Re: anyone know about quality problems with white paint atthefactory?

[Phil Rose <pjrose@servtech.com>]

>Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 23:35:36 -0400
>From: "Richard Steckly" <richard2@ibm.net>
>Subject: Re: anyone know about quality problems with white paint at
>thefactory?
>
>In my experience, pearl effect paints require two trips through the paint
>booth to achieve the effect and deliver a quality finish (or at least they
>used to...).  Hence the higher price to compensate for the two paint jobs in
>one, and the scheduling confusion that is caused at the assembly plant to
>pull these vehicles out of production sequence and reintroduce them back
>into the process.  HTH.
>
>Richard Steckly
>
As recently as last year, Porsche had a $10K pricetag on the pearlescent
paint option! I wonder how many trips through the paint booth that entails.
:-0


Phil Rose				Rochester, NY
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