I just recently got my front bumper repaired and repainted from having minor scratches from some local body shop in my area, and I'm wondering if the mistake was entirely my fault.
After I got the front bumper fixed and repainted, I was trying to check the fitment on my new HT Autos lip that I was planning to install by putting it firmly against the front bumper and then taping it to the front bumper to see how it would look...but after I finished and took everything down I noticed paint damage underneath my front bumper.
I didn't think I was applying that much pressure to the front bumper to cause this, but I guess I was wrong...But then I touched the scratches and saw that the paint was extremely thin, like paper thin, and really flaky. From what I remember the OEM paint was way thicker, almost chip like in thickness which made me think that maybe their paint job wasn't that good, that maybe it was too thin and fragile. Or maybe it was fine and I just screwed up?
It's hard to tell in the photos...You'd definitely have to touch it to see.
What are your thoughts, and what would you do in this situation?