[JimD]

I think they need to try again. My 6 year old SUV, Suzuki, got hit in a parking lot earlier this year. It has red metallic paint. I took it to an independant and had them fix other issues that had accumulated over the years. So they were spot painting 3 areas. You can't find any of them. I haven't waxed it since and I won't be surprised if I can find a line in the clearcoat somewhere (likely overspray pattern) but the color match is correct.

Matching old paint is harder than matching new paint because it is faded. I hope you didn't get the best painter they have or he had an unusually bad day. This sort of thing is why I worry about body work from a dealer. I think some independants are better at this than some dealers. Good luck.

Jim