so I'm finally due to get my NSX back from the body shop tomorrow after 9 weeks. I went in to take a look today because they had finished painting it.
I noticed that the plastic parts of the car (e.g. front bumper), was a subtley darker shade of red than the metal body panels (my car is formula red). The shop had to replace and paint both types of panels. The replaced metal panels matched fine with the rest of the car, but the plastic bits are slightly off.
They claim that the plastic takes the paint differently than the metal, accounting for the difference.
My questions:
1)Has anyone else experienced this with repainted bumpers?
2)Will the color lighten with age?
3)Even if the plastic takes the paint differently, how did the original color match?
I noticed that the plastic parts of the car (e.g. front bumper), was a subtley darker shade of red than the metal body panels (my car is formula red). The shop had to replace and paint both types of panels. The replaced metal panels matched fine with the rest of the car, but the plastic bits are slightly off.
They claim that the plastic takes the paint differently than the metal, accounting for the difference.
My questions:
1)Has anyone else experienced this with repainted bumpers?
2)Will the color lighten with age?
3)Even if the plastic takes the paint differently, how did the original color match?