Having bumperrs painted....
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Having bumperrs painted....
I would love to hear from other members on this issue. Is is better to have the bumpers removed and painted off the car? There only a couple stone chips ...No real damage, I plan to show the car this summer and just want it perfect. What would someone expect to pay for this ... Thanks 
Last edited by lostmyfin; Apr 6, 2014 at 10:45 AM. Reason: duplicate flag
Melting Slicks
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I took my front bumper off myself and had it painted. Very easy to do and no problems with the install. Only way to do it if you go for a respray. If you drive your car, I 'm not sure I would did it for a few rock chips.
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Rock chips just prove you drive the car. Is it really worth the money just to try impress a few spectators at a car show? No one cares about a few rock chips and if you drive the car you will probably get more..
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If you don't mind me asking..... What did you pay to have the front shot ?
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I personally would take the bumpers off and have them painted. As long as you take your time and are careful, you should not mess up the paint when re-installing the pieces.
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I've have had a friend for 20 plus years that ownes his own bodyshop. Mike has done work for me in the past and I believe he'll be able to successfully paint and replace with out issue. He has said the best way is to paint them off the car.
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[QUOTE=lostmyfin;1586592109]If you don't mind me asking..... What did you pay to have the front shot ?[/QUOTEt
$250.00 - $275.00 I don't remember for sure. I took the front bumper off, took it to the painter, He did all the prep and sprayed the torch red. He mixes his own paint and the match was perfect.
$250.00 - $275.00 I don't remember for sure. I took the front bumper off, took it to the painter, He did all the prep and sprayed the torch red. He mixes his own paint and the match was perfect.
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A quick and dirty way to do this is just to separate the facia's from the fenders/quarter panels and paint them on the car. The BEST way it to remove them for sure.
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I would use the touch up with brush,if done right you shouldn't be able to spot the repair and it will be much cheaper. If you do decide to repaint I would remove it you will get a much better paint job.
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Can this be touched up with a brush:
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I currently have it covered with red duct tape, but would like something better. Car is tracked, so not sure it won't happen again, so not really wanting to repaint whole bumper.
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[/IMG]I currently have it covered with red duct tape, but would like something better. Car is tracked, so not sure it won't happen again, so not really wanting to repaint whole bumper.
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[QUOTE=f6john;1586594390]
Wow thats very cheap... I wanna goto your guy... 
If you don't mind me asking..... What did you pay to have the front shot ?[/QUOTEt
$250.00 - $275.00 I don't remember for sure. I took the front bumper off, took it to the painter, He did all the prep and sprayed the torch red. He mixes his own paint and the match was perfect.
$250.00 - $275.00 I don't remember for sure. I took the front bumper off, took it to the painter, He did all the prep and sprayed the torch red. He mixes his own paint and the match was perfect.