Side skirt/rocker panel repair work

kenchan

are you talking about the line of the mold? if so, if the bodyshop sanded it down or used more primer than factory, that line would not show up after painting it.

not very clear wat the question is.

not sure about the vin sticker being painted. often times they will remove the rivets and just re-rivet them after painting unless it is adhesive type. then i can understand they just paint over it cause it wont remove flat. i suppose they could mask it.

darli328

Yes, I believe I'm talking about the line in the mold. In that new/repainted side skirt the line was not done in the same spot as factory (and was completely smooth to the touch). They moved it closer to the outside of the panel/car and painted the area in question the black color that's further in the wheel well. Sorry, wish I could explain it better and I wish I took pics. I get what you're saying about how they may have just sanded it down or something but why do that? Why not make it look factory? I would imagine that's what their guide/instructions say to do.

Also, I totally get there was no clear question in there. Sorry, it was more of a rant than anything. Just frustrating when I get body work done it's never exactly like it was before.

With the bumper question. I've seen bumpers with vin # stickers get painted over when the number is getting fix/repainted. As I mentioned before I've seen this done in multiple shops in multiple states and was sure of there was some sort of insurance/regulation that if it's not the original bumper or it has been worked on the vin had to be taken off on that part.