[Paint] Odd colour

Dr Dark · 11th April 2007, 15:31

Just a thought -

Wasn't that noticable when I got the car, didn't really notice it before I picked it up either.....

Anyone out there got a champagne silver one?

Check your rear bumper. From about 3/4 rear angle...

Mine seems a lot darker than the rest of the car. Not too sure about the front one, it seems to blend in pretty well.

I thought it might be the angles that are there, some sort of trick of the light, but there definately IS a difference. I'm now wondering if my car has been in a smack or something.

Interestingly, the boot and rest of the car match up, I think that even the left hand side is pretty well matched. There doesn't seem to be any major difference between the left and right of the rear bumper AT THE BACK, its just that little bit on the corner up to the door, that doesn't match the door colours at all (and the doors match the rest of the car etc etc)

Anyone else have this - I guess colour isn't important.

And yes, I know that EXACT matches aren't always possible... I will try to post some pix if I can remember to do em!

pcr · 11th April 2007, 15:36

Same colour, same thing with me. The rear bumper does look darker from some angles.

terry · 11th April 2007, 17:20

I have Champagne, there is very little difference at the moment.
My previous Civic (52 reg Aqua Green) was much worse, the bumpers were quite a different shade in any light.
In the past the cars were painted with all the body parts attached, so any variations between batches of paint would not show.
Nowadays I think the bumpers and other bits are painted separately, which is why the painting quality can vary as well as the colour.
It is also the reason why you can buy pre-painted body parts.

Bog · 11th April 2007, 17:23

My Galaxy Grey is a bit like it, I think all manufactures struggle with it when it comes to lighter colours. A dealer once told me it was to with painting black plastic - not sure if that is true

Topcat · 11th April 2007, 17:34

I saw a blueish silver one a couple of weeks ago and that had a very noticable difference in colour with the rear bumper.

Bog · 11th April 2007, 17:36

If you really look a most light coloured cars you can see a slight difference.

Dr Dark · 11th April 2007, 17:49

Thanks people, will still post some pix just in case theres "something wrong" - and my dealer does like to point out that I'm paranoid as I've been back a few times with all sorts of "issues" :P

JoeyF · 11th April 2007, 17:52

Mine is a Blueish Silver and my rear bumper is darker than the rest of the car, spoke to my dealer and he said this is normal on plastic bumpers I pointed out that the front one was perfect, he went mmmmmm! look at that one over there, and surely enough that rear bumper was darker as well. Couldn't really argue.

Brodick · 11th April 2007, 17:59

The Bumpers onMy cosmic Grey CR-V can look lighter than the rest of the
car!!!

Galaxy Grey seems to change shades dependant on the colour of the sky

Mr Chips · 11th April 2007, 18:57

On my NHB the front and rear bumpers are a greyer black and the rest is a bluer black in bright sunlight. I noticed the bumpers on other colours are greyer / darker in strong sunlight. Other manufacturers don't seem to have the same problem. My worry would be if you had to have an adjoining panel resprayed and ended up with three shades. I also wonder about Milano Red and whether the bumpers look very different at night when different shades of red tend to show up.

DanishDude · 11th April 2007, 19:01

Take a close look at the rearbumper between the rear wheelarch and the rearlamp, then you'll find the explanation or that's what I believe. The bumper is covered with a layer of plastic, some kind of protection i guess.

Dr Dark · 12th April 2007, 10:24

Goddag Danishdude! (Or should that be Hej med hjer?!)

Are you hinting that the plastic protection as it were, should be removed, or is it just something that I have to live with?

The front bumper seems to match more or less perfectly, which to me would suggest that the car has had a minor bump somewhere and either had the rear one replaced or resprayed. I don't think the right hand side matches the rest of the car. The left side seems to be more or less ok.

Dawson · 12th April 2007, 10:33

My last car had a terrible mismatch between the front bumper and the wing. The dealer wouldn't do anything about it.

andi22b · 12th April 2007, 16:49

I've had this problem to a greater or lesser extent with every car that I've had with plastic bumpers. I have been told that it is a sad fact of life that it happens.
My Civic is Champagne Silver and yes, there is a noticable difference, but most people don't notice until it's pointed out.
I even had a repair done to the nearside rear bumper and they matched the rest of the bumper perfectly so you can't see the join; so the difference between the bumper and the rear panel is just as it was before.
The question is: what is acceptable? And what is a bad mismatch?
I thought it would be a good idea for the manufacturer to explore these differences during vehicle development and use different paint mixes on metal and plastic parts. This would mean two paint codes for each car, but would solve the problem. Can't see it ever happening though.

