2016 Blue Metallic Buick Regal Paint Correction

**Maestro Sam** · 09-27-2016, 10:38 AM

Never paint corrected a Buick before. Are these paints generally hard or soft?
Thanks!

**GSKR** · 09-27-2016, 11:39 AM

Can't be to bad for a 2016.I would say in the middle side of hard and soft.

**Maestro Sam** · 09-27-2016, 01:27 PM

Originally Posted by GSKR

Can't be to bad for a 2016.I would say in the middle side of hard and soft.

Thanks GSKR you are indeed right. Did a test spot on the customer car and it was on the medium softer side.

**ScottB** · 09-27-2016, 05:50 PM

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I would say its medium and typical GM paint. Nowhere near as soft as Nissan and other foreign makes.

**Maestro Sam** · 09-27-2016, 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by killrwheels@autogeek

I would say its medium and typical GM paint. Nowhere near as soft as Nissan and other foreign makes.

Thanks for the information! What products did you use!

**rwright** · 09-27-2016, 07:53 PM

Our 2011 Carbon Black Metallic has hard paint. It was in the first batch built in Germany but I can't say if that's why the paint is hard. Mid year production was moved to Canada so I would assume that's why the others are typical GM medium. I had to use microfiber pads with HD Cut followed by HD Polish on B&S green foam. I'm getting ready to finish down the entire drivers side after the body shop but I plan to sand with 3000, then compound the whole thing again thanks to their wash method that mutilated the paint.