car, paint, accident, color code
By The Fly One
@aureliah (24687)
Kenya
December 24, 2025 5:51am CST
So the other day i got into a minor accident and my card has to be repainted. I picked it today but I'm so disappointed. I'm annoyed by the over 15 people in that garage. How could none of them notice they used a different color code! Now My car is new and has two different colors. original is pearl/champagne white tone while what they used is cool silver-white. nkt!!!
13 people like this
14 responses
@DaddyEvil (170515)
• United States
24 Dec
I'd be upset over that, too. They should repaint it to match the original color.
2 people like this
@DaddyEvil (170515)
• United States
29 Dec
@aureliah Having to wait is the bad part.
1 person likes this
@aureliah (24687)
• Kenya
29 Dec
@DaddyEvil Yes and I will not have a car to go to work for like 3 days. I don't like the public means here
1 person likes this
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (17261)
• Torrington, Connecticut
24 Dec
That would drive me mad, id make them paint the whole car
2 people like this
@aureliah (24687)
• Kenya
29 Dec
I was literally going mad. I dint want the entire car painted but they have to redo it and match the original color
@luisadannointed (10274)
• Philippines
1 Jan
@aureliah you are welcome. Have a great start of the year!
1 person likes this
Now they have to repaint your car, they made the mistake, it's up to them to remedy.
@RevivedWarrior (3853)
• India
30 Dec
Definitely frustrating! Especially when the car is new and you trusted professionals to get it right. A color mismatch is not a small detail, particularly with pearl or champagne whites that are very specific. With so many people involved, it’s reasonable to expect at least one of them to notice the wrong shade. That was unbelievable. Your annoyance makes complete sense, and you’re not overreacting at all. It is natural to act in that way. Seeing two different whites on the same car would bother anyone every time they looked at it. You should take photos in good daylight to clearly show the difference. Go back to the garage and calmly but firmly ask them to redo it using the correct color code. This is their mistake, not something you should have to accept. Hopefully they take responsibility and fix it properly without extra cost to you. All the best!
@aureliah (24687)
• Kenya
31 Dec
Thank you. The good thing is the boss accepted the mistake and requested I return it for repainting on 5th January. Since the garage is close to where I work, I will be visiting regularly to ensure they are doing the right thing. There was even paint overflow which to me was out of recklessness
1 person likes this
@GardenGerty (168149)
• United States
24 Dec
They maybe hoped you would not notice, but I would be having a fit about this.
@aureliah (24687)
• Kenya
29 Dec
I'm sure they thought they would get away because I'm a young lady I would not pay much attention!
@aureliah (24687)
• Kenya
29 Dec
Very and the location of the garage I would think they are some of the best
@JudyEv (375102)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Dec
That is really annoying. Can you make them redo it? I guess it's not worth the effort.
@Shivram59 (48102)
• India
24 Dec
How they did so!!?? Are they stupid?? I can imagine your disappointment
