Debating a customer about blending panels versus painting the whole thing

I had this guy come in with a 2018 Civic in that dark metallic blue and he insisted I only blend the bumper instead of painting the whole panel. He said his cousin saved $200 doing it that way and it looked fine. I tried explaining how the color shifts with metallics and how blending can leave a line if the clearcoat ages differently, but he wasn't having it. Now I'm second-guessing myself, like is blending actually that good now with modern paint systems or am I overthinking it? How often do you guys see issues with blends on newer cars versus older ones?

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foster.dylan13d ago

Oh come on, is it really that big of a deal? People act like a blend on a modern car is gonna cause the whole planet to explode. Ive seen plenty of blends that look fine, especially on newer paints that are way more consistent than the junk from the 90s. If his cousin saved $200 and the car still looks good, maybe the guy has a point. Youre probably overthinking it, most customers cant even tell the difference unless you point it out.

victor_butler5013d ago

Watched a buddy try that trick on his silver Tacoma and two years later you could see this weird ghost line right where the blend stopped in certain light. Ended up costing him more to redo it than if he'd just done the whole panel upfront.