Alwaysblack · 12th April 2007, 16:56

Dawson.
My NHB looks a bit different to the one above.!!

Dawson · 12th April 2007, 18:51

That was my last car.

Honda matched the black perfectly on the Civic. :P

DanishDude · 12th April 2007, 19:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr Dark

Goddag Danishdude! (Or should that be Hej med hjer?!)

Are you hinting that the plastic protection as it were, should be removed, or is it just something that I have to live with?

The front bumper seems to match more or less perfectly, which to me would suggest that the car has had a minor bump somewhere and either had the rear one replaced or resprayed. I don't think the right hand side matches the rest of the car. The left side seems to be more or less ok.

Yo Dr. Dark

Both will do :O)

No I don’t think that the plastic should be removed, but that it's some kind of protection against stone chips. I had a close look at the front bumper today, and it seems like it also has this plastic on. Try to look at your own car, I’m quite sure that you can se where the plastic “ends” at the edges of the bumpers.

gray52 · 12th April 2007, 21:42

mines a MR and the tail gate looks lighter in the sunlight, but on a cloudy day its nearly the same as the bumper. front bumper wings and bonnet are spot on. i think is down to the primer, tail gate must be a different shade of primer, or they have saved afew quid and spray straight on to it???

darkside · 12th April 2007, 22:08

Same here Vivid Blue and the back bumper appears slightly darker than the rest of the car but not enough to be bothered about to be honest.
Gray did you get yours from Marshall Honda Peterborough?

gray52 · 12th April 2007, 22:28

i sure did. what area of p'boro are u?

11th April 2007, 15:31	#1 (permalink)
Dr Dark Wheelnut Join Date: 29th January 2007 Location: Oop Nooerth Posts: 86	[Paint] Odd colour Just a thought - Wasn't that noticable when I got the car, didn't really notice it before I picked it up either..... Anyone out there got a champagne silver one? Check your rear bumper. From about 3/4 rear angle... Mine seems a lot darker than the rest of the car. Not too sure about the front one, it seems to blend in pretty well. I thought it might be the angles that are there, some sort of trick of the light, but there definately IS a difference. I'm now wondering if my car has been in a smack or something. Interestingly, the boot and rest of the car match up, I think that even the left hand side is pretty well matched. There doesn't seem to be any major difference between the left and right of the rear bumper AT THE BACK, its just that little bit on the corner up to the door, that doesn't match the door colours at all (and the doors match the rest of the car etc etc) Anyone else have this - I guess colour isn't important. And yes, I know that EXACT matches aren't always possible... I will try to post some pix if I can remember to do em!

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11th April 2007, 15:36	#2 (permalink)
pcr Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 5th September 2006 Location: Shropshire Posts: 767	Same colour, same thing with me. The rear bumper does look darker from some angles.

11th April 2007, 17:20	#3 (permalink)
terry Supporter Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 24th September 2006 Location: Cambridge Posts: 306	I have Champagne, there is very little difference at the moment. My previous Civic (52 reg Aqua Green) was much worse, the bumpers were quite a different shade in any light. In the past the cars were painted with all the body parts attached, so any variations between batches of paint would not show. Nowadays I think the bumpers and other bits are painted separately, which is why the painting quality can vary as well as the colour. It is also the reason why you can buy pre-painted body parts.

11th April 2007, 17:23	#4 (permalink)
Bog Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 5th October 2006 Location: Romford, Essex Posts: 884	My Galaxy Grey is a bit like it, I think all manufactures struggle with it when it comes to lighter colours. A dealer once told me it was to with painting black plastic - not sure if that is true

11th April 2007, 17:34	#5 (permalink)
Topcat Supporter Civinfo guru Join Date: 11th May 2006 Location: Middlesex Posts: 2,655	I saw a blueish silver one a couple of weeks ago and that had a very noticable difference in colour with the rear bumper.

11th April 2007, 17:36	#6 (permalink)
Bog Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 5th October 2006 Location: Romford, Essex Posts: 884	If you really look a most light coloured cars you can see a slight difference.

