I had mentioned in an earlier post that what looked like part of a ladder that a person in front of me ran over hit my 'L on the way home earlier this week and damaged the bumper cover with a nice hole in it and put a nice gouge in the hood.

The estimate given was to replace the bumper cover and repair the hood. I said no I wanted the hood replaced. I don't want body putty or bondo on my 'L. So... we compromised somewhat and they will replace the hood.

My question is... is it normal to "blend" the paint with the fenders? Why not just paint the hood and "blend" hood with the fenders. In other word they are going to basically paint the fenders also. Is this normal? What do ya'll do if you deceide to get a Cervini hood is this blended with the fenders also? Just cirious...

Thanks

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John Armstrong
2000 Red Lightning
#444 of 4966
Born 2/22/2000
Went home 3/6/2000

 

This is a big concern of mine.I just had an autobody paint my AAD Cobra hood.They wanted to blend in the fenders also and my truck is white.They did a *****ty job of painting the hood but thats another story.

Heres the deal. On my 99 Lightning I was rearended 15 minutes after picking my truck up.I had a 1ft long scratch on the fron,and little scuff on my bumper.
The back,I went with a new bumper.

The guy who painted my front bumper cover only painted a portion of the bumper and there is no way in hell you could see a difference.He did an excellent job and there is no way in hell anyone would have ever known.The paint match was perfect period.

the problem with this guy wanting to Blend on your fenders is this must mean he is saying he cannot match your paint perfectly.RUN AND RUN QUICK.the way I see it is if he is a good bodyman,he should be able to match it very easy.Blending sometimes matures to clearcoat flaking off where the blending stops in as little of 2-3 years.I would not let him touch your fenders if there are no scratches.Ive seen this happen before and it aint a pretty picture,It looks like chryslers paint problem of the 80s and 90s.Now also,When you first get the truck back after its blended,It might match or look like it does but in a couple of years,in direct sunlight,you can actually see the difference in pigments and ESPECIALLY ON RED!!!!!!.Red is the worst color to blend IMO.Dont let him touch your fenders.This happen to me and I refuse to let him touch my fenders and Im glad i did case the guy who painted my hood did a ****ty job and Im glad it was just the hood that has to repainted not my fenders too.Dont let him touch your fenders .Dont make the same mistake I did by going to somebody that is not capable of doing a "QUALITY REPAIR".One more thing.So he blends it with your fenders,What about the grill? now you got a hood and fenders that dont match your grille.What next,then he needs to paint your grille too??? See what I mean.By the time he keeps blending everything together your whole truck will need a complete repaint,

YOU CAN STOP THIS FROM HAPPENEIN BY GETTING A QUALITY JOB DOME THE FIRST TIME BY SOMEONE WHO IS CONFIDENT HE CAN MATCH THE HOOD!!!


** Here is what ended up happening to me.......

https://www.f150online.com/f150board...ML/008380.html


https://www.f150online.com/f150board...ML/008561.html


YOU CAN SAVE THIS AGGREVATION IF YOU CHOOSE TO

[This message has been edited by Lightningquick (edited 02-02-2001).]

 

Lightningquick,

Interesting... now you got me worried. I'm having my dealership paint the hood and the new bumper cover and the comment made was they will need to blend etc. Even the insurance company said they will need to blend.

The parts have been ordered and now I need to wait for them to come in.

I will have the fellow that details my truck come with me when all is done. He can see these things better than my old eyes. In the end if I'm not happy the dealer will not be happy nor will the insurance company be happy.

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John Armstrong
2000 Red Lightning
#444 of 4966
Born 2/22/2000
Went home 3/6/2000

 

jarmstro,

I'm not a professional painter but have painted a few cars in the last 20 years. What I've learned is this - if the paint is relatively new and taken care of, why do the blending thing? (Metallics can be an exception because of the size of the metal flakes) Your hood and bumper need replaced and it's non-metallic and new. Paint them. Computers nowadays mix the paints perfectly. Don't spill over into your fenders too. You'll eventually have a haze line in a few years (or months) that looks crappy on the fenders. Ok, let's say they completely repaint the fenders and the paint color matches perfectly. Will the TEXTURE match too? That is most noticeable when looking down the side. Your damage is limited. Limit the paint job IMHO.


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Jim
Black '00
#1,757 built 3/30/00
Clear corners
J.L. Street program
J.L. Stage II ram-air
MagnaFlow Exhaust

[This message has been edited by gforce (edited 02-04-2001).]

 

I have a 99 L and had an AAD hood painted and installed, Paint matched exactly. I am having 2001 parts painted (grilles and bumper cover) and and don't expect any"blending" to be done.
To me, blending is only done when a complete panel isn't painted.

Dan

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It is standard practice for insurance companys to allow for (tint and blend) time.
It means extra money for the shop - wether they really have to blend onto ajacent panels is dependant on the peticular job. But they usually like to "blend" cause it means extra money.
Certain situations actually require blending. If your painting a complete door on a silver truck, then your pretty much stuck haveing to blend onto the fender and the box to give the illusion of the paint matching perfectly.
In your situation however... I would tell them not to blend onto the fenders. Reason being is that it is not metallic, and the break line between the fender and the hood is an area that is sorta curved. Even if the paint is not perfectly matched, being there is a Gap and a curved area to break it up ... you probably won't be able to tell.
If they Blend onto the fenders, they will blow red paint onto the tops of the fenders, and then clear coat the rest of the whole fender.... so then the hood will match the fenders, but is the texture and color of the fender gonna match the door ? (sometimes clear darkens up colors a bit)
So ya, tell them to stay off the fenders, just match the color the best they can.

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