Just bought a 2012 RTL in black... anyone else here notice how off the black is from the sheetmetal parts of the truck to the bumper color black... rubber bumpers are so much blacker in the bright sunlight... terrible looking... I have seen also the color difference on white trucks where the bumper is not as white as the body pain... honda should improve the color matching systems
The Accords are like that too. My wife has the pearl white and it's a huge difference. I was told it was plastic and metal and that was why. Didn't bother the wife so it was cool with me.
Some girl on her phone bumped into the Accord at a red light and the shop painted it and now it matches the car. I complained and Allstate painted the front too. Now it all matches. :cheerleader:
Some girl on her phone bumped into the Accord at a red light and the shop painted it and now it matches the car. I complained and Allstate painted the front too. Now it all matches. :cheerleader:
no sorry dont have any pictures.... I will try to take some when its clean and in the daylight.... its like the truck is black brown compared to the jet black rubber bumpers... its a brand new truck, so I know its factory... I had a 1984 corvette with the same issue.. it bothered my so much I had the entire car repainted.. but that was back in 1984.. now in 2013 you would think car manufacturers would mix the paint better to match.. metal and rubber should all be the same...
I have a 2012 in the Crystal Black and do not have any color gradients between any of the sheet metal and bumper components. Mine was purchased at the beginning on the year.
I have several wash, wax and clay bar cycles on it at this point and haven't seen any noticeable color differences. I pull it out into the direct sunlight to look for any missed wax residue all the time.
Yup..it is a problem on many vehicles. It can be done better for sure and yes it is a qc issue. Plastic and metal are different especially the lay down of metallic, not easy but certainly doable. Thus qc at many angles and light sources..
Not only are the paints for metal and plastic surfaces different, and sprayed at different times/locations, but for several years, most manufacturers paint the final color coat as thin as possible, which saves them piles of money over time. Metallic paints are especially expensive. Unfortunately, car buyers are frequently left with paint jobs on new cars which are less than desireable. Some are actually terrible.
About the only option a buyer has is to look over the paint job thoroughly, in bright sunlight, before signing any paperwork. If you find a poor paint job, walk away from that car and find another. Do NOT let the dealer/salesman convince you that they will fix the paint. Who wants a new car that had to be repainted?
I took delivery late afternoon... I am going to contact the dealer about the issue and I also have a strange discoloration like a finger smear on my drivers door... does not come out with cleaner glaze.. might need to be wet sanded out..
The metalics for what ever reason lay different on the metal surface than they do on the plastic surfaces.
I have seen it a thousand times. I have seen painters use the exact same paint from the exact same gun, applying the paint seconds apart and still having some differences.
As someone who bought the same vehicle with the same color I am not surprised this is an issue. When I detailed my car in a sunny day I noticed the significant issue of the paint difference shade between the metal paint job and the bumpers paint job. I also uncovered, when waxing the roof, a significant "cloud smear" like imperfection under the clearcoat. It bother me enough to bring it to the Honda dealer service mgr and after an inspection by the direct Honda District Rep they agreed to fix the smear roof imprefection. I told him that there is a similar, but not as bad, smear in my driver door, but since it is winter here I could not show it to the dealer. I had to leave the car for the Honda rep to inspect and approve. It was approved. I just have to bring it before 10000 miles for the paint fix. He suggested to bring it in spring since paint cures better. I will. I will insist that they also fix the similar door smear and to look at the paint mismatch. This are defects that should have been caught by the final factory inspector and not me. It is starting to sound like qc in Honda is going the way of crap. Or they just do not have their heart on the RL anymore.
Also, so far the mpg sucks big. 12.7 average...most I got 18.2 in all highway. This is my third RL and
truejab, Yes black is a hard color to deal with.. body paint color to bumper color is way off...I will mention it to honda when I speak with them, did your other year ridgeline's get the same terrible mpg?
You cant restore pearl..its under the clear..
Metallics have been hit as well including xyrics..sp?.. And many others. Honda black used to always have very small amounts of metallic... Yes it adds cost,,
Any pigments can be used but suprisingly some are only made by few suppliers for some pigments regardless of oem..
I also noticed this on my black 2013 sport. I have been trying to wash and wax weekly since i bought the truck, one of these times I caught myself waxing the truck at night with a headlamp and the difference was very easily noticed. I thought the dealership had switched out parts on me. Comforting to hear it is common.
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