dollar resto ..........is that why you're not happy .........because it doesn't look 100% correct for your car ? Looks like your detail is friggin killer clean ...............leave er alone and love it ! Why all the "BLOCKING" talk if the car is already blocked down slick as glass ......straight as an arrow ? If you decide to repaint .........all it should need is sanded down with 600 ............preferrably with an intermediate and reg. da pad ..........if you know what you're doing ............... scuff hard to get places with a grey scotchbrite ..........shoot a med coat of clear sealer for a bridge for your sand marks so that the metallic doesn't stand up on em .............base the thing and then clear it ............then sand and buff again . It shouldn't take much base at all with the good ground color under it . Good Luck
 
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