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Originally Posted by texomawaves
I was quoted $435 to repaint the bumper at a custom paint shop. They use the polyurethane basecoat/clearcoat which includes having them remove the headlamp assemblies before they paint. I figured I should find out if Porsche uses this or lacquer. I'm sure that if there is a difference in appearance I would be able to tell (like a door repainted), but maybe it won't be noticeable just doing the bumper.
I also had quotes for the same work as high as $1,100. Some of the larger paint and body chains (like Service King) wanted to remove the bumper and charge me labor for that as well which I think is bull**************** (and I told them that)  Last thing I'd want to have is a rattle or something else outta wack. |
Good price.
It's not the paint base that you would notice by looking at the car, it's the color matching. The base will dictate how well the paint holds up over time, especially on a bumper with material expansion and contraction. I wouldn't use anything but a urethane on my car.
Color matching is such an art form. If your car is a solid light color, it's easy to match, if it's a metallic or dark, it's much harder. This is why they prefer to "feather" the new paint into the existing paint instead of just painting individual panels. It makes the color mismatch harder to see. Hopefully they've shown you their work so you can tell that they're good at the art form. Now they're not only trying to mix colors to match Porsche's recipe, but they're trying to get it to match what the sun has done to the existing paint over the years.