Will
Active member
Hello again.
A few weeks ago I noticed a patch of paint peeling on the hood of my corvette. I took it to the local panel&paint shop and was told that the hood had at some point been resprayed quickly and cheaply. Apparently the paint was sprayed on to thin and was beginning to flake away. In any case I was told by the guy at the paint shop that (because it was metallic) not only the hood had to be resprayed but the whole body otherwise the hood would not match.
Great, just what I need.
On the upside it does offer the opportunity of changing the colour. There are many designs running though my mind but I have heard that changing the colour from the original (as stated in the VIN number) can decrease the value of the vehicle.
If the above is true what if I changed to a paint that was also offered for corvettes of the same year, or if I changed from medium blue metallic to electron blue metallic. If I still used blue would that reduce the effect of depreciation from not keeping the original colour.
A few weeks ago I noticed a patch of paint peeling on the hood of my corvette. I took it to the local panel&paint shop and was told that the hood had at some point been resprayed quickly and cheaply. Apparently the paint was sprayed on to thin and was beginning to flake away. In any case I was told by the guy at the paint shop that (because it was metallic) not only the hood had to be resprayed but the whole body otherwise the hood would not match.
Great, just what I need.
On the upside it does offer the opportunity of changing the colour. There are many designs running though my mind but I have heard that changing the colour from the original (as stated in the VIN number) can decrease the value of the vehicle.
If the above is true what if I changed to a paint that was also offered for corvettes of the same year, or if I changed from medium blue metallic to electron blue metallic. If I still used blue would that reduce the effect of depreciation from not keeping the original colour.
