What to do about driver door:(

[39BuickEight]

Nice!  How much of the car did they paint in order to blend it and match up the pinstripe perfectly?  Red can be very tricky.  Did they just paint the whole side?

 

I was going to say just buy another Reatta for $3700+ and sell this one as-is, but I don't know about this one at all, so that may not have been a realistic option.

[89RedDarkGrey]

Hey- your drivers side front hubcap "R" isn't in line with the "BUICK" on the wheel spoke. That's -1 point

 

 

[RetroJohnny]

12 hours ago, 89RedDarkGrey said:

Hey- your drivers side front hubcap "R" isn't in line with the "BUICK" on the wheel spoke. That's -1 point

 

 

Whoops! Must not have fixed that after doing some suspension work HAHA nice catch

[RetroJohnny]

14 hours ago, 39BuickEight said:

Nice!  How much of the car did they paint in order to blend it and match up the pinstripe perfectly?  Red can be very tricky.  Did they just paint the whole side?

 

I was going to say just buy another Reatta for $3700+ and sell this one as-is, but I don't know about this one at all, so that may not have been a realistic option.

What they actually did was just get the paint off the old door, looked for a "perfect match" in their database and had that paint created, so they only had to paint the door! It is about a 98% match, cause if you study the door for a good minute you can notice a faint difference in color shading, but overall it is a more than acceptable job.

[89RedDarkGrey]

Next year- give the entire car a few "touch ups" and clay bar, polish the windows, wash & wax & buff- it will all blend in even more- and be even less noticeable. You've got to be patient, and let the new coatings completely harden & gas off- before waxing & stuff.