Repainted bumper looks off...
 

I had to repaint my front bumper due to a hit and run. Now I notice the paint on my bumper is (very) slightly darker than my hood/fender. I asked the manager of the shop why and he gave me a few "reasons":
1) bumper is plastic whereas the hood and fenders are metal so that paint will be slightly off
2) it looks darker because the clear coat that they used has a very slight yellow tint to it
3) only way to match all 3 parts is to repaint the hood and fender as well

He told me there is nothing he can do to match the paint perfectly.

Is this true? He does not sound like he is going to repaint my bumper again...what else can I do?

Was it replaced or just needed painting??? Becouse when i had my accident i belive the shop just ordered new bumper and it allready came painted, but if he just repainted then yeah they did a crappy job. So hit car and get new bumper :tup: just j/k.

he forgot one more reason:

4) only way is to go to a more proficient bodyshop.

What color is it?
If its pearl white, we all have this issue. Its very difficult to match it. I was rear ended and my bumper looks slightly darker as well.

probably black. lol

I still think it depends on the color because I've seen a couple PW and the color never seems to match 100% perfect. Or maybe its just the way the light hits it, idk lol.

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Then it's too hard to keep clean. Can't win.

Forget about the stock bumper:ughdance:
Here's your chance to go aftermarket Bking:happydance:

You should ask them to blend the hood and fenders.

He is right about color on different materials, but slight yellowish clear? Thats considered a "clear" coat?

Should of went to my body shop, they can match anything

:ugh: He's in Vancouver?

think he has a 40th.

And which body shop is that?

Paint will fade even in a year if left out in the sun, also it depends on what brand of paint and formulation. The painter should have checked the color on a test sheet to make sure the match was correct.

hummm... my dd sits out 24/7 and paint has not 'faded' at all...

I wasn't even rear ended. My car came with a slightly more yellow front/rear bumper.

You don't notice it since it's fading uniformly.

[QUOTE=kenchan;2249359]hummm... my dd sits out 24/7 and paint has not 'faded' at all...[/Q

not faded until you try and match or repaint a panel !!!

All paint fades, with time.

I have a 40th Z so the bumper is like gun metal grey with a hint purple to it.
The paint itself looks like a match but the whole bumper is like tinted by the clear coat.

Will polishing the car make the difference less obvious?

Every car in the world fades if its outside 24/7.....u just can't tell cause your whole car has slightly faded. UV rays cause fading. If she's in the sun, she's a fading away slowly.

Take it to.Nissan or a respectable shop, they need to "blow" it
Into the hood & fenders :tup:

I just dropped off my Z this morning at the local Nissan body shop to have the crease in my rear bumper repaired after I was rear ended a few weeks ago. I hope to god that they do a good job matching it.
The insurance company fixed me up with a Chevy Cruze as a rental. That thing is gutless ! I miss my Z already, that Cruze feels like it couldn't get out of it's own way if I were trying to merge on to the freeway with an 18 wheeler bearing down behind me.