I had a new alloy bonnet preped and sprayed couple of weeks ago to replace my steel one on my impreza, all was fine untill i got back after a long drive today, anyone any ideas

 

**** paint job

 

It was ok though tommy, so why would it seperate today, heat maybe

 

what tubbs said

 

Ive never seen paint do that before,who did it?

 

Probably the heat & the scoop flexing at speed maybe?

 

Local paintshop stu, they have a good rep.

 

super ted the ally does flex when im running, but 2 pack paint should flex to right

 

You need different primer for aluminium, its difficult to get anything to stick to it.

 

ok thanks 300, are mention that when i pop in to see them.

 

Looks like fillers lifted, needs to be etch/zinc primed for alloy bonnet as far as I know.pete

 

ok thanks pete

 

the bodyshop should know that to be fair, it's basic prep work

 

If they are a good paint shop they'll sort it for you. You are about to find out how good they are.

 

Looks to be pretty thickly applied - loses benefit of lightweight aluminium with all that paint on it

 

They turned out to be bad unfortunately MichaelB

It is now in the hands of my solicitor who just happens to be my wife
So thats one less thing to worry about

 

How did they react to your complaint? Surely with such a new paintjob their methods/execution need to be reviewed.

 

Sounds like a very bad place to go.

 

Name them so no one else is ripped off. My 10 month old paint job has developed a minor blemish & my body shop is going to do it again at no cost to myself, they insisted on it being perfect as they want me totally satisfied.

 

Yeah when i spoke to the owner of the company he started going into a
ramble about what had been done, you know that kind of talk that they just making excuses, tryed to explain to me that they didnt take the old paint right back so with the old paint underneath thats why it happened.

To say i was shocked well you can imagine, it didnt even cross my mind that they would,nt rub it down properly

 

Total Cowboys

 

jesus, no wonder it cracked, what a bodge job

 

What will really make you laugh is when i asked what will be done, he
said that will be another £100 on top of what i payed already

The said company is Johnsons accident repair centre, burgess hill. stay well clear
Even checkatrade have got involved since i phoned trading standards,
Still im not gonna lose any sleep over it, lifes to short.

 

So you paid them to do a sub-standard job and they want you to pay them to fix it.

Beggers belief.

How much did it cost first time round?

 

It was £204 Ditch

 

lol @ £200, has to be said, what did you expect at that price

 

Sorry but £200 a panel is about the going rate for a good job round here. I would certainly be expecting the paint shop to sort it.

 

£200 for a complete bonnet respray? get out of here!

 

Plus paint of course, and he has a good reputation.

Currently have a spare alloy bonnet in with a mate on a "when I get time" basis, cost of paint only.

After which I have a this lot for him (look in the summer house) PMSL



One's a pro and the other a mate.
It's good to have mates

 

In fairness to the body shop it depends what you've asked them to do,

You say you had a new bonnet painted? So I presume you bought this from subaru in factory primer?

Did you supply them with a used bonnet from a scrapers?

Did they do any filling or was it just a case of can you paint me a bonnet,

If we're were brought in a bonnet, and asked to paint it then it would be inspected for repairs or sub standard work, it wouldn't be taken down to bare metal if that's what you'd be expecting. It would be taken down and high build primered.

All depends whatbyounasked to be done.