Detail before Paint / Fix Dent
 

Got an odd ball question for you guys.... Would it be better to get a detail (with paint correction) before I get a dent fixed/painted? The end goal is to have the paint mathcing when the dent is fixed. My driver side door was hit while I was parked. The door needs to be painted & part of the quarter as well. The car's paint is in real bad shape!! What would you guys do? I guess what would make the most sense is to have the dent fixed and wait a month to have the car detailed. But my concern is that the body shop will paint match to the paint's current condition (does that even make sense?).

It makes total sense.

Painters do a walk-around in various lighting to paint match.

I would definitely do the detail first if its that much of a variation.

agree with Billman...

Yes, in addition to the above, have them spray sample cards of ALL of the manufacturer paint variations and ask to see them before they begin spraying. For example, Honda has two variations for Berlina Black. Some colors have 3-4 variations from Honda. I went through this last year with my bumper and since the rest of my paint is nearly pristine I didn't want any of it touched that didn't have to be (one place insisted on blending and I said no way). If you start with the cleanest paint possible you'll be able to pick the best variation and get damn close to a 100% match. :thumbup:

Thanks guys!! :thumbup: I'll get her detailed first.

This isn't really about the paint matching, but where are you taking your car for a detail? I want to get it clean before I put it away for the year I'm away.

I'd suggest Andrew Big A. He did my car for me after I bought it and you know how nice my BB is... :D

I second that, He just detailed my BB last week...

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That BB looks amazing god bless you for dealing with a blak car lol I had a black motorcycle I sold because I hated the swirls on the tank lol

Trust me i didnt want BB, i wanted GPW but thats like finding a needle in a haystack lol It had tons of swirls when i purchased it (not too visible but enough to bother the hell out of me)