Auto body repair & detailing: proper painting practices, miserable job, luck mark

Question
My fender and other front end parts were damaged from debris on the highway recently and now I'm fighting my insurance company to repaint my entire fender. They only want to re-paint a quarter of my passenger side front fender. I told them that regardless of the methodology of removing the clearcoat before re-spraying the damaged area you will be able to see the difference in paint. I have never heard of partially repainting a body piece. What are proper painting practices to repainting a fender or any part for that matter? How do I convince my insurance company that I will not be satisfied with the paint job unless the fender is completely painted. It's good to note that I care for my car extensively and I participate in car shows annually so a clean paint job is very important. Thanks for your help. My car is in the shop right now so I desperately need an answer.

Answer
Kern-

It seems that the insurance company has done a miserable job at explaining partial panel refinish to you. It means that they are only willing to pay for the refinish of the portion of the fender that is damaged and will be repaired.  This does not mean you will only get partial clearcoat!!! The entire panel has to be cleared and the entire panel is prepped the same way. There should be zero issue with color match!!! It just means that if there is other damage on the rear section of the panel that is unrelated it will not be included. Consult the shop/estimator and make sure they know your expectations. Tell them what result you expect and everything should be fine. Good Luck- Mark