Paint Quality
03-26-2006, 11:45 AM
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Racer
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Paint Quality
I picked up my new C-6 Monterey Red Coupe on Friday. I had read in magazines and on the forum that the paint quality on the C-6es was not up to par. I was very pleasantly surprised to find that my cars paint is near perfect. No orange peel or any other paint defects. Hopefully this is a sign that the General has gotten his act together on paint quality.
03-26-2006, 12:58 PM
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I have seen the problems complained about. When shopping for my black Vert, must have looked at dozens of C6s (Southern and Northern CA) and I would say easily 65% of them had paint I could not live with. You did good.
03-26-2006, 01:06 PM
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Le Mans Master
You guys are very lucky, my '06 LeMans Blue has orange peel pretty bad.
03-26-2006, 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by scrannel
I have seen the problems complained about. When shopping for my black Vert, must have looked at dozens of C6s (Southern and Northern CA) and I would say easily 65% of them had paint I could not live with. You did good.
03-26-2006, 05:42 PM
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My Machine Silver as a 2 inch length oval area at the very back of the hood that contrasts with the rest of the paint on the hood. Like a spray nozzle "dripped" instead of sprayed. Saw it immediately when I went to pick up the car. (There is orange peel in places too but I almost expected some of that too based on other posts before I ever order the Vet.)
The dealer said no problem. We will fix that. Want to make an appointment now? Well, I am a busy self-employed guy. That was December. I wanted a second opinion. Last week I stopped to talk to the new owner of a body shop that I had done work for me for years. (Actually they bought this location as they were "zoned" out of their previous location.) His personal opinion was to leave it alone. "It will never be the same, and for the area to blend it properly, one would have to go into the top of one fender too."
Is it the fiber glass or what? I never saw this problem on any other GM cars that I ever purchased?
The dealer said no problem. We will fix that. Want to make an appointment now? Well, I am a busy self-employed guy. That was December. I wanted a second opinion. Last week I stopped to talk to the new owner of a body shop that I had done work for me for years. (Actually they bought this location as they were "zoned" out of their previous location.) His personal opinion was to leave it alone. "It will never be the same, and for the area to blend it properly, one would have to go into the top of one fender too."
Is it the fiber glass or what? I never saw this problem on any other GM cars that I ever purchased?
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03-26-2006, 06:35 PM
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Melting Slicks
Originally Posted by donsar
There have been very few, if any, complaints about Monterey Red paint jobs that I have read about on the forum. Liitle if any orange peel, at least on mine
03-26-2006, 06:48 PM
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Le Mans Master
Several C6 owners in the two local Corvette Clubs I belong to say theirs do not have any orange peel. Well, when I see their cars I see it very obviously.
03-26-2006, 06:53 PM
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Didn't really think too
much about orange peel. Knew about it, but didn't inspect closely. After a few coats of zaino (this stuff really highlights everything - including defects), I think I'm gonna call my car FO - for florida orange. not really that bad, but a huge difference between this and german painting.
03-26-2006, 08:23 PM
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Get used to orange peel, folks. I'm afraid we're stuck with it no matter what make of vehicle you buy (just inspected my friend's Rousch Gen II F150 Ford pickup, and it's got orange peel, and I've seen some Lexus and BMWs with it, too). Pro painters say it's the result of the EPA crap that regulates what you can put in production line auto paints these days. About the only way to eliminate orange peel is to use lacquer-based paints. I think what we are seeing is that all cars from now on will have some amount orange peel: just some more than others. Also, the darker colors will show it more readily (i.e., LMB, black).
If it really bothers you, you can pay a pro to color sand your clearcoat, and that will get rid of the majority of it. Don't know what the going rate is everywhere, but around here some people have payed around $700 for a color sand and wax, and you can really tell the difference!
By the way, you can get an excellent description of why orange peel shows up on corvettes HERE.
If it really bothers you, you can pay a pro to color sand your clearcoat, and that will get rid of the majority of it. Don't know what the going rate is everywhere, but around here some people have payed around $700 for a color sand and wax, and you can really tell the difference!
By the way, you can get an excellent description of why orange peel shows up on corvettes HERE.
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03-27-2006, 07:46 AM
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Drifting
Originally Posted by Blue Demon
Several C6 owners in the two local Corvette Clubs I belong to say theirs do not have any orange peel. Well, when I see their cars I see it very obviously.
I have never seen a C6 without OP. My dad was a body man and I am sure that I have sanded 1000 cars in my youth so I am picky, but GM really needs to get on the ball on C6 paint.
03-27-2006, 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by mpuzach
Many here have complained about the paint quality on their C6s but I haven't seen the problems. I'm very pleased with the paint job on my Machine Silver '05 coupe.
I have the VR and am happy with the quality
