Originally Posted by kasendorf
Most likely it is how the paint is being applied. I had the same problem on my Silver BMW a few years ago. The car was less than 30 days off of the assembly line in Germany and they had difficulty with the paint. It turned out to be how the paint was applied (in my case too thick made it appear more blue or darker). Also, if they try to repaint without stripping the color will be wrong. Good luck.
So you're saying they had to repaint the entire panel or bumper (wherever the damage was)? The body shop I took my car to is highly recommended by a few car clubs in the area. I've also seen in person some of their work, and it's outstanding. The guys at the shop were confused because they said Honda's are usually a piece of cake to match. They told me yesterday that they're going to have to repaint the entire rear and front bumper covers (there was minor damage to both). I think it would be harder to match an entirely painted cover versus just painting the damaged area and blending it.
So you're suggesting that they've applied the paint too thickly? Should I mention that to them, or just stay out of their way? They're being pretty cool about the whole thing and not wanting to send out some half-ass job. They want to do it right, but they've had the car now for a week for a job that should've taken 2-3 days! I'm starting to think about telling them thanks for the effort, but I need my car back. I'll take it somewhere else to paint it. I would hope they wouldn't expect any sort of payment, considering they haven't yet fixed the car properly.