[Toneskii]

So recently the shop has repainted my bumper, in hopes of a better match and this was the result...


I immediately rejected this and asked for a repaint.
Some time later, I receive a text saying how obvious it is and they'll get it right. How do they not see it before having me take a look?

Is mineral white (A96) just that hard of a color to match? Should I just cut my losses and accept whatever they have for me next? Went all week without my car...

[IK6SPEED]

Originally Posted by Toneskii

So recently the shop has repainted my bumper, in hopes of a better match and this was the result...


I immediately rejected this and asked for a repaint.
Some time later, I receive a text saying how obvious it is and they'll get it right. How do they not see it before having me take a look?

Is mineral white (A96) just that hard of a color to match? Should I just cut my losses and accept whatever they have for me next? Went all week without my car...

What did they charge you?

[evdok]

As I said before the colour will never be the same on plastic as it is on metal.

[Gen13 F36]

And that mineral white paint is one of the hardest to match.

[Toneskii]

Originally Posted by IK6SPEED

What did they charge you?

Nothing. They repainted free of charge.

[Toneskii]

Originally Posted by evdok

As I said before the colour will never be the same on plastic as it is on metal.

Originally Posted by evdok

As I said before the colour will never be the same on plastic as it is on metal.

How does my front bumper match perfectly?

[EDWYER]

Damn that's not even close. lol

[IK6SPEED]

Originally Posted by evdok

As I said before the colour will never be the same on plastic as it is on metal.

BS

[IK6SPEED]

Originally Posted by Toneskii

Nothing. They repainted free of charge.

*sigh*

What did they charge to paint originally.

[Toneskii]

Originally Posted by IK6SPEED

What did they charge to paint originally.

450-500$ can't remember the exact amount

[IK6SPEED]

Originally Posted by Toneskii

450-500$ can't remember the exact amount

I've never seen a METALLIC PAINTED bumper match perfectly for that cheap, fwiw.

Obviously metallic is much harder to get correct regardless of price.

[Toneskii]

Originally Posted by IK6SPEED

I've never seen a METALLIC PAINTED bumper match perfectly for that cheap, fwiw.

Obviously metallic is much harder to get correct regardless of price.

How much to get it painted with a correct match?
And these guys as supposedly BMW specialist. They only work on BMWs. Based on the pictures is that acceptable for 500?

[IK6SPEED]

Originally Posted by Toneskii

How much to get it painted with a correct match?
And these guys as supposedly BMW specialist. They only work on BMWs. Based on the pictures is that acceptable for 500?

I would never pay for anything that wasn't undetectable so I cannot answer that question as phrased as it's not acceptable to me.

Then again, we've seen from many pictures on forum that others have a different standard of what is acceptable and that they think look goods.

It's also why some people still rent bright cyan blue (sky blue) tuxedos.

Just know what I've seen when others have Metallic paint jobs on Bumpers for $250-$500 or so.

Non-metallic is much more forgiving and does not involve flake color and mixture as well as spray direction. However, base color still has to be correct.

[Toneskii]

Originally Posted by IK6SPEED

I would never pay for anything that wasn't undetectable so I cannot answer that question as phrased as it's not acceptable to me.

Then again, we've seen from many pictures on forum that others have a different standard of what is acceptable and that they think look goods.

It's also why some people still rent bright cyan blue (sky blue) tuxedos.

Just know what I've seen when others have Metallic paint jobs on Bumpers for $250-$500 or so.

Non-metallic is much more forgiving and does not involve flake color and mixture as well as spray direction. However, base color still has to be correct.

Is mineral white a metallic or pearl?

[Toneskii]

Originally Posted by IK6SPEED

What did they charge you?

Nothing. They repainted free of charge.

[Toneskii]

Originally Posted by evdok

As I said before the colour will never be the same on plastic as it is on metal.

Originally Posted by evdok

As I said before the colour will never be the same on plastic as it is on metal.

How does my front bumper match perfectly?

[IK6SPEED]

Originally Posted by Toneskii

Is mineral white a metallic or pearl?

.

[evdok]

Originally Posted by IK6SPEED

BS

http://www.penneyautobody.com/en/blo...t-metal-panels

[Mr Podman]

Originally Posted by Toneskii

So recently the shop has repainted my bumper, in hopes of a better match and this was the result...


I immediately rejected this and asked for a repaint.
Some time later, I receive a text saying how obvious it is and they'll get it right. How do they not see it before having me take a look?

Is mineral white (A96) just that hard of a color to match? Should I just cut my losses and accept whatever they have for me next? Went all week without my car...

What a lousy job.
Those guys need to change careers. They suck at painting.
No reason why it shouldn't match perfectly.

My last BMW had a metallic paint job and I had the rear bumper replaced.
Paint matched perfectly.


podman

[evdok]

I'm not saying your bumpers are perfect but you will always get a slight difference, One showroom car and one brand-new car picked up the same day.

[Newman1]

Plastic and metal are indeed painted differently, but them telling you they cannot match the paint because of it is a sign of them being inept at their job. My rear bumper, which is also a metallic paint, was repainted. The cost was over $1000. I expected them to have to blend into the surrounding panels but they didn’t have to. Granted, white and silver are difficult colors to match but they can be done successfully.

[IK6SPEED]

Originally Posted by evdok

http://www.penneyautobody.com/en/blo...t-metal-panels

Posting a link from some crappy body shop in an attempt to explain their painting failures that you fell for.