Scraped front bumper question

[Seasaw]

I accidentally scraped my car into a pole with one of those round posts that they are mounted on here is a picture:

https://imgur.com/a/5ZS74

Here is my question. I went to various places, they have quoted me int he 800-1000 dollar range for a new paint job just for the bumper. The scratches are pretty deep, it was just my luck the object I hit was not a smooth surface. I dont mind paying the cost since it was my fault, however would it be cheaper to just buy a new oem bumper and have it painted? What are your thoughts and experiences with paint jobs of this nature? It seems like it would be the cheaper option than trying to salvage this front bumper. Thanks!

[Tcoat]

Odds are that the bulk of the cost is blending the paint so the bumper looks the same as the rest of the car. That would still need to be done with a new bumper so the end cost will probably be around the same. I personally would just get it fixed.

[humfrz]

........ don't do that no more.


I'll go with @Tcoat (on this one) ........ just get it fixed.


humfrz

[~el~jefe~]

i have found that the plastic/rubber parts of cars, when sanded smoothed and then repainted, flex and crack like utter crap. It is better to have the bumper's paint removed. Metal sections of the car look and hold fantastic to repainting. Bumpers are terrible. One more tap one day and you have a 4 inch wide crack. the scrape would look better. Get the bumper's paint taken off and repaired from scratch is my suggestion. The bumpers use Flex paint which is not at all as nice as metal door paint for longevity after patch and sanding. 800-1000 seems like a lot to repaint it. I would think 600 and that includes total true repaint.

[KDad2]

Or you can try this...
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17698

[StraightOuttaCanadaEh]

sounds reasonable based on my experiences

[Seasaw]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Odds are that the bulk of the cost is blending the paint so the bumper looks the same as the rest of the car. That would still need to be done with a new bumper so the end cost will probably be around the same. I personally would just get it fixed.

Yea that is what they were telling me at various places, because the bumper was one unit/panel they couldn't just do the part that was scratched. In order to blend they would have to blend it with the rest of the bumper.

Originally Posted by humfrz

........ don't do that no more.


I'll go with @Tcoat (on this one) ........ just get it fixed.



humfrz

Thats the plan!

Originally Posted by ~el~jefe~

i have found that the plastic/rubber parts of cars, when sanded smoothed and then repainted, flex and crack like utter crap. It is better to have the bumper's paint removed. Metal sections of the car look and hold fantastic to repainting. Bumpers are terrible. One more tap one day and you have a 4 inch wide crack. the scrape would look better. Get the bumper's paint taken off and repaired from scratch is my suggestion. The bumpers use Flex paint which is not at all as nice as metal door paint for longevity after patch and sanding. 800-1000 seems like a lot to repaint it. I would think 600 and that includes total true repaint.

Luckily for me there is no crack on the bumper, but there are a few parts that are deep, which need to be filled in with resin. Have you had any experience in getting paint bumper fixed? The cost over where I'm at is mostly to do with the labor; most of them range from 80-90 an hour with about $120 in parts and paint. When I asked a few of the body shops about potentially buying a new bumper and painting it, it would cost in the $1400-1500 range. Again most of it was the labor costs.

[~el~jefe~]

Originally Posted by Seasaw

Yea that is what they were telling me at various places, because the bumper was one unit/panel they couldn't just do the part that was scratched. In order to blend they would have to blend it with the rest of the bumper.



Thats the plan!



Luckily for me there is no crack on the bumper, but there are a few parts that are deep, which need to be filled in with resin. Have you had any experience in getting paint bumper fixed? The cost over where I'm at is mostly to do with the labor; most of them range from 80-90 an hour with about $120 in parts and paint. When I asked a few of the body shops about potentially buying a new bumper and painting it, it would cost in the $1400-1500 range. Again most of it was the labor costs.

the resin when tapped by anything after it is fixed, blows apart and looks 10000x worse than if you never repaired it at all. Flex paint on non raw bumpers looks like ass eventually. What is the price quote for repair vs primed then painted raw new bumper?

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by ~el~jefe~

the resin when tapped by anything after it is fixed, blows apart and looks 10000x worse than if you never repaired it at all. Flex paint on non raw bumpers looks like ass eventually. What is the price quote for repair vs primed then painted raw new bumper?

I have had very good luck with repaired and painted plastic parts. Never had resin come out nor paint issues. The plastic parts on these cars really don't flex much and the paint used on them is nothing special. I am having my front bumper's many battle scars repaired and the bumper (well the whole car) repainted and have not a single worry that it will be anything less than perfect.

[~el~jefe~]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

I have had very good luck with repaired and painted plastic parts. Never had resin come out nor paint issues. The plastic parts on these cars really don't flex much and the paint used on them is nothing special. I am having my front bumper's many battle scars repaired and the bumper (well the whole car) repainted and have not a single worry that it will be anything less than perfect.

Well aren't you special? Hm?

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by ~el~jefe~

Well aren't you special? Hm?

No. I just have never had an issue wit repairs and paint on bumpers.

[Seasaw]

Originally Posted by ~el~jefe~

the resin when tapped by anything after it is fixed, blows apart and looks 10000x worse than if you never repaired it at all. Flex paint on non raw bumpers looks like ass eventually. What is the price quote for repair vs primed then painted raw new bumper?

From what I have gathered from the body shop's was that the paint job would eventually come out as it was new; however time will tell how "new" the paint job will be in the coming months. As far as the resin, I am not to sure on how to go about that, I guess it is just something that I will have to deal with in the future.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Seasaw

From what I have gathered from the body shop's was that the paint job would eventually come out as it was new; however time will tell how "new" the paint job will be in the coming months. As far as the resin, I am not to sure on how to go about that, I guess it is just something that I will have to deal with in the future.

The paint will come out as new and stay that way with the exception of the usual road hazards. In fact since it isn't restricted by the same regulations as the OEM paint it will actually be better than new.
I hear where Jefe is coming from on highly flexible materials but the bumpers on these cars are more rigid so take paint and fillers as well as the rest of the body. There is zero to be concerned with.

[Student Driver]

just had my front bumper replaced/paint matched at a good reputable business and it was $1300 but my insurance covered almost all of it since the damage was due to hitting a rabbit on the road. 800-1000 seems reasonable as long as it is a reputable shop.