Repaint or not?

[san rensho]

No brainer. Have it painted. Theres probably a ton of chips in it right now that will also get fixed with the repair.

[Johnny Danger]

Get it fixed .

[blue2000s]

Find a good painter. Many painters will have a hard time getting a color match. Ive had painters who didn't do a good job of getting the paint to adhere to the urethane bumper. Ask to see some of their past jobs.

I've found that some of the best painters are the guys who do very high end custom jobs out of their garage, no kidding. If there are old high end cars in the shop, it's a good sign.

There's no down side to getting it repainted as far as resale value.

[Jager]

Originally Posted by Johnny Danger

Get it fixed .

Danger, no other words?? Are you biased because the color is yellow? I think we need a picture before we can recommend a member to spend their friend’s hard-earned money. This could impact the friend's relationship, there could be much more at stake here, is it really worth it??

Chuckob, do you have a picture showing the damage?

[Mark_T]

If I might make a suggestion, r+r the bumper yourself and save your friend an hour or two of bodyshop labor rate. If the bumper is already chipped up, you might even want to share the painting cost. It's win-win.

[Johnny Danger]

Originally Posted by Jager

Danger, no other words?? Are you biased because the color is yellow? I think we need a picture before we can recommend a member to spend their friend’s hard-earned money. This could impact the friend's relationship, there could be much more at stake here, is it really worth it??

Chuckob, do you have a picture showing the damage?

The hell with that . If she doesn't pay up I'll send a friend over to put the hurt on her !!!

[manolo]

You don't want that kind of pain... don't make him have to change his shoes.

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by san rensho

No brainer. Have it painted. Theres probably a ton of chips in it right now that will also get fixed with the repair.

+1 on this, Class Auto, in Long Beach right off the 405, paints well. That's where Circle Porsche sends thier cars. While the bumper cover is off clean your radiators & black out area behind grills EXCEPT radiators.