jawadarsha

My front bumper has its paint peeling off very fast, I could get whole bumper painted but is there anything that I can do at home to get it done my self and save money? Please let me know
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thanks

jagtoes

You could sand and respray using the OEM color in a rattle can but that would only be a patch. In order to fix it correctly so it will last the cover needs to be removed and resprayed.

jawadarsha

thanks, is ebay a good place to buy those spray paints?

jagtoes

Get your paint code and go to a auto parts store and look it up. Usually Dupli-color has a match. Other option is go to the dealer and get it from them.

GCL

iTrader: (1)

There are a couple of online stores (Automotive touch up, Paintscratch) that have good reviews. Be aware that paint matching is very difficult due to your old paint being faded by age and possible previous resprays that you may not be aware.

Don't bother trying to spot paint. It won't match. You need to respray the whole bumper. Take it off (not too hard). Prepare the bumper - sand, primer, paint, clear coat, buff). Note that the new paint likely won't match, but it will be close. Almost all cars bumper's paint won't match the metal body (even when factory new) because the underlying material is different.

brucelee1

iTrader: (2)

Its a Lexus, take it to a pro.

xanderES

iTrader: (8)

No offense but if the guy is asking if theres a way to do it on the cheap I doubt hes comfortable enough to take the bumper off, or capable of doing the prep work and painting. If he does im sure theres going to be a ton of runs and imperfections.

That color is pretty hard to match even with paint codes. He'll have to fork over the money to a body shop whos painter doesnt suck and can tweak it. If theyre competent it should look pretty close.

Also, paint just doesnt bubble that badly for no reason. Looks like there was a large impact as I can see two small dots and what looks like a hairline crack by the grill surround where its delaminated.

jawadarsha

thanks guys,
XanderES, I bought this car few month ago, front bumper is repainted but a bad job, I am planning to repaint it sometimes this summer as this is something coming sooner or later
By all the comments I gather that touchup is not feasible for this kind of peeled paint/chips
I will get estimates from Lexus and other auto body shops for front bumper paint. The color is Moon Shell Mica, code: 3R4.

Does anyone know/have experience of how much would it cost to repaint front bumper? (ES350, model: 2007)

mlacomb

I've had a few cars (not Lexus) refinished and resprayed from $400 to $600 depending on size/shape of bumper. Should be in that arena unless the paint is horribly expensive. Those numbers included flex additive to help not cause the cracking you're seeing...