crazysupratt

That's true but they aren't paying me but the bodyshop. I figure if they are going to pay for it, why not get it fix. I wonder if they would fix the front bumper instead of the door however I don't want to come off that I'm taking advantage of them.

Black would be a pain to match but silver looks to be a little more forgiving, i think.

BerlinaBK

Someone correct me if Im wrong but my friend (who is a painter) and i were having this exact convo the other day. Black can be a pain in the a$$ because it shows all imperfections but anything with a flake in it like silver will always be tough to match and unless everything is sprayed at the same time some difference will be seen. (But it will be nowhere near as noticeable as a big a$$ scratch on your door.) Im with SS2000GT in the fact that me just typing the word scratch probably added one to my berlina S...

jlstyle82

Just put a sticker over it
I don't think you need to paint the whole door for that though
I mean pictures suck but it doesn't look that bad.

RACER

BowlofRice

paint the door and get the bumper resparyed too. then put on a 3m bra to prevent more rock chips.

and yes, just thinking of the "s" word has already put 10 lines in my berlina.

Danfotoman

whatever you've heard, silver is one of the hardest colors to match. the oxidation of the color, etc, makes it difficult to not see the new work. insist that they blend it in with the front and rear panels. i had a crazy man kick my door and mess it up bad, but a good body shop can make it look like it never happened. PS they threw the front bumper repaint in for free, but the job was close to $700. for the door and side panels.

JimmyB

That is sometimes true, however if you can find a shop that specilizes in restoration and custome painting. With the new advances in paint matching and painting techniques getting paints to match is almost 100%. DON'T GO CHEAP

2slow

I must not be looking at the same pictures as you. I think it looks like crap and would be pissed if it were my car. Good luck to the OP in getting everything straightened out

PBE Gummi Bear

try to see if there is anyway that they can pay you instead of the bodyshop. if not, try to find a body shop that will do what plokivos suggested above. that is probably your best option because the dor will still match and your scratch will be perfectly covered. if that doesnt work out, then you can have the door repainted at the expense of the towing co. good luck!

TheDonEffect

If you can catch your fingernail in it, sand, spot paint, and full clear... probably one hour labor, 1-1.5 hours refinish with full clear for the panel. Around here going rate is about 70/hr, so there ya go. Respraying the whole panel sometimes isn't the best idea because if the paint is even remotely off, the panel next to it will contrast especially if it's a door, whereas spot paint blends into the panel so it blends in. Granted Honda has the formula for the paint, but it comes down to how good the painter is good at matching paint because paint fades no matter how well you take care of it.