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      05-08-2024, 12:16 AM   #1
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Alpine White Paint Match on New Bumper

Can I get some opinions on the paint match on my new bumper?

Seems a bit too "clean/yellow" compared to the fenders and hood, but I'm not sure if it's off enough to make it worth getting the shop to respray it. Looks more/less obvious in different lighting.
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      05-08-2024, 07:46 AM   #2
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1. Pictures aren't ever going to tell the whole story, but I see what you're saying, and agree.
2. Very few shops take the time to do real spray-outs to be able to butt match paint, most just go with the code and call it good like your shop did.
3. For this level of car, I would not stand for it, I'd have it redone. Your shop probably sucks and is going to tell you that it needs to be feathered on the hood and fenders to get to match perfectly, but what they're really saying is that they don't want to do enough spray-outs (have the skill) to butt match it properly (do it right).
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I had mine resprayed last year.
Even from factory there is a difference because of metal/plastic but mine looks better resprayed than factory paint
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      08-08-2024, 11:42 PM   #4
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Thanks for the replies, forgot to post an update.

Ended up getting it resprayed by the same shop and it was even worse, so I got a different shop to do it (at the previous shop's expense) and it's perfect now.
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Nice. Excellent work. Looks great.
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      08-30-2024, 03:49 PM   #6
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Don’t put your registration number in front of the cooling grid … it’s a non sense !
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