Originally Posted by Duc_Z09

Why wouldn't you just respray the stock bumper? Unless you want a body kit there's no need to replace it. I'd just get it done correctly.

There are two ways to do paint; the right way and the wrong way. The right way involves stripping down to the bare metal (or plastic, in your case), doing body work, priming, guide coat, wet-sanding, painting, clearing, wet-sanding in at least 3 stages, and then buffing (also 3 stages). Unfortunately not many shops are going to go to the trouble of doing it right. And if they do it's going to cost you.

Material won't matter in the slightest... unless the paint shop sucks. And there are a lot of them who suck.