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Post by frank50e on Mar 23, 2015 22:29:46 GMT -5
Just got back my newly painted fender and leg guard from a painter I found on CL.unfortunately it turned out his mom and I are coworkers and friends. I layed them on the back seat of my car which is a winter only 06 Monte Carlo with relatively low miles and to my knowledge the back seat has been used maybe three times since I bought it new.Both had the fabric pattern of my seat in the paint the next day and I took them back he said my seat was dirty and I shouldn't have laid them on there.He then wanted 135 bucks for new materials to do them over.IMO which is by no means expert on this subject.the paint wasn't hardened properly or just hadn't cured because of temperature in our area.Long story short since I had already given him 105 I wasn't going to have more in paint than in the scooter.Gotta bite the bullet for the sake of my relationship with his ma.My questions are two what caused this and can I fix it with wet sand and aerosol clear where its presentable.It's not a show bike.   |
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Post by joshua864 on Mar 23, 2015 23:22:46 GMT -5
Well it's hard to tell from the pics but u may be able to wet sand clear repeat a few times then a lil buffing. but from what I see it looks pretty bad. if he was a real painter he would have a heated paint booth to bake in in until properly cured. If nothing else he shouldn't have given it back to you until it was dry imo. I would make him redo it free of charge. If nothing else I'd make a comment to his mother and maybye she could help you out
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Post by frank50e on Mar 24, 2015 0:02:51 GMT -5
Doesn't work that way here Joshua he's a mommy's boy and I am an older Chicago street thug.She's gonna take his side and I have to work closely with her harmony at work ain't worth a few bucks.Click on the photos the damage is real clear.Bad situation if he were a pro I'd make him make it right.Got three son in laws who came off the same streets as me.Daddy's girls convince them Da needs some help, they splain things clearly.
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Post by katastroff on Mar 24, 2015 5:40:02 GMT -5
Cant really be salvage. Its either redo or some strategically placed stickers.
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Post by frank50e on Mar 24, 2015 8:06:25 GMT -5
Cause? Opinins?
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Post by katastroff on Mar 24, 2015 8:21:33 GMT -5
Paint did not dry enough. He propably use a "slow" kit.
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Post by frank50e on Mar 24, 2015 8:27:57 GMT -5
Great idea on a fix Katastroff thinking one offset stripe of cream to match the other panels out of contact paper.
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Post by stuckchuck on Mar 24, 2015 8:34:01 GMT -5
wet,uncured, paint caused that.and not being careful with fresh parts.
what kind of paint was used? was it aerosol or pro paint w/reducer? was it wrong clear for basecoat? wrong primer for base-coat? to many coats? not enough time between coats? was it painted and cured in a cold garage? was surface prepped and de-greased properly? way to many possibility's
for that price did he do all the platics or just a fender?
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Post by frank50e on Mar 24, 2015 20:59:13 GMT -5
Fender and leg shield
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Post by Jwhood on Mar 25, 2015 20:28:55 GMT -5
Wow if your in the north he should of used a lightning based clear and activator,I work with a guy in the winter months that has a mobile paint company and have learned a lot from him,if the temp is below a certain temp clear coat takes a while too flash and harden when the temp is in the 30-40 f° range,laying the parts down like that if he was a true painter he would of hung them at his place and not gave them too you so that was his first mistake,paint flashes fast its the kind of clear you use that makes or breaks when it can be laid down,that sucks bro!!!
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Post by frank50e on Mar 26, 2015 19:54:34 GMT -5
So what you are saying is chances are the blemish is in the clear and not the base coat so sanding and reclearing may work?
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Post by Jwhood on Mar 27, 2015 9:13:58 GMT -5
Yes depending on how deep the blemishes are,if you can run your fingers across and feel deep Scratch's most likely they won't be able to be wet sanded and re cleared!!
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Post by Jwhood on Mar 27, 2015 9:16:24 GMT -5
Go with a 1500 or 2000 grit to wet sand you might not have to re clear,if they come out buff and polish and you should be good!!
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Post by Sitticuss on Mar 27, 2015 9:36:07 GMT -5
I don't know that looks pretty bad. I think there would have to be many coats of clear on there. I think you could have rattle caned it and got just a nice of a job. But its hard to tell. It was obviously the painters fault. I'm curious to know the results.
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Post by Fox on Mar 27, 2015 10:45:47 GMT -5
I'm no paint pro but it sure looks like a classic case of a guy rushing the job so he could get his hands on your money. He probably put the clear on before the color coat cured.
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