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Color Sand and Polish Auto Body Paint Finish… by NetworkAutoBody
In this video, Network Auto Body discusses the problem of getting dirt in paint jobs being sprayed in auto body shops. He mentions that insurance should pay for this as it is impossible to have the vehicle as clean as it was when being sprayed from the factory. Therefore, dirt is going to get in the paint, and you will need to cut and polish the vehicle. He also mentions that dirt is a dead give-away that the vehicle has been repainted. This may affect the trade-in value.

Watch the video and let me know what you think. I know most shops buff dirt out, but have you been able to have insurance pay for that? If so, do you have any advice for other shops when they are trying to have insurance to pay for this task?

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Comments

  1. I agree with this video. It is very impractical to remove all the dust on a vehicle when it’s brought into a booth. So if it’s not like factory where the vehicle is “stripped” or has no road wear or any drivetrain to trap dust your more than likely going to have to buff and sand to make the finished product acceptable.

  2. I think that insurance should pay for because it is almost impossible to not get some dirt in the paint and it isn’t too much work but it makes it look a lot better.

  3. I agree. I think that insurance companies should pay for buffing because most of the dirt that gets in the paint is from the car it’s self.

  4. in the factory dust particles arent present in the paint booth because the car hasnt been exposed to outdoor conditions yet but when you take your car in to get repainted or fixed in a body shop your taking in a lot of dirt dust and mud along with it. due to this when the vehicle is ready to be painted and finished the first coat is more than likely gonna have spots in which dust will get under the coating. body shops are made to repair a car to its factory conditions, therefore i believe that an insurance company should be responsible to pay the body shop to correct their human error which would be a bigger and more expensive nuisance for them to fix by cleaning the underside of every car they have to paint.

    this comment written by the ever loving, pretty intelligent, and by far most extraordinary auto body techinician, yours truly,
    Chris Jones.

  5. Insurance should pay for the color sand and buffing. It is part of a refinishing process, if the car is to be painted, there are way more steps than just slapping on a coat of paint. Insurance should pay for the car to be returned to the state it was in before any damage was done.

  6. Unless you can remove everything else besides the body from the car, then it is almost impossible to not get a single imperfection in a paint job. The Insurance companys should pay for the buffing because it is not always the shops fault if dirt or something gets into the paint.

  7. i think insurance should cover buffing as long as its not excessive a little is impossible to help but to much would be at fault of the shop

  8. i think they should pay for it because its about unavoidable and they have to spend their time on it and their supplies which isn’t fair to the shop. If its a run or something caused by the painter i dont think it should be paid for.

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