repairing auto body damage caused by your teen

There is nothing as inconveniencing as having to return your car to a repair shop for it to be redone. It a waste of time and money for both you and the people who worked on it. It is therefore advisable that you ensure that you are satisfied with the results of the repair work before driving your car off the the auto body repair shop's lot. This is so especially when it comes to painting work.

The following are car painting mistake-detection tips. Arm yourself with these tips. They will come in handy in helping you to avoid the need to make a return trip the next time you take your car to a collision repair shop.

The foggy and the shiny

Before painting, it is imperative for the person working on your car to clean the area to be painted. This is to get rid of any dirt that may cause unevenness in the paintwork. He or she has to also mask the other parts of the car for two reasons. The first reason is to avoid spraying parts that don't need to be worked on. The second reason is to keep dirt that is on the body of the car off the area that is to be painted.

If a repair shop fails to do these things, you car's body will end up with extra-shiny and foggy patches. It won't be a surprise if there are unnecessary bumps in the paintwork. All this will turn your car's body into an eyesore.

Before taking your car out of the repair shop, you should therefore inspect the paintwork in order to make sure that it doesn't have shiny or foggy areas. Don't dismiss these imperfections, as they are not temporary. Have them fixed first before driving off.

The paint color mismatch

The reason why color mismatch mistakes escape the eye of most car owners is because they are sometimes hard to detect, especially if your car has a unique blend of colors. There is also the fact that most car owners usually dismiss any mismatch as an on-the-way-to-drying effect. Add to this lighting complications and you have a problem that you are likely to detect way after leaving the repair shop.

To make sure that the repair shop has the colors right, take your car out in the sun and inspect it. If the colors seem to blend, take a second look using fluorescent light. The colors should blend flawlessly, and if there are any glaring differences between the repainted area and the rest of the vehicle, don't hang on the it-will-even-out-over-time hope. Have the job redone, and if that is not possible, have the entire side repainted. This is better than driving around in a car that has imperfect paintwork.

For more information, contact a company like High Point Body & Paint.