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Heard a painter say insurance pays for blend panels on a 3 year old car and I can't decide if that's right
I was at a shop down in Bakersfield helping a buddy wire up his new booth and the painter there told me something that stuck with me. He said on collision jobs, if the car is under a certain age or the adjacent panel is metallic, he always writes blend time into the estimate instead of just the repair. Said it comes down to whether the color will match without it, and metallic tri-coats basically never match after a panel respray. He quoted me a number, like 1.5 hours of blend per side, and swore the adjusters fight it every time but he wins most of them. Part of me thinks he's right because I've seen plenty of cars come out looking two-tone under the shop lights. Other part of me thinks some guys write blend just to pad the ticket and the customer never even notices. So which is it, is blending a real need on a 2 or 3 year old daily driver or is it just a line item painters have gotten used to? Curious what you all put on your own sheets and how you get it approved.
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