11th April 2007, 17:49	#7 (permalink)
Dr Dark Wheelnut Join Date: 29th January 2007 Location: Oop Nooerth Posts: 86	Thanks people, will still post some pix just in case theres "something wrong" - and my dealer does like to point out that I'm paranoid as I've been back a few times with all sorts of "issues" :P

11th April 2007, 17:52	#8 (permalink)
JoeyF Supporter Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 23rd October 2006 Location: Rotherham, South Yorkshire Posts: 361	Mine is a Blueish Silver and my rear bumper is darker than the rest of the car, spoke to my dealer and he said this is normal on plastic bumpers I pointed out that the front one was perfect, he went mmmmmm! look at that one over there, and surely enough that rear bumper was darker as well. Couldn't really argue.

11th April 2007, 17:59	#9 (permalink)
Brodick Perfect Guy! Rocketship door handle Join Date: 1st December 2006 Location: Central Scotland Posts: 1,581	The Bumpers onMy cosmic Grey CR-V can look lighter than the rest of the car!!! Galaxy Grey seems to change shades dependant on the colour of the sky

11th April 2007, 18:57	#10 (permalink)
Mr Chips Valve Cap Join Date: 11th March 2007 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne Posts: 5	On my NHB the front and rear bumpers are a greyer black and the rest is a bluer black in bright sunlight. I noticed the bumpers on other colours are greyer / darker in strong sunlight. Other manufacturers don't seem to have the same problem. My worry would be if you had to have an adjoining panel resprayed and ended up with three shades. I also wonder about Milano Red and whether the bumpers look very different at night when different shades of red tend to show up.

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11th April 2007, 19:01	#11 (permalink)
DanishDude Valve Cap Join Date: 26th December 2006 Location: Roskilde in Denmark Posts: 26	Take a close look at the rearbumper between the rear wheelarch and the rearlamp, then you'll find the explanation or that's what I believe. The bumper is covered with a layer of plastic, some kind of protection i guess.

12th April 2007, 10:24	#12 (permalink)
Dr Dark Wheelnut Join Date: 29th January 2007 Location: Oop Nooerth Posts: 86	Goddag Danishdude! (Or should that be Hej med hjer?!) Are you hinting that the plastic protection as it were, should be removed, or is it just something that I have to live with? The front bumper seems to match more or less perfectly, which to me would suggest that the car has had a minor bump somewhere and either had the rear one replaced or resprayed. I don't think the right hand side matches the rest of the car. The left side seems to be more or less ok.

12th April 2007, 10:33	#13 (permalink)
Dawson Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 7th December 2006 Location: Turriff Posts: 193	My last car had a terrible mismatch between the front bumper and the wing. The dealer wouldn't do anything about it.

12th April 2007, 16:49	#14 (permalink)
andi22b Supporter Wheelnut Join Date: 2nd September 2006 Location: Banstead Posts: 62	I've had this problem to a greater or lesser extent with every car that I've had with plastic bumpers. I have been told that it is a sad fact of life that it happens. My Civic is Champagne Silver and yes, there is a noticable difference, but most people don't notice until it's pointed out. I even had a repair done to the nearside rear bumper and they matched the rest of the bumper perfectly so you can't see the join; so the difference between the bumper and the rear panel is just as it was before. The question is: what is acceptable? And what is a bad mismatch? I thought it would be a good idea for the manufacturer to explore these differences during vehicle development and use different paint mixes on metal and plastic parts. This would mean two paint codes for each car, but would solve the problem. Can't see it ever happening though.

12th April 2007, 16:56	#15 (permalink)
Alwaysblack Ex Black Rat Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 21st September 2006 Location: S E London / Kent Posts: 147	Dawson. My NHB looks a bit different to the one above.!!

12th April 2007, 18:51	#16 (permalink)
Dawson Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 7th December 2006 Location: Turriff Posts: 193	That was my last car. Honda matched the black perfectly on the Civic. :P

12th April 2007, 21:42	#18 (permalink)
gray52 Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 23rd November 2006 Location: peterborough Posts: 798	mines a MR and the tail gate looks lighter in the sunlight, but on a cloudy day its nearly the same as the bumper. front bumper wings and bonnet are spot on. i think is down to the primer, tail gate must be a different shade of primer, or they have saved afew quid and spray straight on to it???

12th April 2007, 22:08	#19 (permalink)
darkside Wheelnut Join Date: 9th February 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire Posts: 86	Same here Vivid Blue and the back bumper appears slightly darker than the rest of the car but not enough to be bothered about to be honest. Gray did you get yours from Marshall Honda Peterborough?

12th April 2007, 22:28	#20 (permalink)
gray52 Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 23rd November 2006 Location: peterborough Posts: 798	i sure did. what area of p'boro are u?