10-23-2014, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by zaimer
When I had my 350z, I got the front bumper painted for $300. I felt that was a decent deal and I know he gave me a discount when I offered to pay cash. As others have said, pearl white is a tri-coat which makes a very difficult (almost impossible to match). I would never (again) paint sections of a tri-coated vehicle unless I absolutely had to. The guy does great work, but my paint did not match 100%. Most people probably didn't notice it though. Then again, many cars come from the factory with slightly mismatched body panels. Painting on plastic vs metal is two different things.  |
that's very true for any metallic paint, but worse for 3 stage paint such as PW....
the plastic part such as the front and rear bumper covers would be off a shade or two even from the factory. you probably can't tell from close up, but it is there from afar at certain angle.
Last edited by nis350; 10-23-2014 at 09:21 PM.
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