Paint work on Magno Black Paint
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Paint work on Magno Black Paint
Hello all, anyone have experience with getting paintwork done on Magno black paint? It entails painting for the most part the whole side of the vehicle or whole front in order for the matte finish to match the rest. Does it end up turning out close to factory when done by shops that are authorized by Mercedes? Thank you all.
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Don’t worry or stress about it. The first few years of owning my G63 with this color I was extremely worried and **** about driving or parking.
Long story short I had to have a few panels and roof repainted this year. It took the shop two tries but they nailed it. You wouldn’t be able to tell whatsoever. The shop said it was just a few extra steps and wasn’t too bad to do.
Side note: I have family and close friends in the body shop business I’ve learned certifications really don’t mean jack ****. It’s a gimmick like CPO is. All it means is the shop pays a premium to have that certified “tag”. In my area many “certified” shops have gone and come. In addition to the tag the techs are trained to “factory standards” and they have “factory tools”. However some shops are certified but don’t have those techs or tools anymore but did at one point but continue to pay the manufacture “yearly dues” to keep that tag and get business.
I would find a good shop that has good reputation certified or not and use them for your repair.
I had the worst experience ever using Mercedes to do repairs on my vehicle. I ended up having another shop do the majority of the work. The certified shop located at the dealer charged my insurance thousands and thousands in extra unnecessary work that was not needed.
Long story short I had to have a few panels and roof repainted this year. It took the shop two tries but they nailed it. You wouldn’t be able to tell whatsoever. The shop said it was just a few extra steps and wasn’t too bad to do.
Side note: I have family and close friends in the body shop business I’ve learned certifications really don’t mean jack ****. It’s a gimmick like CPO is. All it means is the shop pays a premium to have that certified “tag”. In my area many “certified” shops have gone and come. In addition to the tag the techs are trained to “factory standards” and they have “factory tools”. However some shops are certified but don’t have those techs or tools anymore but did at one point but continue to pay the manufacture “yearly dues” to keep that tag and get business.
I would find a good shop that has good reputation certified or not and use them for your repair.
I had the worst experience ever using Mercedes to do repairs on my vehicle. I ended up having another shop do the majority of the work. The certified shop located at the dealer charged my insurance thousands and thousands in extra unnecessary work that was not needed.
Last edited by simandang; Sep 10, 2021 at 06:09 PM.
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Joined: Feb 2019
Posts: 106
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From: Washington D.C
G63
Don’t worry or stress about it. The first few years of owning my G63 with this color I was extremely worried and **** about driving or parking.
Long story short I had to have a few panels and roof repainted this year. It took the shop two tries but they nailed it. You wouldn’t be able to tell whatsoever. The shop said it was just a few extra steps and wasn’t too bad to do.
Side note: I have family and close friends in the body shop business I’ve learned certifications really don’t mean jack ****. It’s a gimmick like CPO is. All it means is the shop pays a premium to have that certified “tag”. In my area many “certified” shops have gone and come. In addition to the tag the techs are trained to “factory standards” and they have “factory tools”. However some shops are certified but don’t have those techs or tools anymore but did at one point but continue to pay the manufacture “yearly dues” to keep that tag and get business.
I would find a good shop that has good reputation certified or not and use them for your repair.
I had the worst experience ever using Mercedes to do repairs on my vehicle. I ended up having another shop do the majority of the work. The certified shop located at the dealer charged my insurance thousands and thousands in extra unnecessary work that was not needed.
Long story short I had to have a few panels and roof repainted this year. It took the shop two tries but they nailed it. You wouldn’t be able to tell whatsoever. The shop said it was just a few extra steps and wasn’t too bad to do.
Side note: I have family and close friends in the body shop business I’ve learned certifications really don’t mean jack ****. It’s a gimmick like CPO is. All it means is the shop pays a premium to have that certified “tag”. In my area many “certified” shops have gone and come. In addition to the tag the techs are trained to “factory standards” and they have “factory tools”. However some shops are certified but don’t have those techs or tools anymore but did at one point but continue to pay the manufacture “yearly dues” to keep that tag and get business.
I would find a good shop that has good reputation certified or not and use them for your repair.
I had the worst experience ever using Mercedes to do repairs on my vehicle. I ended up having another shop do the majority of the work. The certified shop located at the dealer charged my insurance thousands and thousands in extra unnecessary work that was not needed.
