TOASTY

i put my front end under a huge halogen light and found close to a thousand paint chips ranging from little specks to 1 milimeter in diameter. Thanks in advance

System_S4k

It's just gonna get dinged up again, and with a good wax you can hide all those little nicks.

TOASTY

its worth it to me if its under 400

TOASTY

what color do you have? how bad are the chips?

System_S4k

You can see little white spots on my black hood. But I live on 1 mile of dirt road, so I know that $400 would just be a waste.

Mike S

He will tell you if it's worth it and can get it done in quality and quickly.

Mike S

Mike S

If you just want the bumper cover done, it'll be under 400. If you want the bumper cover plus hood, maybe JR will do it for $400, but probably closer to $500.

They do great work. Trust me.


Mike S

GrandPaJohn

or risk having paint that doesn't match or fades at a different rate over time. I guess another concern is wether the new paint will be any better(harder) or if I'll have the same chips in a few months. Any comments here? Would the new paint resist chips better?

Grav

The newer the factory paint, the more likely you'll be to get a good paint match. Bumpers are easy to match, and because of the hard angles (relative to the adjacent body panel) they don't usually show minor paint color differences as bad as say, a hood and a fender would.

Clear bra on the bumpers is the only effective way to prevent paint from chipping in the future. I also added it to my rocker panels for the same reason, and they still look like new with 12k miles. Even in the nasty Colorado winters, where they distribute lava rocks all over the road to enhance traction..

TOASTY

great, thanks mike!