Advice on painting a door.

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  • Sene
    October 30, 2009 at 6:54 pm #16687

    I have a 06 Cadillac STS that was recently painted BLACK. They did a really poor job and back in the day I used to paint cars so I know. But anyways my passenger door was wavy and they did a poor job on the body work. I fixed the door and resprayed the door with the same paint as they did in base coat/ clear coat urethane paint. But in the sun I can tell that my door looks more darker and richer looking and it’s driving me nuts. I buffed and polished the whole car and it looks better but I can still tell.

    I plan on repainting the door but blending it into the rear door and front fender but I’ve never done it before. Can you tell me how?

    Also my rear bumper was blended by the painters, and they only clear coated half of it. I was able to wetsand and buff out blend and it looks perfect. Can I do the same with the door or do I need to clear all three panels.

    Thanks for your help!

    Stone
    October 30, 2009 at 7:55 pm #16689

    blending is as it sounds …fade your color into the next panels and yes . clear complete panels but solid black usually always matches :huh:

    so I’m assuming it’s not solid black … pearl or metalics require an orientation coat on blend panels. :pcorn:

    Sene
    October 30, 2009 at 8:43 pm #16690

    Okay thanks, but yes I pretty sure it’s just solid black. GM color 8555. I could just be losing my mind and inhaled too many of the paint fumes also. :exci.

    Thanks for the help. I’ll give it a shot.

    Kent Buehrer
    October 30, 2009 at 9:19 pm #16691

    In my Diamont line, that color has 8 variants. So, black is not just black after all.

    Sene
    October 30, 2009 at 9:30 pm #16692

    wow, okay thanks for the info. I will definately blend it. Atleast I know I’m not just seeing things.

    Thanks

    Refinish Network
    October 30, 2009 at 11:13 pm #16693

    In Diamont I’ve panel matched WA8555 hundred’s of time, polished the next panel. I think you’d need superhuman eyes to spot out a difference.

    tim kupec
    October 30, 2009 at 11:34 pm #16694

    Funny i have a brownish ass end on my 04 cts :whistle: No one but myself and every body shop guy in traffic can tell lol and i knew better than just gaggin it without checkin color first but oh well im not resprayin it. I just mixed the standard in spies and blasted figuring it would be good :wak

    Sene
    October 31, 2009 at 12:40 am #16695

    I think it’s probably because I painted it and I know it was painted. If you ask the average person and don’t tell them that it was painted then they can’t tell, but I swear I can tell that it looks darker or even newer looking even though the paint is probably a couple weeks newer than the rest of the car.

    I think I’ll just blend it now that I have a better idea of how to do it.

    Thanks for everyones input.

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