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Front bumper needs a paint job
- Thread starter duanra
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JFChenger
Member
Might be stating the obvious here, but wouldn't the answer to your question be dependent on the body shop's competency?
i am sure it does, however I want to know about people experience. Of course a bad job is a bad job, but generally does it show ?
M109Rider
Active Member
I was told (after I got a quote to paint the hood due to a rock impact) that they use the paint required, so there would be an exact match.
For this job, I already have 3 estimates.
1-1300 CAD. Labor is 85$ an hour. For some buffing on the rear bumper, they quoted me about 200 cad. This is in addition to the front bumper.
2-700 CAD. No details, it was an oral quote.
3-400CAD. Written quote, labor is 48$ an hour.
The 1st one was Tesla approved shop. I really think it was too much.
When I saw about 200$ for a buffing job for a few scratches !!!!!
insaneoctane
Well-Known Member
FWIW- Unless they remove the bumper to paint and cure at elevated temperature (which they won't because they usually want to "blend" the re-paint with the adjacent panels AND most body shops don't have this capability) then the front bumper will not have the same hardness and durability as the original paint. Lower temperature cure = softer. The front bumper receives the brunt of the debris impact while driving (ie sand, rocks, etc).
My point is:
My point is:
- I personally would never repaint my front bumper for small cosmetic reasons.... It will be worse after XX years than before you touched it.
- If I *HAD* to repaint my front bumper, I would have PPF applied after the repaint 30 day or so cure to try and mitigate what I've mentioned above
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