On Jun 14, 5:47*am, "L Alpert" <alpe...@xxgmail.com> wrote:
> <lolajo...@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> news:514a1ad4-cca1-4fc7-a2cf-39ab9e8b6a46@p25g2000pri.googlegroups.com...
> On Jun 11, 12:09 pm, Dano58 <dan.dibi...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On Jun 11, 6:09 am, lolajo...@webtv.net wrote:
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> > > Someone backed into the rear quarter panel of my Element. The body
> > > shop needed to replace the plastic rear quarter panel. Honda no
> > > longerships them pre painted so the body shop needed to paint to
> > > match
> > > the panel. The color does not totally match. It is darker than the
> > > rest of the car. The body shop claims that they or any one else
> > > won't
> > > be able to perfectly match the color because plastic takes paint
> > > differently. Could this be true? The factory painted panels match.
> > > Is
> > > factory paint different than the paint bodyshops get? The
> > > insurance
> > > company is going along with the bodyshop on this.
>
> > Well, you have to account for some element of paint fading,
> > especially
> > with darker colors. You don't say how old your car is, or where you
> > live (i.e., Arizona sun would cause more fade than, say, Wisconsin
> > sun). Also, did they use panels from Honda, or an aftermarket
> > supplier? That could make a difference too.
>
> > Dan D
> > '07 Ody EX
> > Central NJ USA
>
> It is a 2008 Galaxy Grey metallic. I purchased it in Oct. I live in
> Denver CO. *It is always garaged, so I doubt there is any fading. I
> assume they got the panels from Honda. Honda no longer ships them pre-
> painted so the bodyshop had to color match the paint.
>
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> How far off is "a shade"? *They should be able to properly match the
> paint within at least ±1 value of a pantone color chart.

The color is much darker with not enough metallic in it. The shop has
agreed to try to match it better. It should be done by tuesday.