Help and advice on bodywork issues
Posted: 12 Jun 2023, 20:02
Hi. Two years ago I had my van resprayed. Unfortunately, it didn't go too well with a number of significant issues with the initial paint job that were, to some degree, eventually resolved by the bodyshop.
The main issue revolved around peeling/crumpling paint that was apparent as soon as I picked the van up. The bodyshop blamed this on a bad batch of paint from their supplier that had an issue with the hardener. They initially agreed to rub down the paint on the whole of the van back to the primer as the whole van had sprayed using the same batch of paint. They ended up back tracking on this and only rubbing down areas that were visibly an issue at the time.
It was a bruising encounter that was particularly stressful and left me feeling let down - I paid nearly 10k and didn't feel I got a paint job worthy of that.
Fast forward two years and a large section of paint has literally come away from the body of the van. Tracking around the panel, it is happening in more than one place.
Has anyone had experience of this happening to their van? Is it reasonable to assume this is linked to the issue with the initial paint? I can't imagine this should be happening two years after a respray has been done. The panel in question was a brand new panel that was fitted so was bare metal.
Thanks to anyone who has more knowledge than me around paintwork and can offer any thoughts.
The main issue revolved around peeling/crumpling paint that was apparent as soon as I picked the van up. The bodyshop blamed this on a bad batch of paint from their supplier that had an issue with the hardener. They initially agreed to rub down the paint on the whole of the van back to the primer as the whole van had sprayed using the same batch of paint. They ended up back tracking on this and only rubbing down areas that were visibly an issue at the time.
It was a bruising encounter that was particularly stressful and left me feeling let down - I paid nearly 10k and didn't feel I got a paint job worthy of that.
Fast forward two years and a large section of paint has literally come away from the body of the van. Tracking around the panel, it is happening in more than one place.
Has anyone had experience of this happening to their van? Is it reasonable to assume this is linked to the issue with the initial paint? I can't imagine this should be happening two years after a respray has been done. The panel in question was a brand new panel that was fitted so was bare metal.
Thanks to anyone who has more knowledge than me around paintwork and can offer any thoughts.