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Old 04-07-08, 09:41   #13 (permalink)
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Re: How much should a repaint cost?

Yeah, I'm going to follow up in a few days and see if they will let me look at some of the work they have recently completed. I'm also going to check with others, but from what I've heard so far they're the best around here.


They also said that they bake on the finish. I thought that this is a big plus. Is this a typical procedure with most shops?
 
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Re: How much should a repaint cost?

Baking just alllows the paint to dry faster. It won't make a difference to the finish. It helps shops do more work faster.
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Old 04-09-08, 05:14   #15 (permalink)
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Re: How much should a repaint cost?

I forgot to see if they add a flex agent to their paints. I'm assuming any competent body shop would do so, correct?

Do you all think that reclearing the whole bumper is necessary to make sure it all adheres properly? Or should they be able to do the affected areas and clear them? Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't most shops who belnd say a bumper to a fender only feater the paint and clear to a degree to make it all match? I'm not a body expert by any means, but this has got me wondering if an entire reclear is really necessary.

Also, are good quality resprayed areas typically a lot more sesitive than factory finish areas? After doing this, I'm afraid the a light bump or slung stone from the car ahead is going to cause massive chipping or spiderwebbing.
 
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I forgot to see if they add a flex agent to their paints. I'm assuming any competent body shop would do so, correct?
Most paints now a days are pretty flexible and have flex additives built in. The days of ala carte flex additives have kinda past.

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Do you all think that reclearing the whole bumper is necessary to make sure it all adheres properly? Or should they be able to do the affected areas and clear them? Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't most shops who belnd say a bumper to a fender only feater the paint and clear to a degree to make it all match? I'm not a body expert by any means, but this has got me wondering if an entire reclear is really necessary.
Clearing the entire bumper/panel is mandatory! Spot painting (base/clear) won't last and is a hack way of doing things (this is usually what mobile touch up guys are doing on dealer lots). They will most likely spray color in the repaired area and blend the color out until it sinks in with the original color. Then they'll clear the complete panel. Bumpers (and all other trim) don't match the sheetmetal body of the car in the 1st place. There's probably a chance that this shop will make it match better than before.

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Also, are good quality resprayed areas typically a lot more sesitive than factory finish areas? After doing this, I'm afraid the a light bump or slung stone from the car ahead is going to cause massive chipping or spiderwebbing.
That's why you want a warranty. That way if the chips are larger than normal or they flake, they paint it again.
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Re: How much should a repaint cost?

Thanks. I've never had to have repaint done before, so I don't know too mcuh about it. I just want to make sure I'm getting it done right, and not some hack job.

Are resprays typically applied as thick as the factory finish? I've seen a couple reapints (done by other shops) and they seems to have gotten stone chips very easily from daily driving, to the point where they look horrible and appear like the bumper was blasted with sand. My car is a daily driver, so I don't want the bumper to be all messed up a year later. I hope that this repaint of the bumper will hold up to the life of the car. Is that too much to expect from a respray?

Also, do you think I'll run into any problems with an repaint clear being a different tint against the rest of the factory clear coat?
 
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