Ever try to bake with melted butter straight from the microwave?

Wait, have you ever considered that the factory texture is part of the car's character? @leo667, if a repair is meant to be invisible, wouldn't the highest skill be copying the original flaws perfectly? Making it smoother might look better to a detailer, but it stands out next to the rest of the car. That mismatch would bug me way more than some orange peel. The goal is a seamless fix, not an improvement.

Notice how forecasts get more accurate as the date gets closer, though. That's not facts shifting, it's just getting better data. Recalls often happen because new info comes to light, not because the old facts were wrong. Feels like a sign of learning, not hiding things.