i have already sanded and bondoed everything and its all smooth, now i wanna try to paint it myself... i painted my stock motorcycle fairing after my buddy tipped it over last summer and the paint came in a spray can and actually looked as good as new, does our paint come in anything like this for just small applications like this one? Lemme know what you think, thanks!

 

are you going to respray the whole bumper? if so it most likely will look like *** using a rattle can

if you were to blend it, it still would look like ***...silver is not an easy color to lay down...requires a certain air pressure to match the factory finish and to lay down the metallic properly
also you would need a blending agent for the clear coat

also its not easy to cover that much surface with a rattle can of clear coat consistently

it's your car tho, go for it lol

 

I wouldnt use spray can touch up, from what ive read on here (no experience) they tend to not completely match up color

 

dang.. i was dreading that answer... its pretty expensive to get the bumper re sprayed even if i take the bumper off myself... but she needs her butt fixed up!

 

200 dollars maybe if you take it off yourself and go to a decent shop

 

I could blend that bumper while its on the car in my sleep. Shop around for the best deals/options. The bumper doesn't need to be removed unless you planned on painting the entire thing.

 

^^well where exactly are you located? haha

the only reason i was talking about taking the bumper off is because every place i have talked to says it's about 400 if its on the car, 200 if its off

 

lol, Iowa

You need to ask the shop about blending the bumper. They will paint the whole thing and not give you the option so they can make more money off the job.

 

well thanks for the tip.... ill be sure to ask them that when i give them a call tomorrow... any ideas on how much it would be? i know every shop is different but obviously you know what your talking about... rough estimate?

 

might save you 50-75 bucks

too bad you weren't local to me..I'd hook you up. I got the sunlight silver paint matching down to a science, lol

I do this for work btw

 

ill just make a road trip out to ya... nothing like a good drive haha

but really thanks for tip man

 

lol no prob

 

If you have the equipment...
Get the paint matched at a body shop.

It will cost you 100 to 150 bucks for paint that will match. This includes the testing and mixing.