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I wouldnt class that as much as a curtesy car. Since its the X Reg, wont it be the really old, horrible ones?
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I wouldnt class that as much as a curtesy car. Since its the X Reg, wont it be the really old, horrible ones?
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I was told that different shades of a metallic colour can happen if the paint is sprayed at different pressures? Get this.......he was saying the metallic flakes "sit" differently? Personally I think it's a load of bo**ox:Chair:
Keith
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Oh I just remembered another excuse.......be interesting to know if this is true, so if we have any sprayers on board I'd appreciate their input.
I was told that different shades of a metallic colour can happen if the paint is sprayed at different pressures? Get this.......he was saying the metallic flakes "sit" differently? Personally I think it's a load of bo**ox:Chair:
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11-06-2016, 10:15 PM #14My car is Platinum Ice, which is notoriously hard to colour match properly. Yet the Lexus body shop did a brilliant job on my repair, and another body shop painted my TRD front and rear lips very nicely.
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Cous3 No not a Lexus body shop, although I thought they just subbed it out anyway? This was the body shop my insurance company wanted me to use, silly me thought it would be okay:thumbdown:
Anyone refused a car several times? What was the outcome?
Not sure where you are in London, but Lexus Edgware Road (Jemca) and Lexus Woodford (Hills) both have their own bodyshops.
However, I had an awful experience with Jemca a few years ago, then found Woodford and they have been brilliant everytime I've used them (which is a few times now)
On most occasions I don't think I've accepted the car the first time it's come out but that's because I'm really fussy - Jemca was a shocker though and the car went back I think 5 times and I needed to contact the dealer principal as well before I got the car back the way I wanted it (a whole catalogue of screwups that I won't get into now!)
Even at Woodford they sprayed my TTE bumper twice as I wasn't happy with it the first time, but the reason why I like them is they don't put up a fight, they simply say "sure, keep the courtesy car, we'll do it again and call you when it's done"
I think silver is a difficult colour to match (and audi paint in general, if you see an audi that's had bodywork done it's really obvious) but I think the blue is pretty easy to colourmatch as mine looks the same all round.
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Cous3 No not a Lexus body shop, although I thought they just subbed it out anyway? This was the body shop my insurance company wanted me to use, silly me thought it would be okay:thumbdown:
Anyone refused a car several times? What was the outcome?
Not sure where you are in London, but Lexus Edgware Road (Jemca) and Lexus Woodford (Hills) both have their own bodyshops.
However, I had an awful experience with Jemca a few years ago, then found Woodford and they have been brilliant everytime I've used them (which is a few times now)
On most occasions I don't think I've accepted the car the first time it's come out but that's because I'm really fussy - Jemca was a shocker though and the car went back I think 5 times and I needed to contact the dealer principal as well before I got the car back the way I wanted it (a whole catalogue of screwups that I won't get into now!)
Even at Woodford they sprayed my TTE bumper twice as I wasn't happy with it the first time, but the reason why I like them is they don't put up a fight, they simply say "sure, keep the courtesy car, we'll do it again and call you when it's done"
I think silver is a difficult colour to match (and audi paint in general, if you see an audi that's had bodywork done it's really obvious) but I think the blue is pretty easy to colourmatch as mine looks the same all round.
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Checked out "Orange Peel" on the net and seems the way it is dealt with is to rub it all down, or "flattern" it, again and re spray the laquer...........we will see.
Keith
Got a call to go collect my car a day and a half after leaving it there.......so I'm hoping they have sorted it!....but I can't get over there until Weds.
Checked out "Orange Peel" on the net and seems the way it is dealt with is to rub it all down, or "flattern" it, again and re spray the laquer...........we will see.
Keith
Cous3 Got a call to go collect my car a day and a half after leaving it there.......so I'm hoping they have sorted it!....but I can't get over there until Weds.
Checked out "Orange Peel" on the net and seems the way it is dealt with is to rub it all down, or "flattern" it, again and re spray the laquer...........we will see.
Keith
Yep that's probably the case, only thing I'd want to make sure after is that they haven't removed loads reducing the paint thickness a lot.
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Cous3 Got a call to go collect my car a day and a half after leaving it there.......so I'm hoping they have sorted it!....but I can't get over there until Weds.
Checked out "Orange Peel" on the net and seems the way it is dealt with is to rub it all down, or "flattern" it, again and re spray the laquer...........we will see.
Keith
Yep that's probably the case, only thing I'd want to make sure after is that they haven't removed loads reducing the paint thickness a lot.
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I know when i sprayed the skirts and other bits on mine, if i didnt give the laquer enough time between coats it would go orange peeled, as it would react to the cellulose that hadn't had time to dry out and evaporate?
Another way of removing the orange peel effect is to use Farelca G3 rubbing paste on a polisher,(which a lot of body shops use?) this will remove most of the orange peel if its light and bring it up to a nice even shine but you do have to be carefull with it being new paint!
I've got to spray the front and rear bumpers on the skyline when i get chance and just had my spray guns serviced ready for doing it
but on the plus side the paint on mine is a basic nissan colour and the only one used for my car so it should be pretty easy to match up 
Hope its sorted mate up to standard when you pick it up again :thumbup1:
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Looking at the pic's matey, they havn't rubbed down after the final laquer coat to give it a nice even shine? or they have used too low a pressure so the laquer has gone on too thick, or even rushed the last coats?
I know when i sprayed the skirts and other bits on mine, if i didnt give the laquer enough time between coats it would go orange peeled, as it would react to the cellulose that hadn't had time to dry out and evaporate?
Another way of removing the orange peel effect is to use Farelca G3 rubbing paste on a polisher,(which a lot of body shops use?) this will remove most of the orange peel if its light and bring it up to a nice even shine but you do have to be carefull with it being new paint!
I've got to spray the front and rear bumpers on the skyline when i get chance and just had my spray guns serviced ready for doing it but on the plus side the paint on mine is a basic nissan colour and the only one used for my car so it should be pretty easy to match up
Hope its sorted mate up to standard when you pick it up again :thumbup1:
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Remember when Mr Singh polished his Altezza all over and completely removed all the orange peel, looked fantastic but his was black which doesn't have the clear coat I think.
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Which paint coat usually causes the orange peel, the paint or the lacquer? Or could it be either depending on how well it's been sprayed?
Remember when Mr Singh polished his Altezza all over and completely removed all the orange peel, looked fantastic but his was black which doesn't have the clear coat I think.
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Mr Singh sanded his whole car down with 3000 grit sandpaper then polished it back up,
cared: he did do an amazing job of it, was just like glass when he'd finished :drool:
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Can be a lot of things mate, i found when i was spraying that a lot of it is not letting things dry out and cure properly? Low pressure and not using clean guns doesn't help!
Mr Singh sanded his whole car down with 3000 grit sandpaper then polished it back up, cared: he did do an amazing job of it, was just like glass when he'd finished :drool:
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