Guys ,

i decided to reapint m front bumper and also get rid of the 2 license plate holes . the bodyguy said he'll use a paint called Dupont .
ne1 ever repaint your Z bumper ? what kinda paint are you guys used and how was the quality ? i heard even the stock Z doesn't have exactly same color ( bumper / plastic and fender,hood/metal) , correct me if im wrong .
neways , any commend will be greatly appreciated .


Peace ,

 

Dupont is a good paint, but the Key is in the Clear Coat.
I would pay extra and put on a couple more layers of clear Coat.
Then you would not have to worry about the clear bra thing.
IF something goes through 4 coats of clear then it will go through the clear bra.
You can always buff out marks in clear coat.

 

My body kit is Dupont. It matches fine to the rest of the car and its PPW. I have no complaints.

 

I'm thinking about having my front bumper repainted in the future as well. Please keep us updated on the results. Also, if you don't mind, tell how much you're paying for it.

 

I second that, I'd like to know what it costs to repaint the bumper. Thanks bro.

 

i third that

 

i have no idea how many layers they put on my front . how do we know how many layers they put anyway ?
my bud is working in the bodyshop and he give me 250 bucks for repaint and get rid of those 2 silly license plate hole .
i went to other place they charge $457.56 for the repaint only .
my advice is to go to "smaller" body shop that you can trust .
mine is Vietnamese owned body shop. and i know the bodyguy that works there quite well.
ne1 in WA i can bring you guys to the place .
thx for the comments guys , really appreciate that .


Peace ,

 

oh , i got a question guys , is it ok to wash the car the day after got the front bumper repainted ? what i mean wash here is wash with hand , not the machine wash .
im afraid the soap , rinse and **** will harm the paint . is it ?

 

it's perfectly fine to wash your bumper. what you don't want to do is put any kind of wax on it for at least 3 months. As the bumper is curing, it releases chemicals in the air. If you wax your bumper, the chemicals have nowhere to go and will end up making small bubbles in yout paint.

 

thanks for the info bro .
neways , here is my pics before and after repaint.
lemme know what u think

http://img169.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img1...ge=Image32.jpg

http://img112.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img112&image=Z06.jpg

 

some more pics...
do you guys think they did a good job ? i personally don't think it really matches the factory color though..
dunno fi its just me or there's really something wrong with it ...

http://img37.echo.cx/img37/589/z085fc.jpg

http://img37.echo.cx/img37/7504/z169sf.jpg

http://img37.echo.cx/img37/9294/z144vb.jpg

http://img37.echo.cx/img37/2244/z074my.jpg

http://img151.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img151&image=Z05.jpg

 

bump

 

Looks good , I paid 300.00 to have mine repainted they took the piece off to paint it did they remove yours?

 

im not sure . the body guy said they had to removed it but when i came to pick up the car , i saw they cover the area above the front bumper by some plastic to prevent got painted also .

can u post the pics of yours after repainted ?
what kinda paint are u using ?

 

bump

 

It looks good from the pics, but they are not super quality...

I had to get the rear of my Z repainted and the shop said they "blended" the new paint with the old on the surrounding body panels. They took the clear coat off and did their thing. They said that sometimes a different batch of paint could be slightly different, so it helps to smooth out things just in case. The paint looks like it was always that way now.

I'm trying to decide what to do with the front end of mine as well. I may try some touchup paint first, and see what I can do. If I get it repainted anyway then I won't be messing anything up by trying....

 

few bodyshop here said the Z STOCK front bumper color is also doesn't really matchs with other metal parts color . is that right ?

 

i just got a new bumper + paint and labor for $530. i could of saved some money if i did the install myself, but i didnt think of it til after. so now i have a new bumper for the summer and a beat up scratched bumper for the winter. color match is right on the money. im not sure what paint they used though.

 

530 ? its expensive man

 

Well im getting a new bumper next week, actually a new bumper, fender, headlight, and hood. I'll look on the bill and give you guys the costs.