darli328

So, long story short I jump a curb on the passenger side. Ended up just scraping the passenger side skirt and took it to a local body shop to get repaired (got a new side skirt, clips, etc). To me it seems like whenever you take a car to a body shop there's always something that just isn't 100% right. I was supposed to pick up the car today but ended up not taking it. I told the guy how picky I would be before dropping it off with everything and he was super cool. Anyways, why is it that it seems like factory paint seems (sorry if that's not the right term) are never adhered to when getting a car fix. For example if you look in the wheel well just between the door and tire you'll notice that the color of the car is carried in maybe about an inch or 1/2 inch on the side skirt. There's also a noticeable paint line from the factory here. Well when I went to look at the work that was done on my car that paint seem was gone and where the body color and underside paint meet was not in the factory location. I asked the guy why the two lines are different from the damage side and not damaged side. He just said we can fix that if you want. I of course said yes, I just want it to look factory. What do you guys think, am I being too anal about it and is this normal with repair work?

Also, just curious. Why is it when you get a new bumper they paint over the vin sicker? I've seen this done on multiple cars at different body shops in different states.