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Tesla SC paint repair - not very happy

vitesse

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Apr 2, 2019
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Hertfordshire (UK)
When I took delivery of our 3 year old CPO MS70D I pointed out that some damage to the paint of the nearside rear door was much worse than shown in the preview photos provided by Tesla.

West Drayton SC, where I collected the car from, agreed and a few weeks later the door was repainted by their paint shop.

Unfortunately, it's quite apparent that the door doesn't have the same shine as surrounding original paintwork - it's almost satin rather than glossy. I cleaned the car at the weekend and this is when the contrast really shows as the rest of the paint has a really good shine, reflecting surrounding details nicely.

I'm just not sure if this is what one should expect with paint repairs or if I should press Tesla to do a better job?

The colour is Triple-coat red.
 

-DB-

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Mar 3, 2019
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N.Ireland
It should match and you shouldn't really be able to tell (unless you are a pro). Maybe they didn't add enough pearl in?
 

vitesse

Active Member
Apr 2, 2019
1,021
285
Hertfordshire (UK)
It should match and you shouldn't really be able to tell (unless you are a pro). Maybe they didn't add enough pearl in?
Thanks, the car is with them this morning for some other work and they seem to agree it's not right but it hasn't been inspected by their bodyshop yet.
 
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