C7 Paint quality

My neighbor just got one in Laguna Blue with red interior. Overall the color scheme seems just awful but the actual finish of the paint seemed fine.

 

Could it have been a poor repair job?

 

The quarter panels, doors, and rear hatch of the new C7 Corvette are made of a new and lighter composite material than those used in previous years. The lighter composite contributes to maximized performance. However, it also has a different surface shape and absorbs paint differently than the composite material used in the C6.

On the new 2015 models they are now using different primers and top coats and are now painting the quarter panels, doors, and rear hatches with double primer coats. As a point of information, the hood and targa top are carbon fiber, which is a much easier surface to lay paint down on. This is the reason the hoods and targa tops almost always have less orange peel.

The paint and fitment quality control inspection process was not as effective as it needed to be initially on the 2014's. Paint and fitment quality control were both performed at the same time until they reviewed the process and made a significant change.

The solution involved separating the fitment and paint inspection into two, individual inspection processes for the 2015 models. Not only are the Corvettes more effectively inspected, but cars are also randomly selected during each day for even closer paint and fitment inspection and auditing.

 

I have personally looked over approximately 30 2015 Vets and thought the overall paint and interior was very good. Ordered a Z06 shark grey with red 2LZ interior. Did the museum tour prior to ordering and found good quality of work. This will be my first American car in decades.

 

Did your order an A8 or M7?

 

Phil I ordered an A8 and am glad I did so after checking the performance figures. Seems most of the marques are going in that direction now a days. This other than the Ferrari will be my first auto. It will also be close to a daily driver which means traffic.

 

Comments on the Vette forum seems to show a wide variance in quality.
Some with very little, others having to be sent out for paint correction.

Hopefully the 15's are more scienced out in quality levels. All new cars seem
to have the peel to some extent, my neighbor just got a 2015 S550, lot's of peel.....

 

My '14 came with a very good finish. I've looked at several other Stingrays, and they all had very little orange peel.

As said above, the forums have plenty of people with disappointing paint.

A few years ago I was checking out a c6 at a dealership in Lake Worth Fla. and couldn't believe how bad the finish was.

 

Just remember that orange peel can be fixed by a good paint guy usually...

So while you would not want that on a new car, if there was one in stock that had some orange peel, that would not make me walk. Just make the dealership pay for the paint correction work.