Repainting Deep Blue Metallic Hood - Do I trust them to match?

[5513MKII]

My hood has a defect in the edge, not noticeable unless you are looking right at it - cant feel it with the hood closed.

Tesla has offered to sand/correct it and repaint the entire hood (they did not feel a spot sand would look good).

I can probably live with it as-is though I'd prefer it gone. They will not ship a pre-painted hood from the factory, they would have the paint done at the same place locally they do all their collision repair work. Any experience or suggestions or predictions on the matching ability for Deep Blue Metallic?

I don't want the remedy to be worse than the pain.

 

[Pluturi]

I have a DBM Model S. I had to have my rear bumper repainted due to a scratch caused bu the rear lid closing too far. It was a warranty repair. My service center sent me to the local Tesla certified collision center. I can only assume because they are Tesla certified that they have access to Tesla paint, but I can’t tell the difference. Admittedly I haven’t really tried under a bright light in controlled conditions, but under normal viewing it looks the same to me.

Only one data point, but I assume if it is a Tesla certified collision shop doing warranty work it will be OK.

 

[5513MKII]

Thanks for the response - good to hear that they did a great job for you. I'd be less nervous if it was the lift gate or something but the hood, man that's the most prominent part.

 

[TLLMRRJ]

It's a roll of the dice. Do you feel lucky?

 

[5513MKII]

It's a roll of the dice. Do you feel lucky?

I'd feel luckier if I knew my chances were good of rejecting it if it comes back below my standards. If they say "Sorry, you took the risk and this is our best work" i'd be pissed.

I took it to a car detailing guy and he referred me to a paint specialist for an opinion. The detailing guy said he wasnt concerned about the color matching, he was concerned about the finish/texture matching. So we'll see what the paint expert says.

 

[TLLMRRJ]

I'd feel luckier if I knew my chances were good of rejecting it if it comes back below my standards. If they say "Sorry, you took the risk and this is our best work" i'd be pissed.

I took it to a car detailing guy and he referred me to a paint specialist for an opinion. The detailing guy said he wasnt concerned about the color matching, he was concerned about the finish/texture matching. So we'll see what the paint expert says.

Texture (aka level of orange peel) is the easy part. If there is too much orange peel, you just wet sand and polish.

Color match is much harder, especially with metallic paints. In some lighting, usually bright sunlight, the paint may look like a great match, and in other lighting, sunset or artificial lights, like garage lights, the color can show as way off.

I dealt with the color mismatch last year on a metallic gray Jaguar that was sideswiped. It looked ok in bright sunlight, but in low light or at different angles, it was wildly off as a match. It really bugged me, and I sold the car.