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Well, a bumper gets painted off the car (or should). Quite honestly heat doesn't even have to be a factor, again if the right stuff is used for the job at hand...paint dries at some point, regardless. Heat simply speeds the process up. I know this because I painted my entire car, right here at the shop, no booth, no oven. It was painted in open air, and it dried in open air. We consulted with DuPont's tech line before purchasing any materials, gave them the conditions under which we would be doing the work, and they gave us a full recipe list of what we needed. This was a full respray of my car as well, not a couple parts here and there. The materials you use (part of it is the brand, but more important is sticking to a full paint system and consulting with the manufacturer for recommended additives, hardeners, etc etc) and the technique/quality of the labor are what makes or breaks the paint job

 

The thing about the shops I spoke with is that they said they would love my business but were trying to "give me their own personal opinion." I figured I'd check with everyone on this forum first before assuming I knew what was best. One problem is that in the town I live in (1hr north of Dallas), there are very few paint shops. Typically they're mom & pop shops and being new to this town makes me leary of who I use. Anybody in northern TX suggest anyone to use? Also, what do the 3M clear bras typically cost and how much does labor usually run to install them? Someone said $800. I only plan on keeping my car for probably 2 years before I upgrade to a newer one.

 

First off, its not entirely fair to base an opinion on any of these shops merely because of the response they gave you about repainting your front bumper. Secondly though, one hour isn't a far drive to have some paint work done IMO. Drive there, take your bumper off, drive home bumperless. No biggie.

Post up in the regional section for Dallas-area shops.

 

Op, post a picture of yourself.

 

I had my bumper repainted back in january. I bought a usesd 350z in Texas, it had 3 sets of holes from the plate. So far it holding up good. I'm glad I had it done.

 

had mine re-painted. Got tired of all the rock chips and permanet bug guts i just couldn't get off. I'm so glad i did, it looks so much better

 

Looks like I'm probably gonna get it done then and find someone who can also install a clear bra. I know this should probably be posted in the regional forum, but anyone know a shop near Dallas that can do this AND repaint some road rash on a wheel too? (I might as well get everything done at once ) If not, I'll just repost this question in the appropriate forum.

Thanks again everyone

 

(Silver Stone) I have had my front bumper and RF fender painted due to small accident. The body shop didn't use an oz of bondo. (Good on them)

Two observations and a question:
O1: The color of the plastic bumper is slightly lighter then the metal fenders.
O2: AAAAHHH!!! 10 Million chips in 1/2 a year of non-highway driving.

Q: What is the difference between the factory painting process and the bodyshop painting process and how could that so drastically effect the durability of the paint job?

 

I always get my bumpers repainted for 250 each cracks, rock chips and all sort of **** included in the price..