I went back to read this old thread.
I was under the impression that no more painted kits would be sent out. But one of these comments does say no more 1st quality paints will be sent with painted spots. But the other 2 comments make it clear that they consider this an unacceptable flaw.
While they do offer a refund if we aren’t happy, we have to pay the shipping. It would cost me around $13 to send my mine back. So I would be out $23ish shipping. Since I got mine on sale it’s not worth sending her back.
Also, those comments on the other thread made it sound like the next round of kits would not have paint. We’ve been waiting months for this kit. My assumption was was produced after they pointed out the problem to the company. How are we supposed to know she was made before they addressed the issue?
The unforseeable problem with the idea of sending out paint covered kits as seconds is this. Who the heck knows what the factory was trying to cover up? I haven’t finished stripping mine. But so far she looks okay underneath. But what about y’all’s yellow kits? I guess when you want to buy a seconds kit from bountiful baby, think of it as a scratch off lottery ticket. You may luck out and you may not. 