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21st May 2018, 17:04 | #1 |
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Paint mismatch
On my blue Tourer (Seafrost - JYA) there’s a slight but fairly obvious difference in colour between the bonnet and the rest of the paintwork. Here’s a link to a photo although, to be fair, it does make the difference appear somewhat greater than it actually is. Still, it’s enough to be quite annoying!
https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0V5oqs3qSp0GX It would surely be rather unusual if the car had been in an accident such that only the bonnet, and none of the other panels, had to be replaced or resprayed, although I guess it’s possible that something dropped onto the bonnet from above at some stage! I have T-cut and polished the bonnet just in case it had weathered differently from the other panels by being horizontal, but this hasn’t made any difference. So is this a factory quality control issue and, if so, is it a common problem? I’d be intrigued to hear any other ideas. |
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Many bonnets are resprayed because of scratches or stone chips... If the rest of the car is UV effected then the bonnet could be sprayed perfectly well and just look different due to less UV.. Then again it may be painted with the wrong primer or incorrect number of top coats... It quite common to see this now and I notice the same effect on 2 of my own Rovers as well as the likes of Flying Banana's front bumper and others...
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To me the bonnet looks Wedgwood blue, do you think it could have been changed at some point?
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The rest of the paintwork is good and the colour is quite vivid and bright. |
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My last Wedgwood had a different colour roof, it looked JEL, (an early Wedgwood) compared to the rest in JBH (later Wedgwood) I've found it's always best, where possible, to change a panel/door/bonnet wherever possible, rather than risk a mismatch spray.
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My friend has a Wedgwood cdt. He had the rear bumper and a sill resprayed. The sill looks ok, but the bumper looks a different colour in certain lights. Both sprayed at the same time.
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What colour is the bonnet underneath? If it's the same as the top, then I would suggest it's been replaced with a Wedgwood at some point, as Seafrost would've been harder to find
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As I say, the photo somewhat exaggerates the colour mismatch, and I don’t honestly think the colour is so far off that it could be a different colour altogether. I was showing it to my neighbour this afternoon and he said he wouldn’t have noticed the difference, although he could see it once I’d pointed it out to him. |
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